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The latest forecast from the Dolores Water Conservancy District points toward McPhee Reservoir filling by Memorial Day. For boaters, the increasing…

This year’s release of water from the McPhee dam into the Lower Dolores River brought boaters from across the country. But it wasn’t only recreational…

Later this month, Montezuma and Dolores counties will be transitioning to a new emergency alert system called Everbridge. Both counties and the Cortez Police Department will make the change from using the Nixle alert system to Everbridge. The switch comes after recent shootings in Cortez and flooding in Dolores this past spring exposed weaknesses in the old system. Vicki Shaffer, the public information coordinator for Montezuma County, says that the upgrade will mean officials will be able to target specific neighborhoods during an emergency when sending out alerts. And Colorado House District 32 has a new Representative at the statehouse.

The Colorado Department of Transportation will begin work Monday on a $4 million project to remove the 54-year-old Dolores River Bridge on Colorado…

A boating spill from McPhee Reservoir into the lower Dolores River is now extremely unlikely.Western snowpack drops at record speed in April.A boating…

The Cranberries' co-founder Noel Hogan talks about why the band's music, and Dolores O'Riordan as it's lead vocalist, resonated so strongly with fans.

The Stoner Mesa Fire burning in Dolores County has reached nearly 9,900 acres and is 27 percent contained. Crews are battling flare-ups along the western edge as aircraft drop retardant and ground crews strengthen firelines. Evacuation warnings remain in place for parts of County Road 38, nearby campgrounds, and along the Highway 145 corridor. Dry thunderstorms and gusty winds are expected to challenge containment efforts through the weekend.

After a section of McPhee reservoir near Dolores froze this winter, a local business owner decided to turn it into a place to ice skate. Nicholas Ian…

NPR's Ailsa Chang talks with reporter Meribah Knight about her investigation into Rutherford County, Tenn., where children were arrested and detained at a higher rate than elsewhere in the state.

It’s time to get off the Dolores River if you’re below McPhee Dam and upstream from the confluence with the San Miguel River.That’s the message from the…