Precipitation in Cortez in December was “horrendous.”

A bird that is critical to the survival of the piñon-juniper woodlands that characterize much of the Southwest may be in danger of disappearing.

Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez has earned high ratings from its patients.

The man accused of killing a 7-year-old Ute Mountain Ute boy early on Dec. 11 in Towaoc later bragged about shooting up the mobile home where the boy died.

A member of the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe is being sought in the killing of a 7-year-old boy in Towaoc. The FBI is offering a reward of up to $10,000 for information leading to the man’s arrest and conviction.

An environmental group has filed a lawsuit against Utah’s governor and attorney general, claiming their effort to gain control of federal lands violates the state constitution.

The Montezuma County commissioners on Tuesday took the unprecedented step of censuring Sheriff Steve Nowlin for what they called “financial mismanagement.”

Following the shooting death of a 7-year-old Towaoc boy, Ute Mountain Ute Tribal Chairman Manuel Heart is calling for an end to the firing of weapons in Towaoc, as well as more officers in Indian Country.

The number of inmates in the Montezuma County Detention Center is likely to be increasing.

Efforts to implement new protections on the Dolores River corridor are continuing on two fronts.