The Southwest Colorado Cycling Association is hosting a spring trails update and meet and greet “Tumag” to provide updates on trail building plans and forestry projects for 2026, while also offering a...

The Montezuma-Cortez School District announced Tuesday that eight teachers have been nominated for the 2027 Colorado Teacher of the Year, including three from Kemper Elementary. Nominations opened in ...

The city of Cortez will host the U.S. Navy Band Southwest Brass Band from San Diego for a free concert in Montezuma Park April 23 at 6 p.m. The performance is part of the band’s Colorado tour celebrat...

Durango skier Dave Sugnet has been thanking his guardian angels for the past week after a close call while skiing at Purgatory Resort. In a video that has since gone viral, Sugnet was captured March 2...

Hetal Doshi, a lawyer of 20 years, former federal litigator and daughter of immigrants, said she has watched the Trump administration “take a wrecking ball” to institutions she helped build in her tim...

A lawsuit filed against Gov. Jared Polis after he attempted to comply with a subpoena from federal immigration officials will continue despite the governor’s efforts to get the case dismissed, a Denve...

Switchback Taco permanently closed Sunday after seven years at 741 Main Ave. in downtown Durango. “It has been an amazing seven years, and we are now permanently closed,” a Switchback’s voicemail say...

Cortez election judges began the process of counting ballots Monday in an election that will determine the fate of five City Council seats and potential changes to the City Charter. City Clerk Daniell...

Monday’s hot and windy conditions will fade into more season-appropriate rain showers and cooler temperatures Tuesday and Wednesday for the Cortez area. “Those winds will start settling down this even...

A series of public forums hosted by county officials have urged residents to prepare for an active summer of wildfires. Part of that preparation involves defensible space work around the yard. This in...