Cortez
Car crashes decrease in New Mexico after record year
2017 had highest death rate in the previous five years
Local News
Local News
Halloween expected to bring a ‘real taste of winter’
Arctic storm could set record-low temperatures
Dolores
Dolores school district announces changes in technology, facilities
Gym still needs renovation; board backs Proposition CC
Cortez
Two snow-producing cells expected in Southwest Colorado
High mountain passes could see winter driving conditions
Cortez
Severe drought returns to Colorado’s Four Corners
Lack of soil moisture slows growth of winter wheat
Global warming
Diseases are spreading with climate change
As illnesses like Valley fever emerge in new areas, health officials keep residents informed instead of in fear
Frontpage Lead
California tribe regains island it calls center of universe
Island contained massacre site, contaminated by shipyard
Cortez
Pueblo villages thrived on Mesa Verde escarpment
Study indicates system of reservoirs, occupation from 900 to 1300
Briefs
Dolores Rotary Club to hold fundraiser for Dolores playground
The Journal The Dolores Rotary Club will hold a fundraiser for the new playground at Joe Rowell Park with a dinner at 6 p.m. and bingo at 7 p.m. Tuesday…
Cortez
Elderly hunter still missing in San Juan National Forest
Alvie Webb disappeared on Oct. 19 near Roaring Fork
Briefs
Nominations open for 2020 Southwest Colorado Women in Business awards
The Journal Nominations will be accepted for the 2020 Southwest Colorado Women in Business awards now through midnight Dec. 2. The awards recognize outstanding women who work in La Plata…
Briefs
St. Barnabas and Grace’s Kitchen to host Thanksgiving dinner
St. Barnabas of the Valley Episcopal Church fills up quickly for the annual community Thanksgiving dinner.The Journal file St. Barnabas Episcopal Church and Grace’s Kitchen will host their 18th annual…
Briefs
Construction will cause delays on U.S. 160 north of Towaoc
A crash on U.S. Highway 160/491 near a construction zone sent a driver to the hospital on Tuesday.Patrick Armijo/The Journal The Journal The Colorado Department of Transportation and contractor Oldcastle…
Coal
Navajo Transitional Energy becomes third-largest coal producer in U.S.
Company has acquired mines in Wyoming and Montana
Durango Police Department
Durango police: Man accidentally shot himself with child in car
Driver tried to take himself to hospital
6th Judicial District
Man stands trial for alleged sexual assault of 8-year-old girl
Incident occurred last year in Bayfield, authorities say
Cortez
A border wall for Colorado? Residents react to President Trump
‘We’ll just make it into a climbing wall. That’s what Colorado does’
Cortez
Southwest Health Alliance to see startup savings through new partnership
Group aims to lower costs for employers, residents