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Delayed but not derailed

Even as beetles ravage forest, the scale of Red McCombs’ plans to build a mountaintop village hinge on land swap

Careful being a pedestrian in Colo.

State 10th in country for hit-and-run fatalities

What are Tipton’s priorities?

Urges U.S. Senate to hear House bills

Local Briefs

“Garden Trends for 2014” will be the topic of the Durango High Country Gardeners meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Durango Discovery Museum, 1333 Camino del Rio. The presentation…

Power is in your hands

Colo. legislators answer questions

On the phone? Too bad

You could have benefited from Random Act of Kindness Week

To each, a cup of his own

In Durango’s rich coffee shop world, there’s always a choice

One Billion Rising

Should Colorado’s air-quality rules be tougher?

Gas industry pollution to be debated

Barnes finishes 64th in biathalon

Durangoan gives it her all on ‘brutal course’ in Sochi

Local Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer these blood drives: From 3 to 6:45 p.m. April 1 in Conference Room A (by the cafeteria). From 10:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. April…

Exxon robbery suspect nabbed

Durango man ID’d after second heist

State will not punish Mercy for abortion policy

ACLU claims hospital violates law

Our water is hot topic

Governor sets Dec. deadline for H20 strategy

Small-town lawyer is next city attorney

Dirk Nelson worked for Ignacio, Bayfield, will start March 15

Local historic advocates score big

First satellite State Historical Fund office to open in Durango

Did you remember flowers for your valentine?

Super Bowl of floral arrangement and delivery is here

Warming up

Jim McLaughlin takes advantage of beautiful weather Thursday, opening day at Hillcrest Golf Course. The driving range opened Thursday, and the full course will open today. The course will be…

Goodbye Animas and Hermosa

Voters dissolve fire districts

Durango outfitter gets 4 months in jail

Guilty of breaking probation, working without a license

Enviros honor Zia Taqueria, and the chickens eat the scraps

Who owns Zia Taqueria? Tim Turner is Zia’s principal owner. Turner, 48, moved to Durango in 2001 to become a partner in Bread, the popular bakery on East Animas Road…

Forget winter: Lack of snow allows Hillcrest Golf to open this week

Also, the driving range will open from 1 to 5 p.m. Thursday. On Friday, the golf shop will open at 10 a.m., and tee times begin at 10:30 a.m. The…

Will Election Day voter registration open fraud’s door?

Republicans do – and they’re upset the measure got passed

And in this corner … ‘Buffie’ McFadyen

Your current U.S. Rep. Tipton may not be ‘maverick’ enough

Rapidly rising

Workers are finishing the second of four whitewater features under construction at Santa Rita Park. Scott McClain, the city of Durango’s landscape architect, says the four bank-to-bank structures will start…

County works to keep rural taps flowing

Meeting of minds aims to clarify who provides water service just beyond city limits

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary, noon meeting, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango, noon meeting, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m.,…

Coffee clubs brew friendships

Men’s java groups in Durango can be traced back more than 60 years

Should your kid’s teacher pack heat?

Republican gun measures fail

Barnes gunning for top Olympic spot

Durangoan’s biathlon event is Friday morning