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...

Municipal leaders will hold a workshop to consider a 17-page proposed retail marijuana ordinance at 5 p.m. tonight. Last month, days before a commercial marijuana moratorium was to sunset, the...

With rate hikes of 100 percent or more, some area business owners awaiting sewer rate relief can expect further delays. Last week, Cortez Sanitation District officials announced a special meeting...

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...

After serving 299 days at the Montezuma County jail under suspicion for armed robbery, an Arizona man was set free last week. Robert Rodriguez, 39, of Glendale, Ariz., was arrested after an armed...

A 20-year-old arsonist could see a potential $1.7 million restitution order slashed by more than half. In a stipulated agreement between prosecutors and defense attorneys, James Alexander,...

Need a road trip? One of America’s best is located here in Southwest Colorado. Earlier this month, Outside Magazine included the 236-mile San Juan Skyway in its Top 10 list for America’s best...

A Cortez woman who allegedly killed a man by stabbing him seven times has been ruled competent to stand trial. Wearing a yellow Montezuma County inmate uniform, Valerie Espinoza, 38, displayed...

About 1 in 10 local businesses have seen their sewer rates increase by 100 percent or more this year, generating nearly $140,000 in added revenues for the Cortez Sanitation District. According to...

Incumbent Scott Tipton has spent more campaign contributions this election year than his top challenger has received in donor contributions. According to the Federal Election Commission (FEC), the...