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Dicey roads expected in mountains
5-10 inches up high; only a slight chance seen for Durango
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Would Amendment 66 be a big win for charter schools?
Animas High School sees a boon; others see missed opportunity
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100 years of being prepared
The Boy Scouts of America and the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints are celebrating the centennial of Scouting in the church with the Internet broadcast of an 85-minute…
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Filling the holes left from Great Recession
City of Durango to spend big on infrastructure in '14
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City Attorney announces retirement after 37-year tenure
David Smith says his last day in office will be April 1
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How your fright can help kids
Skills for Living and Learning, a program based in Bayfield that provides educational and therapeutic programs for children, is creating a haunted house this year in Three Springs across from…
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Largest tax? A sneaky move? Hardly
Campaign: Proposition AA, marijuana taxes. Claim: The state Legislature “pulled a sneaky move” by proposing “the largest tax measure in Colorado history.” Who is saying it: The anti-AA campaign on…
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Durango’s top water users: Skyhawks and fire hydrants
Big consumers planning conservation measures
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Pot tax impact on black market can’t be predicted
Campaign: Proposition AA, marijuana taxes. Claim: High taxes in Prop AA will increase the chances of consumers returning to the black market. Who is saying it: The anti-AA campaign on…
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Chemical weapons stockpile lingers
Palletized ACWA test equipment is positioned for testing at the Pueblo Chemical Agent-Destruction Pilot Plant in Pueblo. ATE munitions weigh the same as real projectiles, but they don’t contain chemical…
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Accidents snarl traffic on Camino
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No flu shot? You may be playing ‘Russian roulette’
Health professionals urge immunization
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Vacant house fire
Firefighters responded to a vacant house on fire Friday evening in the 300 block of Bayfield Parkway in Bayfield. Randy Larson, deputy chief of operations of the Upper Pine Fire…
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Travel writer not sold on old mining towns’ main streets
In “The Daily Traveler,” he made a recommendation about what to skip in a visit to Southwest Colorado: “All of the old mining towns in the area – Durango, Silverton,…
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Gov. Hickenlooper taps Denver judge for Supreme Court
Denver District Judge William Hood on Friday received Gov. John Hickenlooper’s nomination to the state’s highest court, where he will replace Chief Justice Michael Bender. Hickenlooper chose Hood from a…
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A little help from friends
Rye Standifer, 5, gets a little help from her mom, Faith Standifer, and 6-year-old Orea Pollock while skating Friday at Chapman Hill Ice Rink. Students in the Durango School District…
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Septmeber DUIs/DWAIs
These are convictions made in September 2013 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise indicated,…
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FBI seeks man with local ties
Benallydu1-i-syn Patrick Lynn Benally, 25, has relatives in the Durango area, but he may be on the Navajo Indian Reservation or in other areas of New Mexico, according to a…