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CJ’s Diner awaits verdict in case against state, San Juan Basin Public Health

Owner launched countersuit after having diner closed for ignoring COVID-19 mandates

DATE: Dec 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Business

Native Americans wield influence in New Mexico redistricting

SANTA FE – Legislators are looking for ways to break a stalemate about redistricting plans for the New Mexico state Senate amid a standoff with Native American leaders about fair representat...

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ute Mountain Ute Tribe delivers Christmas dinner and cheer

Despite loss, Ute Mountain Ute embodies seasonal merriment

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado wants to keep investors from flipping water rights. Let the speculation begin.

Legislators want to tackle water speculation after two companies buying up water rights in Grand Valley and the San Luis Valley sparked fears

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Telluride man suspected in Jan. 6 insurrection is arrested in Norwood

Avery Carter MacCracken faces handful of charges related to attacks at U.S. Capitol

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Wrapped in Support’ initiative donates blankets to RE-1 teachers

LOR Foundation partners with Montezuma-Cortez School District RE-1 to give back to teachers and staff

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Overnight storm blankets Cortez area with fresh snow

Ski areas build up bases; multiple vehicles slide off road

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

21-year-old man arrested in connection with making threat of gun violence at Fort Lewis College

Campus was closed, classes were postponed and the students went into lockdown

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Storm dumps 3-12 inches of snow, closes schools and brings wind gusts of 80 mph

LPEA reports widespread power outages across La Plata County

DATE: Dec 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico Senate passes broadband, highway spending bill

SANTA FE – The New Mexico state Senate voted Friday in favor of a spending plan for $478 million in federal pandemic relief to expand highways, internet infrastructure, electric vehicles and...

DATE: Dec 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

A future of drought? Ute Mountain Ute Tribe looks at life with less water

Limited water supply consolidated to keep corn crop and flour mill operating; jobs lost, canal payment assistance requested

DATE: Dec 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ute Mountain Ute elders fluent in the language honored by Tribal Council in Towaoc

‘Our culture and history are embedded in our language’

DATE: Dec 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News