Thursday, May 28 12:45 a.m.: An officer responded to City Park, 517 E. Third St., for a report of people camping. A man was banned from all city parks and issued a citation for trespassing. Note...

Fire decimated a trailer at Oak Meadows Mobile Home Park at 405 W. 7th St. in Cortez late Wednesday, seriously injuring the occupant, according to property manager Tim Wood. According to Cortez dispat...

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment says anecdotal reports of mosquitoes began surfacing as early as March, likely tied to the state’s low snowfall this winter. But officials caut...

Mail ballots for Montezuma County’s June 30 primary election will begin arriving in voters’ mailboxes next week. Residents have several options to return their ballots, update their registration or v...

Old Abe, the steam- and coal-powered tractor that became a staple in parades and events across Southwest Colorado in the 1960s and ’70s, will be auctioned off this weekend in the estate sale of lifelo...

With the celebration of Colorado’s 150th anniversary, we old water buffalos couldn’t remember – even though we were there – which water rights were diverting water in Southwest Colorado before stateho...

At the grave of my drill sergeant at Arlington National Cemetery. I saw on the news that he had been killed while I was working out at the Durango Recreation Center. The reason it made such big news w...

Monday, May 11 2:53 p.m.: A deputy responded to the 11700 block of Road 24.4 for a report of a dog bite. A woman was allegedly bitten on her leg and arm by a Great Dane that had gotten out of a proper...

A Cortez women accused of killing a motorcyclist in a crash at Hawkins and East Main streets in March waived her right to a preliminary hearing in 22nd Judicial District Court on June 4. Shandine John...

A U.S. Customs and Border Protection agent charged with third-degree assault and criminal mischief stemming from an incident that took place during an October immigration protest in Durango appeared v...