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SW Colorado losses lower than national average

At 25 percent, bee loss in Southwest Colorado during the last year was signficantly lower than the national average of…

Large honeybee die-off sounds alarm

Beekeepers lose 42% of colonies in U.S.

La Plata County is No. 1 in wildlife-vehicle collisions

DOT urges caution

Fire-prediction bill raises technological bar

Science allows for advanced notice on direction of wildfires

Hickenlooper signs student-testing bill

Measure reduces number of assessments in state

Land fight gives rise to group

Coalition seeks to counter intimidation

Native bikers honor Ute vets

Four-day journey takes them to Towaoc memorial

Rule cleared in theft investigation

Former commissioner won’t face charges; associate sentenced

Officials have tight lips about Calkins

Officials decline to comment on status of $275K sale

Twister sighted outside Cortez

Warning prompts school lockdown

Cortez color

Durango college graduates 150 students

Pediatrician tells SWCCC class of 2015 ‘have no fear of failure’

Officer involved in Make My Day case deploys stun gun

Cortez faced department reprimand in 2014

Local Briefs

M-CHS fundraising gets early start The M-CHS Booster Club will be sending student athletes out into the community to start…

Contractor picked for Paradise Village work

Denver company submits bid for $2.3 million, $753,000 over engineer’s estimate

Man walks away from attempted carjacking

A 25-year-old man has been charged in a reported carjacking incident that occurred near the Cortez Public Library. Jeremiah Jim,…

Participants to pay more for health exchange

Administrative costs rise, will be passed along to consumers

Job training geared toward senior citizens

The Cortez Journal SER Jobs for Progress, a federally funded Job training program, announces the availability of several openings for…

Sen. Bennet in middle of Dems’ fight over trade

President Barack Obama is greeted by Sen. Michael Bennet, D-Colo., as he arrives at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora…

Convicted sex offender Allmon released

Bound by plea deal, judge wanted life in prison

Pot illegal in area hot spots

It’s a no-no at Purgatory and Mesa Verde

Walck wins Gates scholarship

M-CHS senior is headed to Stanford

School district to reveal budget

Proposed increase is attributed to accounting practices

Deputy in car chase speaks out

Iraq veteran Williams talks about high-speed pursuit and shooting