The Journal

416 Fire

Increased chance of flooding below 416 Fire burn scar until Saturday

National Weather Service says if storms form, they could produce heavy rain

Education

Mancos school board likely to leave vacancy for voters to fill

Directors likely to wait for November election results

Frontpage Lead

Can trees grow on mine waste rock piles?

Researchers hope project stabilizes hillside and improves water quality

Animal

Mancos celebrates burros

Human-donkey duos race around Boyle Park; burros pose for artists

Dolores

Tubers rescued again on Dolores River

for Life called in to find stranded adults

Man stabbed in Durango park; suspect remains at large, police say

Attacker fled in red, newer-model Jeep Cherokee

Chuck wagon cook-off preserves tradition through camp-style cooking

Plata-Archuleta Cattleman’s Association event in 16th year

Flagstaff homes evacuated as Ponderosa forest burns

The lightning-caused fire at the Idaho National Laboratory is one of several across the U.S. West. Before the wind shifted,…

16-year-old Bayfield girl who died in ATV crash identified

du1-i-syn La Plata County Coroner Jann Smith said Alyssa Fisher was found dead about 4½ miles up a Forest Service…

La Plata County to pay $125,000 in sexual harassment lawsuit

Complaint accuses staff of ignoring complaints

Man who drove Jeep into Dolores River likely won’t be charged

Thompson tried and failed to cross during high water

Climbing

Man rescued after fall from El Diente Peak

Climber plunged over cliffs and into snowfields

6th Judicial District

Redwine defense lawyer arrested in connection with assault

Moran accused of domestic violence

Cortez

Heat wave may be receding in Southwest Colorado

expected mid-week through end of week

Local News

Fire west of Monticello at 145 acres

S.W. Colorado skies coming from Arizona fires

Children

Dolores looks to the long term when planning new playground

and town reserves are funding options

Dolores

Anglers put in fishing line disposal sites outside Dolores

Logistics of recycling fishing line to be determined

Hermosa

Two motorcyclists rescued after overnight search

lasted 11 hours on Hermosa Creek Trail

Chemicals

Author, nonprofit founder shares the wisdom of weeds

Organic land management proving more effective at Electra Lake

Cortez

51 days on Dolores River a boon to boaters, biologists

out of extreme drought, water releases a pleasant surprise