The Bayfield board of trustees took a fresh look at housing issues this week, but finding solutions might be like “opening a can of worms,” said Mayor Ashleigh Tarkington. With growth on the...

Prosecutors did not ask that a higher bail be set for Damon Lamont Mathews, who is suspected of killing his wife, after he was arrested in November for domestic violence, according to court...

The city of Durango has awarded another round of COVID-19 relief grants for businesses, bringing the total funding awards to more than $820,000. In the program’s second application round, 64...

Gov. Jared Polis’ office was asked to meet several conditions insisted upon by Altria in exchange for the cigarette giant agreeing not to fight legislation that put a question on the November...

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado county clerk posted claims of voter fraud without providing evidence and despite assurances from election officials nationwide that the November election was safe and...

FARMINGTON – As the holidays come to a close and life returns to pandemic normal, consumers are urged to keep a watchful eye on their bank and credit card accounts as fraud cases in Farmington were...

The Journal Cortez Public Library will host a community storytelling session with Bessie White and her neighbors John and Sharon Stone at 6 p.m. Tuesday via Zoom. White will discuss her book...

Montezuma County continues to administer COVID-19 vaccines and is steadily working its way down the Phase 1 distribution list established by the Colorado Department of Public Health, said county...

An orphaned baby bear was rescued this week north of Durango, according to Colorado Parks and Wildlife. CPW spokesman Joe Lewandowski said in an email to The Durango Herald that a female cub was...