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Colorado vaccine database proposal falls

State’s vaccination rates among the nation’s lowest

Keyser fails to make ballot in Senate primary

Campaign will protest shocking ruling

High winds blow down half of barn in Cortez

As Lake Powell recedes, Glen Canyon reveals its secrets

Drought will alter the Southwest. Climate change means longer, hotter summers. “What happens under the turquoise skies of the continent’s…

Hospital releases kids injured in deadly Colorado crash

The final two children involved in a fatal car crash Monday in La Plata County have been released from an…

Tourism at Mesa Verde posts sizable increase

More than a half-million people visited the park in 2015

Plans announced for a presidential primary in Colorado

After chaotic caucus, lawmakers look to include more voters

Charter schools’ funding battle advances in Colorado committee

Durango school district supportive of legislative effort

Colorado governor holds up ‘creative spirit’ of Prince

DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper remembered influential musician Prince as a “quintessentially unique creative spirit.” Prince was found dead at…

Senator calls for criminal probe of Gold King spill

Durango councilor contends probe could hinder Superfund

Vandals and dumpers strike Mud Springs area

Illegal dumping costs taxpayers

Home & Ranch Show highlights ideas for your home

Garden-minded entrepreneurs launch at show

Utah recreation mecca considered for monument status

Local outdoor industry depends on Cedar Mesa

Turnover plagues child care in Southwest Colorado

Low wages, burnout driving the problem

Cortez gets new sewer cleaning truck

Phil Starks and Ernest Kois demonstrate how the new Cortez Sanitation District sewer truck works.Sam Green/The Journal A new sewer…

M-CHS will offer more advanced opportunities

Funding from the Colorado Education Initiative will give Montezuma-Cortez High School students more opportunities to enroll in Advanced Placement classes,…

Wanted man arrested after standoff in Cortez

Man pepper-sprayed, stunned

Fort Lewis junior crowned Miss Hozhoni

‘I would like to break that stereotype of pilgrims and Indians,’ Arviso says

Cortez public divided on old high school, survey reveals

Many don’t want it to be repurposed, survey shows

Vetoed small-loan bill – with change – returns to Legislature

Predatory lending concerns persist

Re-1 board chooses Haukeness as superintendent

Former assistant accepts job after unanimous board vote

Broncos to visit Durango

Players, cheerleaders, mascot coming to town

Kids in deadly Colorado crash didn’t wear seat belts

Driver cited, and 3 people remain hospitalized

Colorado pot report: More adults smoking

Kids not smoking more since legalization