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Towaoc man sentenced in shooting

Matthew Jaramillo gets 55 years behind bars

Worker, BP settle employment lawsuit

Man had claimed his reporting of safety violation led to retaliation

Shale boom passing by S.W. Colorado

BP economist says new fields getting more play

Rain doesn’t daunt 4-Hers

Livestock competition starts, carnival gets doused

A little harvest heaven

School-tax campaign submits petitions

Opponents say $1B hike will harm poor families

La Plata County Fair Schedule

Today 4 p.m. 4-H Sheep Show, all classes and judging of the open class sheep show. After sheep show Swine showmanship. Thursday 8:30 a.m. Judging 4-H/FFA breeding swine, market swine.…

Jumping mouse could be on endangered list

Habitat is on stretch of Florida River

It’s showtime

Nine-year-old Shawn Campbell, center, his aunt Katie Walter, left, and uncle Kyle Walter were busy Tuesday afternoon making a bed for Shawn’s Hereford steer, Junior, at the La Plata County…

Reaching higher on food chain

Manna training kitchen to help clients fend for themselves

NerdWallet ranks Durango No. 9

NerdWallet spokeswoman Laura Zulliger said in an email that five factors were considered in compiling the Top 10 list of “Best Towns in Colorado for Young Families”: public school rating,…

Congress to consider bill for cleaning up waste from mines

Tipton, Udall partner to put forward so-called good Samaritan legislation

City Council smothers bag-fee foes

4-1 vote clears way for 10¢ charge at big-box grocers

Cancer survivor wheels cause through Durango

Cyclist on cross country crusade

FLC president’s travel-violation adjudication a month away

Ethics panel hearing set for Sept. 3

Raising the roof for fun

Louie Zarate of Mesa, Ariz., raises a tent roof over one of the carnival rides that is being set up at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Monday. The carnival…

U.S. Forest Service bans exploding targets

Seven fires in Rocky Mountains blamed on devices

Ignacio company fined for water violations

EPA issues penalties for mechanical, reporting problems

Deputies look into woman’s report

Claim she was held hostage proves false

Silverton not ready to bid farewell to mining

Since it left in 1991, economic prospects have suffered

Need a lift?

A balloon rises in front of Sleeping Ute Mountain during a weekend flight in Cortez. Catching early morning cool air for a balloon ride should be a good plan this…

Silverton: The key players

Animas River Stakeholders Group: This group of concerned citizens, industry officials and government representatives formed in 1994 with the goal of cleaning up pollution from Silverton-area mines. Its co-coordinators are…

9-R set to face unusual turnover

Voters would decide whether to shrink board

Success seen in Mineral Creek cleanup

But can efforts be equaled in Cement Creek?

‘Walk with a Doc’ program hits its stride in Colorado

“Walk with a Doc” programs have been launched in many Colorado communities – including Grand Junction, Loveland, Denver and Pueblo.Shelley Schlender/Colorado Public News Epstein’s walk with her doc is taking…

A pollution solution – if the money turns up

Limestone plant one fix, but players can’t agree on who will pay for it

A legacy that won’t die

Mining in Silverton a long tradition that some want to return

Superfund: A dirty word to some in Silverton

The Superfund program was created to address the country’s most urgent environmental blights. San Juan County Commissioner Peter McKay said while some of Silverton’s opposition stemmed from the indignity of…

Campaign wants state’s residents to do ‘Colorado Proud’

Connie Tran, left, snaps Jeff DeCelles’ picture for a photo and video montage to be posted on the Colorado Proud Facebook page on Saturday at the Durango Farmers Market. Tera…

He’s got an ax to grind

“We just take whatever comes our way. … You never know what somebody will throw at you,” said Barry Owen of Columbine Sharpening as he worked on an ax Saturday…