Missing person dies in crash in river near Dolores

Helicopter spotted vehicle Thursday afternoon; occupant found dead

Durango man suspected of shooting gun, hitting hiker in San Juan National Forest

Suspect allegedly fired gun at sign; shrapnel hit bystander in arm

Snowfall slams mountains but weakens at lower elevations

‘Southwest flow’ and banding limited accumulations

New Mexico aims more resources at missing Indigenous cases

New Mexico Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham on Thursday signed legislation aimed at ensuring more effective coordination among law enforcement agencies when it comes to cases involving missing or...

Cortez woman sentenced to 9½ years for drug distribution and other crimes

Drug distribution included meth and fentanyl; law enforcement calls sentence a ‘victory for the community’

Ukrainians in Durango organizing charity to support compatriots after Russian invasion

Money raised would go toward food, medicine and supplies

League of Women Voters to host meeting

Montezuma County League of Women Voters will meet March 12 at 10 a.m. The meeting will feature a Zoom presentation by the Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin and the Cortez Police Chief Ve...

Gas-powered lawn equipment sales would be banned in parts of Colorado under Democrat bill

Senate Bill 138 would also set new greenhouse gas emissions reductions

Putin announces Ukraine military operation, explosions heard

Biden condemns ‘unprovoked and unjustified attack’ MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday announced a military operation in Ukraine and warned other countries that any attempt...

Firefighters save a cat, two dogs; dilapidated house is demolished

Blaze started Tuesday evening southeast of Bayfield

Pandemic crisis standards to expire for New Mexico hospitals

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s top health official said Wednesday that the state is still on track to lift its crisis standards of care declaration for hospitals in the coming weeks as COVID-19 ...

New Mexico regulators approve plan to keep San Juan Generating Station open

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico regulators on Wednesday approved a plan by the state’s largest electric utility to keep open part of a coal-fired power plant for an extra three months as a way to k...