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...

Gazpacho Restaurant is not alone in its frustration with a hotel construction project that has dragged on for six years in South Durango. Other businesses near the site say the construction has caused...

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...

Voters are set to cast their ballots Friday in the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe’s general election, with four open seats and 16 candidates vying for positions. The tribe, which has more than 2,000 members, ...

A small gas leak at Cortez Middle School prompted an emergency evacuation of students and staff Thursday afternoon ahead of a parent-teacher conference. Justin Schmitt, RE-1 executive director of acad...