A pedestrian was run over and killed by a hit-and-run driver shortly before 1 a.m. Tuesday on South Broadway. Cortez Police Department Patrol Lt. Andy Brock said Geraldine Castilleja was hit near...

Montezuma County commissioners Tuesday ordered a fire ban to begin Monday and reviewed COVID-19 preparations. Sheriff Steve Nowlin recommended a fire ban after talking with fire chiefs across the...

Does America in the era of COVID-19 have Benjamin Franklin spinning in his grave? Franklin famously wrote in a letter, “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary...

The key to cooking for a lot of people is to use your imagination and to never make the same mistake twice, says Rebecca Lee chef at the Cortez Senior Center. “It’s easier if you know how many...

Claire Robb of C&R Farms in Palisade is preparing to bring out her heaters and wind machines to protect the 120 acres of orchards the farm has in peaches and other fruit trees from what could be a...

With classes meeting remotely through the remainder of the semester, Fort Lewis College biology professor Steven Fenster began collecting and inventorying items he could donate to Mercy Regional...

The number of people seeking care at Detox has halved since the advent of the COVID-19 pandemic, but as restrictions and stresses build through the monthlong stay-at-home order, numbers may rise....

San Miguel County has delayed the second round of testing of all county residents for COVID-19 because the lab processing the results is swamped with work from New York. The county entered a...

More than 30 projects planned by the city of Durango in the 2020 budget have been deferred or scaled back, including the pedestrian bridge over the Animas River at 32nd Street, repairs to the...

Working with a Chinese distributor, StoneAge Water Blast Tools and Equipment has secured 1,000 hard-to-get N95 masks and is working to bring in other personal protective equipment for medical...

After a frustrating weekend for many DirecTV subscribers in La Plata County, KMGH, the ABC affiliate based in Denver, appears to be activated for county subscribers on the satellite system’s...