Gov. Jared Polis on Friday said that he will extend Colorado’s statewide mask-wearing mandate until at least mid-October. The directive is set to expire this weekend. Polis said he’ll extend the...

When I learned that my friend Peter Pino had passed on from complications of coronavirus I was devastated. I took a long walk at twilight remembering Peter’s quiet way of speaking and his...

Gov. Jared Polis announced Friday that local public defender Anne Woods will take the place of outgoing La Plata County Judge Dondi Osborne. It was announced in March that Osborne intended to...

The local Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 5231 and the Montezuma County Veteran Services office will hold a free and open Stand Down event for veterans and their families on Saturday, Sept. 19, in...

Local firefighters participated in the annual stair climb at Fort Lewis College to honor the 343 firefighters and other first responders who died while in service on Sept. 11, 2001. The Fort Lewis...

The battle to play high school football this fall in Colorado is far from over. The back-and-forth between Gov. Jared Polis and the Colorado High School Activities Association continued Friday. It...

A record amount of California is burning, spurred by a nearly 20-year mega-drought. To the north, parts of Oregon that don’t usually catch fire are in flames. Meanwhile, the Atlantic’s 16th and...

A highly invasive aquatic weed has been discovered in a number of ponds in the Animas Valley, putting the heat on to eradicate it before it enters the Animas River and, potentially, Lake...

An 18-year-old Fort Lewis College student was arrested on suspicion of sexual assault this week after authorities say he forced a female student to have sex. According to an arrest affidavit, the...