Official: New Mexico horse racing still in the ‘dark ages’

ALBUQUERQUE – Easing rules around online betting would help ensure the survival of New Mexico’s horse racing industry as it faces intensifying competition for attention from gamblers in the ...

Exchange program immerses Japanese student in Durango culture

Animas High School hosts two to three foreign students each year

Plea deal offered in vehicular homicide case

If accepted, defendant would serve six years in jail for death of Dolores man

Cortez grew up during the classic American road trip

Presentation highlights Baby Boom era that saw hotels, gas stations and restaurants flourish

City of Cortez cleanup week is Sept. 26-30

The city of Cortez will hold its annual late-summer cleanup week on Monday through Friday, Sept. 16-30. Residents of Cortez may leave items to be picked up the day of their regularly schedu...

Increasing pressures on Colorado River water in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE (AP) – Colorado River tributaries in New Mexico bring water to the alfalfa fields in the Four Corners and the forested hills of the Gila wilderness in the southwestern part of th...

Moth outbreak stresses trees in New Mexico forests

ALBUQUERQUE – An insect outbreak is believed to be causing conifer stands in some central New Mexico forests to lose their needles, further stressing trees amid an ongoing drought. Officials...

Cortez man sentenced to 14 years in prison for fentanyl distribution

Chad Blackmore operated out of his home near elementary school

Southwest Colorado Canyons Alliance hires new executive director

Markleigh Swanson brings experience from Tucson gardens

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe awarded $2.9 million for first phase of new grocery store

Federal funding is part of the American Rescue Plan; new grocery will remedy Towaoc food desert

Three die in Jeep rollover near Ouray

Crash occurred Monday on Camp Bird Road

The Four Corners Back County Horsemen meeting will be Sept. 15

The Four Corners Back Country Horsemen will hold their monthly meeting on Thursday, Sept. 15, 6:30 p.m., at the Florida Grange (656 Highway 172 in Durango). Four Corners Back County Horsemen...