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Rabbit in Montezuma County tests positive for tularemia

Courtesy photo<br><br>Tularemia, also known as rabbit fever, is a bacterial disease often found in rabbi For The Journal The Montezuma…

July 22, 2016

Lightning ignites small Mesa Verde fire

A lightning strike ignited a fire Wednesday on White’s Mesa on the southeast side of Mesa Verde National Park, according…

July 21, 2016

Public debates sales tax for broadband

Proposed sales tax dominates county’s new quarterly meeting

July 21, 2016

Proponents end effort to retain excess state revenue

Crowded ballot scares off plan to ease budget shortfall

July 21, 2016

Study: Marijuana has less impact on tourism than thought

New Colorado survey walks back earlier findings that revealed huge impact

July 21, 2016

Montezuma Inspire aims to get kids outside

Group is awarded a $75,000 GOCO grant

July 21, 2016

Forest officials tout benefits of Long Draw fire

Fire helped forest, grazing, and it saved money

July 20, 2016

Lightning show lights up Cortez

Jason Walters captured Tuesday nightâ€™s lightning storm in the sky above a cabin on his property on County Road H,…

July 20, 2016

Colorado delegates back Cruz over Trump

Symbolic gesture may foreshadow troubles for GOP

July 20, 2016

Increased wolf sightings prompt advice from Parks and Wildlife

Due to a recent increase in unconfirmed sightings and reports of wolves in Colorado, in addition to confirmed sightings over…

July 20, 2016

After attack, our oldest park ranger is back at work

Betty Reid Soskin, 94, was beaten and robbed two weeks ago.

July 20, 2016

Firearm safety group targets suicide at the source

West outpaces U.S. on gun suicides, one group looks to sellers

July 20, 2016

GOP platform pushes federal land transfers

A shifting political landscape could open the door to ‘returning’ lands to states

July 20, 2016

6th Judicial District chief judge retiring

Nominating committee will forward three names to governor

July 20, 2016

Alleged Yellowstone trespassers face drone case at Mesa Verde

Men also face Yellowstone case

July 19, 2016

Mesa Verde fire ban in effect

Recent hot, dry, and breezy weather has resulted in extremely dry vegetation fuels throughout Mesa Verde National Park. Because of…

July 19, 2016

FLC students design campus composting facility

A group of Fort Lewis College engineering students left a unique mark on the campus: the first student-designed building. Seven…

July 19, 2016

Gold King spill reimbursement legislation gets hearing

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Sens. Cory Gardner, R-Colorado, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, on Thursday called for a hearing on a bill…

July 18, 2016

Animas High School graduates’ adventure underway in solar car

Teens prepare their solar car to safety standards for race from Texas to Minnesota

July 18, 2016

Ignacio oil operator cited for pipeline that leaked into Ute Creek

March spill leaked chemical fluids into a tributary of the Los Pinos River

July 18, 2016

Environmental groups push EPA to hold mining companies accountable

Proposed rules would protect taxpayers

July 18, 2016

Workforce development board weighs airport ballot item

Proposed tax increase would pay for $85 million terminal and upgrades

July 18, 2016

Durango woman dies, Mancos man injured in motorcycle crash

du1-i-syn A 60-year-old Durango woman died and a 64-year-old Mancos man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon…

July 18, 2016

Black Ridge Fire now 100 percent contained

State, federal crews handling cleanup, monitoring

July 18, 2016