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Silverton has come to embrace its role as steward of the Iron Horse finish line

2,500 riders, with family and friends, multiply the town’s population many times over for several hours

Boutique Air flight from Phoenix diverted to Cortez airport

Plane landed safely after reported ‘pressurization issue’; no passengers aboard

New Mexico Democrats seek new gun restrictions, enforcement

SANTA FE – Responses from public officials in New Mexico to the killing of 19 children and two teachers by a lone gunman at an elementary school in Uvalde, Texas, are falling along partisan ...

Firefighters rescue ‘Cinder’ the elk calf from fire’s ashes

SANTA FE – Firefighters have rescued an abandoned newborn elk calf found amid the ashes of the nation’s largest wildfire as calving season approaches its peak in New Mexico and fires rage ac...

The poppy of Flanders Fields: a Memorial Day symbol of sacrifice

Red poppy rises from World War I battlefields to a place of honor

Community Calendar: What’s happening in the Cortez area

CORTEZ Friday, July 1 First Friday Featured Artist Opening: Tim O’Brien, 7 p.m., ZU Gallery, 48 W. Main St. Saturday, July 2 Listening Room with Hurricane Jake, 6 p.m., ZU Gallery, 48 W...

State Sen. Don Coram and U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert to debate Thursday in Ignacio

Republican candidates will meet as they campaign for Congressional District 3

Denver Air Connection chosen to serve Cortez Municipal Airport

Twin-propeller plane has increased passenger and cargo capacity over previous carrier

New Mexico advocates review plan aimed at education deficits

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s governor has presented a long-awaited plan that would set goals for academic proficiency as the state struggles to resolve a lawsuit by frustrated parents who won a c...

Driver in Main Avenue crash dies from injuries; co-workers mourn loss

Mario Garcia worked as a kitchen manager at Steamworks Brewing Co. in Durango

Rain, snow slow New Mexico fire, but hot, dry weather looms

SANTA FE – The largest wildfire in North America slowed to a near standstill in northern New Mexico on Tuesday amid light rain and a bit of snow in the mountains as nearly 3,000 firefighters...

Firefighters gain upper hand on Perins Peak Fire, but weekend weather raises concern

‘The likelihood of it being a lightning-caused fire is slim to none,’ official says