News

Defense bill up for vote

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. walks to a closed-door briefing on the recent agreement reached between Iran and western powers on…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

FBI arrests Kansas man in terror-plot sting WICHITA, Kan. – A Kansas man who prosecutors say sympathized with violent terrorists…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Iran’s fears of being a target cloud nuke talks

Iran is concerned about letting international inspectors into its nuclear facilities because it fears it could increase the risk of…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry meets Israel’s Netanyahu to push peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is trying to get a framework peace agreement in place between Israel and…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Pressure builds to find man

A photo shows retired-FBI agent Robert Levinson in a photo the family received in April 2011.Associated Press WASHINGTON – The…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

Bird walk to be held Wednesday in Durango A bird walk will be hosted by the Durango Nature Studies at…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Chapman Hill to open today

Chapman Hill will open from noon to 6 p.m. today. The Big Tow line will carry skiers and snowboarders up…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Archuleta County begins truck inspections

The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office has begun inspecting commercial trucks traveling through the area in an effort to improve overall…

December 13, 2013

Regional News

School shooter wounds 2, kills self

Sheriff: Student at Arapahoe looking for teacher

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

NASA may OK spacewalk for fix

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station may have to make a spacewalk to try to repair the space station’s cooling…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

100,000 gather to view Mandela’s body

Some people are complaining that the South African government failed to make adequate arrangements for residents to view the body…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Sentence in Texas teen’s fatal DWI wreck stirs ire

Evan Jennings talkls about his father, Brian Jennings, one of the victims of a drunken driving accident that killed four…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

U.N. report confirms chemical arms attacks UNITED NATIONS – U.N inspectors said Thursday that chemical weapons have been used in…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

Data tracks insurance disparities

New data shows that states with Democratic leaders are registering more people on their health-care insurance websites than those with…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

House OK’s budget proposal

House Speaker John Boehner is attacking tea party-backed groups for not supporting the budget agreement the House passed Thursday.J. Scott…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Regulators shut down unsafe bus companies LOS ANGELES – Federal bus safety regulators have shut down 52 companies in what…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

Interpreter is schizophrenic

Thamsanqa Jantjie says he was seeing angels while translating for public officials during Nelson Mandela’s memorial services Tuesday in Soweto.…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

Astronomers declare comet dead

WASHINGTON – Comet ISON, once optimistically called the comet of the century, is dead, the victim of a way-too-close brush…

December 12, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

Senior center to host dance The Durango/La Plata Senior Center will host a winter dance from 3 to 5 p.m.…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

Federal agency shuts 52 unsafe bus companies

LOS ANGELES – Federal bus safety regulators have shut down 52 companies in what they describe as a major nationwide…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

FCC: Lift ban on in-flight calls. DOT: Not so fast

Although Federal Communications Commission Chairman Tom Wheeler believes his agency should allow airlines to decide whether or not to allow…

December 12, 2013

Daily update

Community Road Work Conditions

Community Road Work Conditions for Friday, Dec. 13. Atmos Energyâ€™s work at Main Avenue and 18th Street continues, with a…

December 12, 2013

Daily update

Dayplanner Friday

Meetings and Events Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main…

December 12, 2013

Daily update

Community Menus

Community menus for Friday, Dec. 13. Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Chicken fried steak, whipped potatoes, country gravy, broccoli and cheese,…

December 12, 2013