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Odds are El Niño, precipitation will return

NOAA says there’s a 70 percent chance this fall

Weather service issues flood advisory for Montezuma and Dolores counties

Tuesday storms could bring rain to Burro burn scar

U.S. Southwest swelters with temperatures up to 120 degrees

Southwest Colorado will be hot, but rains also in forecast

Durango homeless camp protest starts fourth day

City councilors plan to discuss campers’ concerns Tuesday

Englewood man cited with DUI after crash on Black Bear Pass

‘It was just a very scary scene,’ Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman says

Study maps Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park with drones

Photogrammetry creates virtual reality of ancient ruins at Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Park

Cortez City Council to discuss police communications

Tuesday meeting features vote on communications, discussion of training

Wounded barn owl gets special treatment in Cortez

Commissioner candidate grows hemp as experiment

Republican candidate for commissioner gives it a try

Diane Mitsch Bush opposes opening federal land to livestock grazing

Opponent Rep. Scott Tipton supports idea at congressional hearing

Geologist plans talk at Crow Canyon about impact of volcanic eruptions

The Journal Nearly 1,000 years ago, Sunset Crater near present-day Flagstaff erupted, pouring out lava flows for several miles and blanketing more than 800 square miles with ash. The eruption…

Appeals court formally dismisses charges against Rose Chilcoat

‘I’m glad to have this behind me,’ Durango environmentalist says

Southern Ute Museum to assess collections

The Southern Ute Museum was named as one of the 80 institutions nationwide selected to participate in the Collections Assessment for Preservation program. The program helps museums improve the care…

Southern Ute Museum to receive totem pole

The Southern Ute Museum and Cultural Center announced it will receive the Lummi Nation Totem Pole to be put on display at its facility, 503 Ouray Drive, in Ignacio. A…

Bear cub injured in 416 Fire is bandage-free

Orphaned cub will be released into the wild this winter

Hiking the Navajo Lake Trail

Aztec Ruins to host lecture

Robin Cordero, principal investigator and bio-archaeologist with the Office of Contract Archeology in Albuquerque, will give a lecture about explorations and discoveries of two agricultural sites at 7 p.m. Friday…

How social media change our relationship to risk

Broadcasts feed appetite for excitement in a world where nothing’s impossible

Unforeseen breaks helped firefighters during 416 Fire

Hurricane Bud’s remnants, timing of fire’s start helped offset tough natural setting

911 calls detail aftermath of deadly New Mexico bus crash

ALBUQUERUQE, N.M. – Some callers were breathless and others were crying as they flooded emergency phone lines to report the aftermath of a deadly weekend bus crash on a dark…