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Enviros honor Zia Taqueria, and the chickens eat the scraps

Zia Taqueria was recognized Wednesday for its environmentally friendly efforts, winning the 2013 Green Business Leadership Award. Here’s what you…

February 12, 2014

Nation & World

Egypt military chief heads to Moscow in rare visit

In this image released on the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Military Spokesman of the Armed Forces, Egyptian army…

February 12, 2014

Nation & World

Boy Scouts’ ranks drop after year of policy change

Pascal Tessier, left, a gay Boy Scout, receives his Eagle Scout badge from Troop 52 Scoutmaster Don Beckham, right, in…

February 12, 2014

Good Earth

Russians go nuts for pet squirrels

MOSCOW – One by one, the bushy-tailed residents of Moscow’s parks have been disappearing. The problem: Russians have gone nuts…

February 12, 2014

Good Earth

To save elephants, U.S. targets ivory trade

Extinction looms amid record-high demand for wildlife products

February 12, 2014

Good Earth

Chinese villagers attack polluting factory

BEIJING – Villagers in southwestern China infuriated by a factory that was polluting the environment smashed its offices and equipment,…

February 12, 2014

Good Earth

Colored roofs cool off cities

White, green coverings can limit warming in metropolitan areas

February 12, 2014

Good Earth

Will farmers ‘like’ Facebook?

Free workshop could transform social media wallflowers into tycoons

February 12, 2014

Nation & World

US budget deficit totals $10.4 billion in January

The Treasury reports how much of a budget deficit the U.S. government ran in January 2014. It is down 36.6…

February 12, 2014

Local News

Forget winter: Lack of snow allows Hillcrest Golf to open this week

Hillcrest Golf Club will open its course on a limited basis beginning Friday, head professional John Vickers said. Also, the…

February 12, 2014

Nation & World

Ice storm encases parts of the South

Lillian Webb Park in Historic Norcross was an icy field Wednesday in Norcross, Ga. Across the South, winter-weary residents woke…

February 12, 2014

Local News

Will Election Day voter registration open fraud’s door?

Republicans do – and they’re upset the measure got passed

February 11, 2014

Local News

And in this corner … ‘Buffie’ McFadyen

Your current U.S. Rep. Tipton may not be ‘maverick’ enough

February 11, 2014

Local News

Rapidly rising

Workers are finishing the second of four whitewater features under construction at Santa Rita Park. Scott McClain, the city of…

February 11, 2014

Nation & World

Comcast to buy Time Warner Cable for $45 billion

A Time Warner Cable truck is parked in New York. Comcast has agreed to buy Time Warner Cable for $45.2…

February 11, 2014

Nation & World

Congress clears bill ending military pension cuts

Air Force Gen. Philip M. Breedlove, supreme allied commander of NATO forces, walks Sen. Joe Donnelly, D-Ind. on Capitol Hill…

February 11, 2014

Nation & World

Results confirm tribes’ lineage

Native Americans have DNA links to earliest people

February 11, 2014

Local News

County works to keep rural taps flowing

Meeting of minds aims to clarify who provides water service just beyond city limits

February 11, 2014

Nation & World

Afghanistan frees detainees U.S. calls ‘dangerous’

A U.S. military guard walks down a corridor between detainee cells at the Parwan detention facility near Bagram, Afghanistan. An…

February 11, 2014

Nation & World

Health insurance sign-ups gaining steam

Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is calling the increase in health-care insurance signups “encouraging.” Her department released new…

February 11, 2014

Nation & World

Euthanasia for kids?

Belgian politicians debate the bill on child euthanasia at the Belgian federal parliament in Brussels Wednesday. Belgium, one of the…

February 11, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary, noon meeting, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango,…

February 11, 2014

Local News

Coffee clubs brew friendships

Men’s java groups in Durango can be traced back more than 60 years

February 11, 2014

Local News

Should your kid’s teacher pack heat?

Republican gun measures fail

February 11, 2014