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...

Local schools are touting the benefits of the “Healthy School Meals for All” program, which could be impacted by two ballot measures this November. Local schools are urging voters to keep the “Hea...

Opposite-colored bishops are the yin and yang of chess. Speak their language, and you may maintain the balance – even when the position is lopsided.

The San Juan College Building Trades Program will host an open house featuring student-built sheds for sale on Saturday, Oct. 11, from 8 a.m. to noon. The event will take place in the building yard, l...

Acclaimed science fiction author Connie Willis, a seven-time Nebula and 11-time Hugo Award winner, will visit San Juan College on Friday, Oct. 17, for a reading, Q&A and book signing of her latest nov...

Wednesday, Oct. 1 9:22 a.m.: An officer responded to the Pinon Project, 210 E. Main St., for an assault. Two men allegedly fought. One was found to have three warrants, and he was arrested for the war...

The Mesa Verde Association, in partnership with Mesa Verde National Park, invites artists to submit proposals for a mural at the Knife Edge Café in the Morefield Village/Campground area. The goal is t...

The Founders may not have intentionally put the First Amendment first in the Bill of Rights, but they treated it as the foundation of self-government. Without the freedom to speak and publish, to wors...

During September and October, hunters begin stalking the mountainsides in search of bugling bull elk, and they directly benefit from the 2001 Roadless Rule, which protects more than 58 million acres o...

The Dolores City council has wrestled with road safety issues for months. They have posted unnecessary four way stops at Riverside Drive and Fourth Avenue forever. What the person attempting to contr...