Last week at a Juneteenth concert on the south lawn of the White House, Vice President Kamala Harris said that on June 19, 1865, after Union troops arrived in Galveston, Texas, “The enslaved people of...

CORTEZ Wednesday, June 26 Wine Class w/Casey - Wine & Geology, 6 p.m. ZU Gallery, 48 W. Main St. $40. Tastings, light snacks, and a Colorado Geology postcard. Details: register online zugallery.com/wo...

Elodie has called the Farmington Animal Shelter her home since May 8, when she was taken in as a public drop-off. She is one of 74 dogs being kenneled at the shelter. “Once we hit 60, we know things a...

Tropical storm Alberto made landfall in northern Mexico early Thursday. The first named storm of the season, Alberto pushed heavy rain and hail into Southwest Colorado as it moved inland. The storms w...

Ten new single-family modular homes will become available for purchase in November as part of the town’s Rock Creek housing project. Ignacio Town Manager Mark Garcia said the homes will be available t...

Dayson Goetz faces a dilemma. The Porky’s Smokehouse owner wants to replace the two existing fiberglass panels in the existing Wells Group sign in front of the Bayfield restaurant with two new fibergl...

A man faces a trial for animal cruelty after allegedly maiming a Dolores woman’s dog in December, causing severe head injuries attributed to puncture and blunt-force wounds, according to multiple sour...

The city of Cortez is working toward updating its land use code, and has drafted two chapters that are available for viewing online. These chapters cover general and nonconformity provisions, zone dis...

An area northeast of Mancos in the La Plata Mountains is being reevaluated for mining potential. Drilling since the 1950s has shown the presence of a porphyry system that contains significant amounts ...