I recently ran into my 12-year-old friend who told me, after hugs, that ICE took his daddy. He had two little sisters with him, his other brother was not with them. “He’s with mommy,” he said. “She’s ...

July 17 marked the fifth anniversary of the passing of Rep. John Lewis. To honor this legend of the Civil Rights movement, “Good Trouble Lives On” rallies were held across the United States, including...

At least three wildfires broke out Saturday afternoon in La Plata County – near Vallecito Reservoir, south of the Durango-La Plata County Airport and north of Durango in the Animas Valley. Two of the ...

The Cortez Water Dragons will host the Scottie Aschermann Memorial Seasonal Club Championships from Friday, Aug. 1 to Sunday, Aug. 3 at the Cortez Municipal Swimming Pool. The last time the team host...

Former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Ed Aber used his law enforcement credentials to view videos of female inmates being strip-searched on at least 3,166 occasions, according to an arrest affidavit filed...

For most Cortez residents, the days of the Civilian Conservation Corps are too far away to remember. A small number of seniors in the area just might be around to recall those Great Depression-era day...

Roadkill is a common sight on U.S. Highway 160. Each dead mammal also could total a vehicle or cost a driver’s life. The Colorado Department of Transportation and with Colorado Parks and Wildlife are...

ALBUQUERQUE – One person is dead and another wounded following a shooting early Friday at a University of New Mexico dormitory that prompted the evacuation of hundreds of students and a campuswide sea...

The text landed at Grand County’s 911 dispatch center Friday afternoon. “Trapped by fire” it read, pinging a location near the remote Meadow Creek Reservoir. The 911 text from an Apple iPhone came thr...

Downtown Farmington was sizzling and energized Friday morning for the Connie Mack Parade, kicking off the 60th year of the classic summer baseball tournament, bringing 12 teams of some of the country’...