Cortez throws a party to celebrate teachers’ work

End-of-the-year party recognizes hard work during tough times

US forest chief calls for pause of prescribed fires

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) — Federal officials are warning that expanding drought conditions coupled with hot and dry weather, extreme wind and unstable atmospheric conditions have led to explosive fire behavior in the southwestern U.S., where large fires continued their march across New Mexico on Friday.

Dolores celebrates success of 36 graduates

Crowd cheers on Class of 2022 during packed ceremony

Woman from Dolores graduates summa cum laude at Ohio State University

Mara Leach, daughter of Steve and Shelby Leach, and granddaughter of Bob and Donna Durant and the late Paul Leach, recently graduated summa cum laude in chemical and biomolecular engineering...

Fire in downtown Silverton is doused after 2 hours

Firefighters happened to be nearby doing street cleaning, which helped limit damage

Gusty winds fan wildfires in Texas, New Mexico, Colorado

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 5,000 firefighters battled multiple wildland blazes in dry, windy weather across the Southwest on Thursday, including a fire that has destroyed dozens of structures i...

Montezuma-Cortez graduates step into the future, forever young

Class of 2022 overcame pandemic upheaval; teacher’s rap song a highlight of ceremony

Judge rejects plea deal calling for 10 days jail in Durango voyeur case

Wade Bigall accused of placing hidden camera in bathroom

Onward! A Legacy Foundation awards scholarships

Onward! A Legacy Foundation, a community foundation dedicated to the philanthropic health of Southwest Colorado, has awarded $58,000 in new and renewed scholarships. Scholarships and awardee...

New Mexico delivers inflation relief payments to residents

SANTA FE – New Mexico is delivering the first in a series of direct payments to the state’s adult residents to offset higher consumer costs amid inflation. Individual taxpayers who get direc...

Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire lines and rearranged fire engines around homes in northeast New Mexico on Wednesday in anticipa...

Proposed revision of Mexican wolf management plan draws fire

ALBUQUERQUE – U.S. wildlife managers want to see at least 320 Mexican gray wolves roaming the Southwest within the next several years as they try to recover an endangered species that for de...