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Udall has loaded deck

Senator may reveal ‘CIA torture’ report

A Taste of the Seasons

Local restaurants offered their finest during the 16th annual A Taste of the Seasons, held Dec. 4 and hosted by Four Seasons Greenhouse and Nursery in partnership with West Slope…

Luminarias light the way

The Spruce Tree House is lighted Thursday, Dec. 4 for the annual Holiday Open House at Mesa Verde National Park. For a photo gallery, visit cortezjournal.com.Mike Wilkinson/For The Cortez Journal

Expert claims cops used excessive force

Defendant stunned with 350,000 watts of electricity

Holiday drive

Last year, some 100 holiday toys were donated to the Piñon project via a local business partnership. Event organizer Brittny Weir hopes more holiday cheer can be spread this year.…

Christmas lights

Shelter quilts

Corinna and Charlotte Gray display one of the quilts that Battle Rock 4-H made for the Bridge Emergency Shelter. The quilts had to be a special size to fit the…

Twitter interrupted

Judge grants e-communications from courtroom

Officer violates CPD stun gun policy

Admits abuse under oath at assault trial

Officer says suspect stabbed him

Jurors misled about the extent of the injury

Denver TV may be far away

DENVER – Television broadcasters worry that federal legislation aimed at providing Denver television to Southwest Colorado would do little without a commitment from satellite providers. Broadcasters say no legislation is…

Governor apologizes for 1864 massacre

Sand Creek attack recognized in Denver

Marijuana grow sites may pose fire risk

Indoor gardens also may be illegal

Hermosa Creek act advances through House

The U.S. House on Thursday passed the defense bill, which has the Hermosa Creek Watershed Protection Act attached. The bill will next be voted on by the U.S. Senate.DALE RODEBAUGH/Durango…

County wins $97,000 Farm to School grant

Some money will expand garden at middle school

Jury selected in French trial

Witness testimony, mistrial requests and jury warnings

Jurors will get Make My Day case

Trial starts next week in police officer’s stabbing

Mysteries of Mummy Lake

Study tries to settle the issue of Mesa Verde’s ancient reservoir

Burglar gets 3 years in prison

Judge rejects leniency, citing woman’s record

Rape kits can be hard to find for college students

Jada Garber, tall and confident, was entering her senior year at the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2011 when she was forced into a group that she never wanted…