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Tri-Cities

Latter-day Saints open new Farmington temple to special guests and media

tours begin July 17

July 16, 2025

Sports

Former Montezuma-Cortez baseball coaches share shock after losing jobs

District says firings were necessary because of allegations

May 8, 2024

Local News

Opposition to national monument along Dolores River grows

to create a 400,000-acre monument stirs concerns over crowds, mining and access

March 4, 2024

Local News

Mancos defeats Haxtun 40-0 for Colorado’s eight-man football crown

Wayman runs for six touchdowns as Bluejays avenge loss to Haxtun in 2021

November 25, 2023

Local News

The Boathouse on Grand brings Spain to the Four Corners

Jennifer and Dave Stewart combine local flavors with a Seville-style menu and ambiance

November 9, 2023

Tri-Cities

Hundreds gather in Farmington to witness solar eclipse

Dakota University students track eclipse from Farmington

October 14, 2023

Local News

Large Cortez crowd meets with hospital board; some demand management company be fired

Meeting was called after hospital announced plan to close birth center

June 16, 2023

Community

Southwest Memorial Hospital announces layoffs to help keep birthing center open

Layoffs follow backlash that surrounded plan to close birthing center

June 14, 2023

Community

Southwest Memorial doctors raise concerns about closure of Cortez birthing center

Hospital cites cost of center and falling demand

June 13, 2023

Sports

Update: results from 12 Hours of Mesa Verde

2023 edition pushes professional athletes and weekend warriors to their limits

May 14, 2023

Education

Montezuma-Cortez students protest after principal is put on leave

Students walk out of class for an hour Thursday morning

April 21, 2023

Local News

Boaters and ecologists plan for whitewater season on Lower Dolores River

will fill McPhee Reservoir, and a release below the dam is planned for boaters and river health

April 12, 2023

Local News

Farmers will get full water supply, grapple with late spring

on fields delays farming season; grant program offers deal for more efficient sprinkler nozzles

April 11, 2023

New Mexico

Farmington police chief: Officers shoot, kill wrong man

‘A dark day for Farmington Police,’ Hebbe says in Facebook post

April 7, 2023

Local News

Update: Morosko sentenced to jail in Cortez for fatal shooting of bowhunter

Convicted felon may not own firearms; defense plans appeal

March 31, 2023

Sports

McClave rallies past Dove Creek in state basketball semifinals

Cardinals overcome 27-16 halftime deficit to beat Bulldogs at the wire

March 11, 2023

Local News

Records show gaps in process after 18 dogs are euthanized in Cortez

highlights problem of dogs at large and management of a five-year case

February 20, 2023

Community

Colorado teachers union backs LGBTQ+ inclusion in public schools

initiative comes after report says 85% of educators are not ‘out’ at school

February 3, 2023

Local News

Colorado horses are slaughtered abroad for food. A new bill could shut down the industry.

Investigation follows horses from auctions to slaughterhouses, where they are exported for consumption

February 1, 2023

Local News

Jury finds Ronald J. Morosko guilty in fatal hunting incident

Defendant found guilty of criminally negligent homicide in death of Gregory Gabrisch; sentencing is March 31

January 25, 2023

Local News

Day 3: Morosko defense asserts faulty investigation of fatal hunting shooting

Psychologist testifies defendant’s mental ability was impaired after traumatic shooting incident

January 23, 2023

Local News

Day 2: Prosecutors present case that Morosko mistook bowhunter for elk

Defense cites statements by Morosko that he and partner saw an elk

January 21, 2023

Local News

New trial begins in Cortez after mistrial in fatal hunting case

bowhunter was fatally shot by a muzzleloader hunter from Pennsylvania in San Juan National Forest

January 19, 2023

Local News

New trial in hunting death is delayed by weather, loss of key witness

snowed-in jurors don’t make it to court; mistrial request denied

January 18, 2023