U.S. Sen. Cory Gardner said Tuesday morning he plans to vote to confirm Amy Coney Barrett, President Donald Trump’s nominee to the U.S. Supreme Court. In an interview with The Durango Herald ,...

Enrollment increased 4% for the fall semester at Fort Lewis College, halting a multiyear slide in student numbers that had pinched school budgets. Fall enrollment came in at 3,443 compared with...

La Plata County has recorded nearly 20 new COVID-19 cases in the last week and a half, a mini surge that San Juan Basin Public Health attributes to the Labor Day holiday. Labor Day, which occurred...

A driver faces a charge of careless driving after a fatal collision with a pedestrian Sept. 23 on East Main Street at Sligo Street, according to the Cortez Police Department. Lt. Andy Brock said...

Several people in a group that included members of the Montezuma County Patriots joined a counterprotest Saturday evening against the Walk for Justice and Peace, crossing Main Street and...

Just before the clock strikes 8 a.m. at Montezuma-Cortez High School, the sound of a bat smashing a ball echoes down the halls. The sounds, which come courtesy of senior Dylan Kibel, speak of hard...

Playing under blue skies that made for a perfect autumn day, the Cortez Freedom Cats club baseball team pounded hits to all areas of the field en route to an impressive 17-2 home victory over the...

A location has been finalized for a new permanent weather station for the Four Corners, which is expected to fill in what’s known as a blind spot when it comes to weather and radar modeling in the...

The Colorado Supreme Court announced Monday it will review a case in which La Plata County hopes to recover an estimated $337,000 in attorney fees as part of a four-year legal battle with the state...

Health care was a top election issue for both urban and rural areas throughout the Democratic primary and leading up to the COVID-19 outbreak in the United States. After the pandemic swept the...