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Powerhouse revitalization amps up
Plan focuses on strengthening programs, historic equipment
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Science summer camps will go on in Durango
The void caused by planned summer science camps that were canceled after financial troubles forced the closure of the Powerhouse Science Center has been filled by a collaboration between former…
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Fish in the Animas aren’t going hungry
Recent study confirms that Durango’s river is home to a diverse variety of bugs
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2 Durango teams make it to state coding finals
Tech teams put their apps to test for $25,000 contracts
Business
Prepare for … ‘mobilegeddon’
Google’s prioritization for mobile use and websites has big implications
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Coding challenge in second year
The mix-and-mingle event is from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Carver Brewing Co. Go Code Colorado seeks to make government data more accessible and useful for businesses. Computer coders…
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Science on point
The 57th annual San Juan Basin Regional Science Fair attracted students from all over Southwest Colorado, according to regional coordinator Sandra Corbitt. Students from sixth grade through 12th grade presented…
Business
FCC head defends Internet neutrality rules
Tom Wheeler, chairman of the Federal Communications Commission, speaks defends recent telecommunications regulation actions in the United States at the Mobile World Congress Wireless show in Barcelona, Spain, on Tuesday.Manu…
Business
In the field, drones don’t just mean bees
Colorado startup bets farm on agricultural drones
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State fire-detection bill moves forward
Lawmakers say technology would revolutionize responses
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Mancos teen’s robotic arm is what’s buzzing
Easton LaChappelle created this robotic arm for his science fair project, then got recognized by the website Uproxx and since has gone on to regional and national recognition.Sam Green/Cortez Journal…
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Avalanche forecast app available
The Android version of the Colorado Avalanche Information Center’s new app is now available.Courtesy of Colorado Avalanche Information Center The Android version of the free app was released this week,…
Regional News
Utah lawmaker questions NSA water service
A Utah lawmaker is questioning whether city water should be shut off to a massive National Security Agency data-storage facility outside Salt Lake City in Bluffdale, Utah.Rick Bowmer/Associated Press file…
Good Earth
Get a taste of local hop research
At Old Fort Lewis, project yields crop for Southwest Colorado brewers
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How good of an idea will STEAM Park be?
Outside firm hired to see whether this may be the case
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Agency pitches plan to boost deer
Improvements, fewer hunting licenses aimed at healing declining populations