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If you started to imagine you were hearing helicopters flying over the skies of Durango last week, fear not: There was a planned military training based at Durango-La Plata County Airport. Aviation...

A low-pressure system spinning off from the northern jet stream may bring some much needed moisture to Southwest Colorado this week. Cortez woke up to light rain Monday morning, a preview of a...

Two motorcyclists were taken to Mercy Regional Medical Center on Sunday with serious injuries after crashing head-on into each other on East Animas Road (County Road 250), just north of Durango...

In a major breakthrough, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad announced Friday it would resume trips to Silverton in May. “It’s hard to believe the last passenger train that went up to...

After a challenging 2021 campaign, the four area high schools Saturday pitted their best efforts against the premier wrestlers in the region, seeking to earn one of the two coveted spots in their...

Since its passage in the U.S. House of Representatives, U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert, R-Colo., has been outspoken about her disdain for the Equality Act. Her statements about the act have worried some...

Qualification tournaments for high school state wrestling have begun across Colorado with elevated standards to advance past regionals in place because of the COVID-19 pandemic. The state...

Defending champion Eli Tomac of Cortez on Saturday won the 450 Supercross at Daytona International Speedway start to finish, and inched closer to the leaders in the championship series. The...

Conservative leaders within the United Methodist Church unveiled plans this week to form a new denomination, the Global Methodist Church, with a doctrine that does not recognize same-sex marriage....

Cortez will not hold any spring cleanup events this year. In past years, the city has held a Cleanup Week in May. Locals were encouraged to clean out their garages, clean their yards and beautify...

Cortez City Council will consider a five-year contract with Axon Enterprise next week to purchase equipment for the Police Department including 30 new body cameras, 30 new Tasers and an upgrade to...