Towaoc man found dead near Wal-Mart

A Towaoc man was found dead by city recycling crews Monday morning north of Wal-Mart. Brainard Cuthair, 49, was found lying in the grass about 75 feet off of S. Sligo Street just ...

County commissioners vote down raises

In a 2-1 vote, the Montezuma County commissioners decided not to give raises to elected officials beginning in the next term. By Colorado statute, county commissions are required ...

Video: Cortez firefighters save dog

Roxanne Rogers was walking her daughter’s dog when Hunter disappeared and went into Denny Lake. The dog was unable to get back out because of the thin ice. Cortez firefighters Mike McCoach...

Veterans recognized at Pearl Harbor Day event

Superintendent calls reporter a ‘cancer,’ then apologizes

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 Superintendent Alex Carter responded to a media request on Wednesday with an email to a Boulder lawyer in which he called a reporter a “cancer.” “I have a re...

Who really killed Keystone?

An unusual coalition is fighting new fossil fuel infrastructure, and they’re starting to win.

Economic outlook for La Plata County relatively stable

Study downplays impact of Gold King spill, but highlights natural gas uncertainties

Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission grapples with local-control issues

Consensus elusive in setting well standards

La Plata County adopts $104.7 million budget

Property tax is set again at 8.5 mills

At the BLM, a mixed record on renewables

Will the Paris talks help break bureaucratic deadlocks?

BLM may cancel oil and gas leases in Colorado’s Thompson Divide

Fate of disputed leases could show ongoing shift in the Bureau of Land Management.

Mine cleanup analysis stresses need for federal involvement

It could cost $1B to remediate Colorado’s 5,105 abandoned mines