Cortez

Southwest Colorado may escape the arid grip of the La Niña weather pattern, with forecasters saying there’s a good chance El Niño, and the moisture it brings, will return this fall. One of the...

The National Weather Service issued a flood advisory Tuesday afternoon for parts of Montezuma and Dolores counties. According to a news release from the NWS station in Grand Junction, heavy rain...

Two Cortez residents arrested in May on suspicion of drug trafficking have waived their preliminary hearings and are preparing to enter pleas. Lyndel and Sherri Clark have been incarcerated in...

The Ute Mountain Ute tribe is turning to high-tech aerial photogrammetry to document and preserve the history of its tribal park, which is more than twice the size of the neighboring Mesa Verde...

On Tuesday, the Cortez City Council plans to vote on a grant application for the Police Department, potential rules for public comment and more. Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane is requesting the...

Montezuma County has had an unusually rainy July, but officials say fire danger is still too high to lift the county burn ban, even if the monsoons have arrived. The U.S. Forest Service has lifted...

After a four-year hiatus, the Tarnished Brass will return to Cortez for a free concert at the Cultural Center on Saturday, Aug. 4, at 7 p.m. Everyone is welcome to attend, a press release said. The...

Thursday, July 12 8:16 a.m. : Deputies responded to a report of a disturbance in the 25000 block of County Road G. A woman reported a man and a woman had driven onto her property without permission...

Customers who purchase insurance through the state health care exchange could see smaller rate increases than in previous years, and some rates could decline. Across the state, insurance rates...

On Tuesday, representatives from Kinder Morgan CO2 will present a check to the city of Cortez for a new pergola at the Cortez community garden, according to a news release from Cortez marketing and...