Cortez

A rockfall has slowed traffic on Colorado Highway 145 between Dolores and Rico, east of the small community of Stoner. The boulder landed in the southbound lane at mile marker 27, not far from the...

Rescue crews responded to a two-vehicle crash Thursday on U.S. Highway 160 west of Mancos. The crash, reported at 12:25 p.m., involved an Escalade SUV and a Silver Dodge pickup pulling a gooseneck...

A shot of winter weather has put Southwest Colorado in contention for a normal snow year, but La Niña could get in the way. Recent snowfall put Cortez precipitation near the 30-year average for...

He served as a Marine. He worked as a high-powered consultant and commercial banker. He was an adviser and business partner to Erik Prince, the controversial former owner of the now-defunct...

Warm and snow-free weather has forced Hesperus Ski Area to suspend ski lift service a week after opening on Jan. 28. Lift service will reopen when there is additional snowfall and lower daytime...

Kinder Morgan CO2 Co. is requesting a renewal permit from the Environmental Protection Agency for an underground waste injection well southwest of Pleasant View. The company injects produced water...

Montezuma County commissioners claim a locked gate across County Road Y is illegal, and are working toward reopening the road. The road crosses private land and Canyons of the Ancients National...

Recent snowstorms and pandemic precautions allowed Hesperus Ski Area to open for the 2021 season Thursday. The 60-acre resort, on U.S. Highway 160 between Mancos and Durango, has an 18-inch base...

A Cortez man suspected of selling heroin to an undercover agent has been arrested on suspicion of illegal drug distribution, according to the Cortez Police Department. Jeffrey Joe Willett, 62, was...

A telecommunications glitch impacted internet and phone service in Cortez and Montezuma and Dolores counties last week. The network — operated by the City of Cortez and Farmers Telephone and...

Shots fired from a vehicle has happened twice in 10 days this month in the Telluride area, reports the San Miguel County Sheriff. The Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help on the incidents...