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Upcoming Navajo Nation running and mountain bike races are being held virtually again this year because of the pandemic, officials said. But organizers hope as more of the reservation becomes...

Colorado is no longer technically 100% in drought. And conditions in some areas of the state have slightly improved as recent spring snows have left deeper-than-forecast drifts. But don’t get too...

As sovereign nations, Native American tribes can distribute COVID-19 vaccine supplies to a wider demographic than the state process can. As a result, the Ute Mountain Ute and Navajo tribes recently...

A man who faces multiple criminal charges including allegedly stabbing his girlfriend, abusing a child and stealing his former wife’s car is considering a plea bargain offered by the 22nd Judicial...

The Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is offering free COVID-19 vaccinations today in Towaoc to anyone age 18 and over. A vaccination clinic is at the Ute Mountain Casino Bingo Hall, 3 Weeminuche Drive, and...

Montezuma County officials announced Wednesday that based on a reduction in COVID cases, the county has decided on its own to drop to the less restrictive Level Blue “caution” category on the...

Montezuma County officials and residents expressed concerns about activity on a parcel of private property south of Cortez during Tuesday’s commissioner meeting. A recent drug bust and a fatal...

Responding to Colorado Gov. Jared Polis’ proclamation of MeatOut Day on March 20, the Montezuma County Board of County Commissioners passed a resolution proclaiming it Cattlemen’s Day. “The...

A loud bang reverberates in the Dolores Valley north of Rico, and a white plume erupts from a steep gully high above Colorado Highway 145. In seconds, a wave of snow hits the closed highway, then...

Youth cycling programs that serve the Navajo Nation were featured during the Navajo Trails and Outdoor Recreation Conference held online Feb. 16-17. In December, Gallup-based Silver Stallion...

The slash pile fire at the Aspen Wall Wood mill south of Dolores has subsided significantly but continues to smolder nearly three months after it began. Smoke from the fire is way down, and is...