News

Gunmen kill two French troopers

French President Francois Hollande says deploying French troops to the Central African Republic is necessary to help the country avoid…

December 10, 2013

Nation & World

Egypt’s Moussa defends draft charter

Amr Moussa, the chairman of Egypt’s 50-member panel tasked with amending its Islamist-drafted constitution, says he believes the group’s proposed…

December 10, 2013

Nation & World

Justices hear environmental case

Court members agree cross-border pollution issue is complex, tough

December 10, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry defends Iranian deal

Delay of new sanctions draws fire from House members

December 10, 2013

Education

Education Briefs

Education foundation celebrates 30 years The Durango Foundation for Educational Excellence is celebrating its 30th birthday by getting a new…

December 10, 2013

Nation & World

Bipartisan negotiators reach modest budget pact

House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan, R-Wis., and Senate Budget Committee Chairwoman Patty Murray, D-Wash., say a tentative agreement on…

December 10, 2013

Local News

County commissioners pass $71 million budget

Employees will not receive raises in 2014

December 10, 2013

Local News

Thieves target La Plata County mailboxes

Residents asked to be on lookout

December 10, 2013

Nation & World

Bipartisan fix advances for Medicare doctors’ pay

Senate Finance Committee Chairman Sen. Max Baucus, D-Mont. says Congress needs to come up with a permanent fix to Medicare…

December 10, 2013

Nation & World

Obama hails Mandela’s life

President Barrack Obama urged Africans and young people around the world to make Nelson Mandela’s “life work your own” during…

December 10, 2013

Local News

James Ranch beef involved in recall

Front Range company to blame

December 10, 2013

Local News

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December 10, 2013

Daily update

Community Road Work Conditions

Community Road Work Conditions for Wednesday, Dec. 11. Colorado Highway 145 northbound/southbound on Lizard Head Pass (milemarker 57.6). Through May…

December 10, 2013

Daily update

Dayplanner Wednesday

Arts and Entertainment Greg Ryder, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. Joel Racheff, 6 p.m., 6512, 128…

December 10, 2013

Local News

Task force scrutinizes vaccine exemption

Group calls for education for parents who opt out

December 9, 2013

Local News

Need a lift to the lifts

“Snow’s great. I gotta get up there,” said Mark Raymond as he tries to hitch a ride Tuesday morning from…

December 9, 2013

Local News

9-R facing unkind cuts

District leaders optimistic despite budget trimming

December 9, 2013

Regional News

6-year-old suspended for kissing classmate

DENVER – The suspension of a 6-year-old boy for kissing a girl at school is raising questions about whether the…

December 9, 2013

Regional News

N.Y. court: Reporter doesn’t have to reveal sources in shooting story

ALBANY, N.Y. – A Fox News reporter is protected by New York law from being forced to reveal her sources…

December 9, 2013

Regional News

Air bag saves Utah skier in backcountry avalanche

A skier survived after she was buried in an avalanche she triggered in a steep ravine in Grizzly Gulch, just…

December 9, 2013

Local News

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 2:01 a.m. Someone in a gray Ford Ranger hit a 2011 red Dodge Ram in the 200…

December 9, 2013

Local News

Hazy days of winter

Tuesday morningâ€™s cold temperatures and calm winds kept smoke from a controlled burn lingering in the Animas Valley north of…

December 9, 2013

Business

Nasdaq tries to reach dot-com-era peak

Composite is still 20 percent below the level that it reached in 2000

December 9, 2013

Nation & World

Congress renews undetectable gun ban for decade

Jay Janner/Associated Press<br><br>This Austin American Statesman photograph shows a Liberator pistol that was completely made on a 3-D-printer. Congress approved…

December 9, 2013