A former employee at the Empire Electric branch in Cortez has pleaded guilty in connection to embezzling about $280,000 from the utility company.Lisa Kay Balderrama, 50, of Cortez, pleaded guilty...

An out-of-state real estate development group has vowed to preserve the historic Calkins Building and place it on the National Register of Historic Places. Brian Burton, principal of the newly...

An advocate of hemp farming in Southwest Colorado vows to continue her quest to cultivate a local economic boom on the back of “the devil’s lettuce.” “I plan on persevering,” said Sharon Stewart,...

Shane French, 38, walked out of a Montezuma County courthouse a free man Monday after being found not guilty on all charges in connection to the stabbing of a Cortez police officer.The jury of...

An expert witness with a 20-year career in law enforcement testified that he believes Cortez police officers used excessive force when arresting a man with mental health problems on Valentine’s...

Before a noon recess on Tuesday, public defender Amy R. Smith asked the court to bar The Cortez Journal from using Twitter for live reports on courtroom proceedings. A Tweet is limited to 140 total...

Testifying at an assault trial on Wednesday, a Cortez Police Department officer admitted under oath that he violated the city’s stun gun policy in the Valentine’s Day confrontation. On the witness...

Editor's Note: District Attorney Will Furse filed a motion on Feb. 6, 2015, to “dismiss the case  (against Ryan Carter) without prejudice.” The court granted the request on Feb. 6. Click here for...

Patrolman Casey Eubanks testified this week that he suffered a half-inch long and a half-inch deep knife wound in the Valentine’s Day confrontation. “I felt a sharp burning on my left side,” he...