People who came to Dolores on Wednesday night to see Third District Congressman Jeff Hurd had to make do with asking questions of the Montezuma County commissioners instead.

A local citizen spoke up at Tuesday’s meeting of the Montezuma County commissioners to challenge the idea that the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe and other sovereign nations don’t pay their fair share for public services.

A man who is being sued for defamation by Montezuma-Cortez School District Superintendent Harry (Tom) Burris has filed a motion to have that lawsuit dismissed.

Two Cortez residents are being held in connection with a violent homicide and two assaults that took place in the city’s Veterans Park on Wednesday evening.

A 31-year-old Towaoc man has been charged with voluntary manslaughter in the shooting death of a woman early on the morning of Aug. 12.

August is generally the wettest month of the year for much of the Intermountain West, but so far it hasn’t lived up to its reputation.

Fire crews strengthen containment and structure protection on the 7,400-acre Stoner Mesa Fire, focusing on communities along County Road 38 and Highway 145.

A recent dog attack in Cortez sent a letter carrier to the hospital and has the U.S. Postal Service urging pet owners to be responsible and prevent dog bites.

As wildfires continue to rampage throughout the West, local areas are adopting tougher fire restrictions.

Colorado Sen. Michael Bennet voiced strong concerns about health care, the economy, fairness in voting, and other issues at a town hall in Durango Tuesday.