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...

The Boettcher Foundation has honored Montezuma-Cortez High School English teacher Paul Koops. Koops was among 40 Colorado teachers recognized for the impact they’ve had on some of the state’s top...

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...

Montezuma County sheriff hopeful Steve Nowlin says he doesn’t believe the law would be on his side if he jailed individuals on immigration violations. More than half of Colorado’s 64 sheriffs...

Some 45,000 undocumented immigrants are expected to seek a Colorado driver’s license or identification card this year. The Colorado Road and Community Safety Act, which takes effect Aug. 1,...

A Cortez teenager is likely to spend the next three decades behind bars after pleading guilty to second-degree murder on Friday. Charged with murder and attempted murder, Jeroen Begay, 19, faced...

A 37-year-old man pleaded not guilty Tuesday on charges stemming from a Valentine’s Day stabbing of a Cortez police officer. Cortez Police Department officer Casey Eubanks suffered a small stab...

Two independent candidates have been certified to appear on the ballot in November’s general election. Montezuma County Clerk and Recorder Carol Tullis said she recently certified Judy Marquez as...

A $13.7 million project to improve U.S. 491 from the New Mexico state line to Towaoc is scheduled to start on Monday. “The work will provide a very specific remedy to each section of highway...