A growing apple market in Southwest Colorado just got a commercial boost. The nonprofit Montezuma Apple Orchard Restoration Project has received a $323,000 grant from the U.S. Department of...

On the same ballot that cemented statewide Democratic power not seen since 1936, Colorado’s voters once again sent their elected leaders mixed messages on taxes and spending. They voted to raise...

Democratic state lawmakers boosted their majority in the state Senate by one seat and maintained their strong numbers in the House after balloting ended Tuesday. But new House leadership, 16 new...

The Cortez Police Department arrested a local man Wednesday morning as part of its investigation of a drug trafficking organization. Maynard Wayne Peltier, 68, is being held at the Montezuma County...

Unleash the hounds. Proposition 114 apparently was decided Thursday as votes from heavily populated Front Range counties pushed the wolf reintroduction plan to victory. The measure, which tasks...

Most of the people who have tested positive during the recent coronavirus surge in Montezuma County have school-age children, according to the Southwest Health System. In light of the new data,...

In Tuesday’s election, Dolores County voters decided on county commissioners, two tax questions and a term-limit question, according to unofficial results from the Dolores County Clerk and...

Drought, wildfires, beetle infestation – forests across the San Juan Mountains seemingly can’t catch a break in recent years. “It’s a tough time to be a tree right now,” said Dan West, an...

In popular culture, exorcism often serves as a plot device in chilling films about demonic possession. This month, two Roman Catholic archbishops showed a different face of exorcism – performing...

ALBUQUERQUE – Republican Yvette Herrell on Tuesday staged an upset to win a contested race for a U.S. House seat in New Mexico, beating incumbent Democratic U.S. Rep. Xochitl Torres Small in what...