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Former Mancos teacher pleads not guilty to sexual assault of student

Case set for trial in July Armando Lee-Martinez, the Mancos teacher accused last year of sexually assaulting a student and tampering with evidence, has pleaded not guilty. In a Tuesday arr...

DATE: Jan 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police identify bodies of three people found dead in Cortez home

Two suffered blunt force trauma; one had a gunshot wound

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma-Cortez superintendent VanderWey placed on leave

Announcement comes nearly a week after executive session

DATE: Jan 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

String of burglaries affects eight Farmington businesses in span of days

Three vehicles also stolen; one recovered

DATE: Jan 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Bicyclist hit on Main Street; pedestrian hit near City Market

A turning car strikes a cyclist; pedestrian is hit near City Market

DATE: Jan 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officials weary of Dolores mill’s fire prevention plan

Monthslong grapple continues as Montezuma County Commissioners reject fire mitigation plan; county attorney raises possibility of civil litigation

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dog alerts couple to drowning Rottweiler in icy Dolores River

130-pound pup struggled to hold her head above water, one paw clutched to the ice

DATE: Jan 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New storm brings snow to mountains in Southwest Colorado

New winter storm warning issued for Sunday and Monday

DATE: Dec 25, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tightened border slowed fentanyl, but it’s rising again, Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office says

Drug trafficking presentation identifies Cortez as hub, fentanyl as main threat

DATE: Dec 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Beloved ‘everything’ store closing its doors after 35 years in Cortez

Owner reflects on music evolution and generations of customers

DATE: Dec 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Prosecutors file criminal charges against bail bondsman who shot Durango fugitive

Clint Simmons told police he accidentally fired his gun

DATE: Dec 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield man suspected of mutilating dog by dragging it behind his car near Cortez

Sheriff: Dustin Edward Martinez refused to have his dog euthanized after a witness took him and his dog to vet

DATE: Dec 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News