Sofie Hill wanted to do an Ironman – a world-renowned race in which participants swim 2.4 miles, run 26.2 miles and ride a bike 112 miles. But the Fort Lewis College student couldn’t afford the travel...

As our nation prepares to celebrate 250 years since its founding, the nearly quarter-million individuals who served in the Peace Corps are preparing to celebrate a key milestone that was launched 65 y...

After days of steady rain, much of Montezuma County is soaked — but largely unscathed by the dangers experienced nearby. The storm that moved across Southwest Colorado brought near-record rainfall to ...

“It’s a new council,” said Conrad Jacket, an incumbent representative to the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe in a livestream shortly after unofficially being reelected to the Tribal Council in the Friday, Oct....

EAGLE – Now in his second year of high school, Montezuma-Cortez sophomore Zye Kuenzler is carrying himself like a savvy veteran. Unfazed by the environment, Kuenzler continued his climb as one of the ...

SALIDA – Montezuma-Cortez head coach Tyler Worley and his Panthers knew the pathway back to the top of the IML would be fraught with potential pitfalls. Back-to-back matchups against winless oppositio...

The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office and Farmington Police Department, in a joint operation, have identified 30 juveniles and at least two adults involved in violent criminal activities over the past ...

More than 380 homes in northern Vallecito were evacuated Saturday after floodwaters breached the levees along Grimes Creek and the west side of Vallecito Creek. Vallecito received more than double any...

Editor’s note: The Journal will be covering the storm this weekend in mountainous regions, Dolores and Cortez. If you have photos to share please send them to news@the-journal.com, or share them w...

A judge on Friday refused to lower the $2 million bond for Rachel Leonard, a Cortez woman charged with first-degree murder in the death of her 5-year-old daughter, citing the seriousness of the charge...