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In China, Kerry talks North Korea, regional tensions

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, praised China for pushing North Korea to rejoin international talks on dismantling its…

February 14, 2014

Local News

Should Colorado’s air-quality rules be tougher?

Gas industry pollution to be debated

February 14, 2014

Nation & World

Government issues advisories on how banks can work with pot businesses

Marijuana is displayed at the River Rock dispensary in Denver. The federal government takes another step toward enabling a legalized…

February 14, 2014

Nation & World

Panel cites crimes by North Korea

Jin hye Jo wipes away a tear as she testifies during a hearing of the United Nations mandated Commission of…

February 14, 2014

Nation & World

Thousands in dark in Georgia, South Carolina days after ice storm

Mike Groll/Associated Press<br><br>A pedestrian walks along a snow-covered street Friday in Albany, N.Y. Schools are closed across a swath of…

February 14, 2014

Local News

Barnes finishes 64th in biathalon

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

February 14, 2014

Nation & World

Excited about Valentine’s Day? Join the crowd

Love really does blind all. A new poll finds that just 3 percent of paired-off adults believe their partnerships have…

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

A future terror threat to U.S.?

Anaylsts are warning that the Syrian civil war may pose a future threat to the United States as the conflict…

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

Nuclear fusion hopes rise

NEW YORK – Scientists say they’ve taken a key step toward harnessing nuclear fusion as a new way to generate…

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

Putin courts Egyptian leader during visit

Egyptian Army chief Field Marshal Abdel Fattah al-Sisi is meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow during a trip…

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

You call this normal?

Ice in the Mississippi River flows past the Gateway Arch in St. Louis. For a chilly and snowbound East, here’s…

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

Mexico City considers legalizing majrijuana MEXICO CITY – A group of leftist Mexico City lawmakers have introduced a bill to…

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

California considers labels on sugary drinks SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California would become the first state to require warning labels on…

February 13, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Mercy Medical Center to host blood drives Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer these blood drives: From 3 to 6:45…

February 13, 2014

Local News

Exxon robbery suspect nabbed

Durango man ID’d after second heist

February 13, 2014

Local News

State will not punish Mercy for abortion policy

ACLU claims hospital violates law

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

Facebook gives you 50 ways to describe your gender

For those it impacts, ‘it means the world’

February 13, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. may wait for Afghan pact

The Obama administration is beginning to suggest that it may be willing to wait until after a new Afghan leader…

February 13, 2014

Local News

Warming up

Jim McLaughlin takes advantage of beautiful weather Thursday, opening day at Hillcrest Golf Course. The driving range opened Thursday, and…

February 12, 2014

Local News

Our water is hot topic

Governor sets Dec. deadline for H20 strategy

February 12, 2014

Regional News

Pot farmers sidestep higher tax rates

DENVER – Marijuana growers in Colorado avoided being singled out for higher tax rates in an agriculture tax measure that…

February 12, 2014

Local News

Small-town lawyer is next city attorney

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

February 12, 2014

Regional News

A tax on junk food? Navajo Nation says not yet

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation president has vetoed a proposal to impose an additional tax on chips, cookies and…

February 12, 2014

Local News

Local historic advocates score big

First satellite State Historical Fund office to open in Durango

February 12, 2014