Local News Simplifying Christmas Practicing zero waste easier on wallets and environment December 11, 2013
Regional News Pot retailers scramble to sell by January ’14 DENVER – Legal marijuana sales in Colorado are set to start Jan. 1, or so the law says. Knowing when… December 11, 2013
Local News Dalton Ranch Golf Club considers sale Pro golfer’s management group makes offer December 11, 2013
Local News A little help for St. Nick Employees of Holloman Construction of Odessa, Texas, and Custom Automated Controls, two contractors at the Durango-area Williams natural gas processing… December 11, 2013
Local News The Blotter Durango Police Wednesday 7:24 a.m. A drunken man was passed out near the Redbox in front of south City Market,… December 11, 2013
Regional News Mentally ill won’t be put in solitary confinement Colorado aims to reduce ‘administrative segregation’ December 11, 2013
Nation & World Senate poised for talkathon over Obama nominees Federal Housing Finance Authority Director nominee Rep. Mel Watt, D-N.C., listens as President Barack Obama announces his nomination to head… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Cooling pump on space station shuts down In this frame grab from video provided by NASA, two Russian flight engineers perform maintenance on the International Space Station… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Russia may answer conventional attack with nuclear weapons A Topol-M intercontinental ballistic missile is launched from the northern Plesetsk cosmodrome in Russia. Russian Deputy Prime Minister Dmitry Rogozin… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Nation Briefs Time magazine picks pope as Person of Year NEW YORK – Time magazine selected Pope Francis as its Person of… December 11, 2013
Nation & World World Briefs U.S., Britain to stop aid to Syria rebels forces BEIRUT – The U.S. and Britain said Wednesday they were suspending… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Health-care signups still lagging Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius is asking her department’s inspector general to investigate her department’s management and contracting… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Handshake GOP for Castro comments A spokesman for President Barak Obama said Wednesday it is “unfortunate” that some Republicans criticized Obama’s handshake with Cuban leader… December 11, 2013
Nation & World U.S. general: Afghan pullout could reverse gains BAGRAM AIR FIELD, Afghanistan – America’s top military officer warned the withdrawal of most U.S. and allied forces from Afghanistan… December 11, 2013
Nation & World Budget deal offers stability to Pentagon spending WASHINGTON – Working-age military retirees would see fewer dollars in their federal pensions and the Pentagon would get some long-sought… December 11, 2013
Good Earth Some companies can kill eagles in name of green energy A golden eagle flies over a wind turbine farm in Converse County, Wyo. To spur development and investment in green… December 11, 2013
Good Earth Grand Canyon releases plan to aid native fish FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The Colorado River through the Grand Canyon and its tributaries used to be home to eight native… December 11, 2013
Good Earth Arctic owls fly south to U.S. A snowy owl rests on a branch at the Edwin B. Forsythe National Wildlife Refuge in Galloway Township, N.J. The… December 11, 2013
Good Earth Human food can help, but it can also hurt local ursine populations The abundance of human food in towns and cities can help and hurt bears.Courtesy of Bear Smart Durango Talk of… December 11, 2013
Good Earth Small dairies struggle to survive in Colorado In Weld County, larger producers have an edge December 11, 2013
Nation & World Public approval of Obama continues to fall Poll: Large percentage of Americans unhappy with Congress December 11, 2013
Nation & World Interpreter’s signing blasted as ‘gibberish’ Advocates for the deaf say the sign language interpreter who was on stage Tuesday with President Barack Obama and other… December 11, 2013