Mesa Verde National Park is known for preserving ancient cultural sites, and now it will protect the nighttime view of the stars above as well. This year, Mesa Verde was designated the 100th...

FARMINGTON – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints announced during its annual general conference Sunday that the church will build a new temple in Farmington, making it the second temple...

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in locating an 18-year-old La Plata County man who has been missing for two months. Luke Starling walked away from the back deck of his home on Panorama...

Wednesday, March 24 8:57 a.m. A woman reported that her son was hiding her medication in the 17500 block of County Road P. The investigation is ongoing. 10:01 p.m. A man was cited on suspicion...

A U.S. District Court judge has ruled that federal dollars cannot be used to fund a Colorado Parks and Wildlife plan to kill hundreds of mountain lions in the Upper Arkansas River Valley as part of...

A 26-year-old Bayfield woman who was apparently distracted by her phone while driving was cited with careless driving causing injury after crossing the centerline of U.S. Highway 160 on Saturday...

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning and a fire watch for Southwest Colorado. The red flag warning is effective Monday from noon to 9 p.m. The fire weather watch is effective...

The Journal Colorado Gov. Jared Polis ordered flags to be lowered to half-staff on all public buildings until sunset Tuesday as a sign of respect for the service and sacrifice of the victims of the...

Despite concerns about its potential abuse, the red flag law passed by the Colorado Legislature has been used only once in Montezuma County since it went into effect on Jan. 1, 2020. The law’s...

With an increasing supply of the COVID-19 vaccination, Fort Lewis College has decided to host seven small, outdoor, in-person commencement ceremonies in 2021. The COVID-19 pandemic prevented Fort...