It didn’t get much notice, but President Donald Trump has turbocharged logging on public lands in ways that are likely to increase dangerous wildfire. Inside the “Big Beautiful Bill” that became law t...

La Plata County commissioners are asking voters to approve a 1% sales tax increase this November to fund basic services (Herald, Aug. 27). While I understand the need to maintain roads, law enforcemen...

Durango School District recently celebrated rising CMAS test scores (Herald, Jul. 25). But before we applaud, let’s ask a harder question: What exactly are we celebrating? Ten years ago, Colorado stud...

Residents and regular users of the Animas River Trail Richard Reynolds and Paula Lutz are leading the call for more dog parks in Durango, saying dog parks along the popular trail would make it safer f...

BEIJING (AP) — Some of the weapons and military units in China's major parade were being displayed for the first time. The parade on a central Beijing avenue Wednesday marked the 80th anniversary of t...

CAIRO (AP) — A devastating landslide that killed an estimated 1,000 people in Sudan's Darfur region struck as the northeastern African nation reels from a civil war that pushed some of its parts into ...

BEIJING (AP) — China showcased its military might in a parade Wednesday marking the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II, a show of strength as it seeks to wield greater influence on the global...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Construction work has intensified on a major new structure at a facility key to Israel’s long-suspected atomic weapons program, according to satellite images analyze...