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Trump administration asks Supreme Court to leave mass layoffs at Education Department in place

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump's administration on Friday asked the Supreme Court to pause a court order to reinstate Education Department employees who were fired in mass layoffs as p...

DATE: Jun 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

New electric-vehicle charging station comes to Cortez

Tesla station was funded by the Colorado Energy Office and Colorado Department of Transportation

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Distracted-driving crashes fall statewide; Montezuma County citations rise

Last year there were zero citations; there are now five for Montezuma and La Plata counties

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Large-scale solar project in limbo during moratorium in Montezuma County

Juwi Inc. says resubmitting application is ‘TBD’

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Infant reportedly uninjured after deadly head-on crash east of Cortez

State Patrol: Head-on collision occurred when Honda CRV tried to pass multiple cars

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Absolutely revolting’ church play depicting Navajo medicine man in hell sparks outrage

Navajo Nation Council issues letter to Gallup church

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Re-homing pigeons: Durango man’s lifelong hobby to fly the nest

Homers are ‘smart, reliable and pretty birds’

DATE: Jun 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma County auctioning off some property

County Board approves new agreement with online auction company

DATE: Jun 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

New rules for wildfire resiliency on the horizon for Montezuma County

Montezuma Board of County Commissioners discusses wildland urban interface

DATE: Jun 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Head-on collision near Cortez closes U.S. Highway 160 near fairgrounds

Sheriff: Collision kills one, injures another

DATE: Jun 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sheriffs blotter

Wednesday, May 28 3:53 a.m.: A deputy attempted a traffic stop at Road G and Road 25 near Cortez after a man on a dirt bike failed to stop at the intersection. The rider fled north on Road 2...

DATE: Jun 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Once-blighted south entrance to Cortez sees new gas station

Maverik gas station along U.S. Highway 160/491 comes closer to opening

DATE: Jun 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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