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Community Road Work Conditions

Community Road Work Conditions

The city of Durango Community Development Department’s fall construction of the Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Project has resumed. Each side street…

November 20, 2013

Locals get chance for early Iron Horse sign-up

Locals get chance for early Iron Horse sign-up

Locals are again being given first dibs at entering the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race/ride. Set your smartphone calendar…

November 20, 2013

Poll: Christie tops Clinton in Colo.

Poll: Christie tops Clinton in Colo.

Rand Paul, Paul Ryan, Ted Cruz also competitive

November 20, 2013

The Christmas spirit

The Christmas spirit

First United Methodist Christian School prekindergarten students Logan Muraro, left, and Avery Blalock stack boxes filled with school supplies, hygiene…

November 19, 2013

Snowpack data collection faces financial uncertainty

Snowpack data collection faces financial uncertainty

But now they’re fighting just to keep in place the data system they have. Because of budget cuts, the state’s…

November 19, 2013

Surviving the S. Camino jam

Surviving the S. Camino jam

It can be confusing, but statistics say it has improved

November 19, 2013

Lawmakers unanimous for Hermosa Creek

Lawmakers unanimous for Hermosa Creek

Proposed legislation would manage, protect 108,000 acres

November 19, 2013

Ready for the day

Ready for the day

Lynelle and Chris Caldwell finish setting up a multitude of Christmas lawn ornaments and inflatables that has become an annual…

November 19, 2013

House passes Tipton energy bill, 228 to 192

House passes Tipton energy bill, 228 to 192

Measure requires plans to boost energy output on public lands

November 19, 2013

The Blotter

Wednesday 2:11 a.m. Someone was heard screaming on the river trail behind the fish hatchery, 151 East 16th St. Tuesday…

November 19, 2013

Questions about price prompt state insurance tour

Questions about price prompt state insurance tour

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November 19, 2013

Military maps to focus on natural disasters, analysis

Military maps to focus on natural disasters, analysis

Pentagon's mapping agency looking to predict disaster areas

November 19, 2013

Israel says ‘bad’ Iran deal will bring war

Israel says ‘bad’ Iran deal will bring war

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was headed to Moscow today to convince the Kremlin that any deal should force Iran…

November 19, 2013

Gettysburg Address: A short speech long remembered

Gettysburg Address: A short speech long remembered

James Getty, portraying President Abraham Lincoln, helps commemorate the 150th anniversary of the dedication of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery and…

November 19, 2013

Nation Briefs

SANFORD, Fla. – George Zimmerman’s girlfriend said he tried to choke her about a week ago during an altercation that…

November 19, 2013

Prospectors seek fortune in legal pot

Prospectors seek fortune in legal pot

Marijuana opens business opportunity for an array of folks

November 19, 2013

Mold vanquisher finds niche

Mold vanquisher finds niche

‘Eco-friendly’ elixir to combat virulent scourge hits mark

November 19, 2013

Business Briefs

Business Briefs

Carolyn Striker has joined Mumbling Marmot Tutoring as a tutor serving Durango and Bayfield specializing in cognitive skills, study skills,…

November 19, 2013

Tornado outbreak cost could exceed $1 billion

Tornado outbreak cost could exceed $1 billion

Although damage estimates are far from final, Sunday’s outbreak could exceed the billion-dollar mark, making it the costliest severe weather…

November 19, 2013

Puerto Rico’s glowing lagoon goes nearly dark

Puerto Rico’s glowing lagoon goes nearly dark

Puerto Rican officials are investigating why the bioluminescent Grand Lagoon at the Nature Reserve of Las Cabezas de San Juan…

November 19, 2013

Local Briefs

The Civil Air Patrol Senior Squadron will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church of Mancos, 150…

November 19, 2013

Internet gambling in New Jersey tested and defended

Internet gambling in New Jersey tested and defended

New Jersey is preparing to test its new Internet gaming system which is scheduled to go online next week. The…

November 19, 2013

Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square

Egypt revolutionaries make return to Tahrir Square

Egyptian revolutionaries are taking to the streets in Egypt to protest both the military government and the Islamist government that…

November 19, 2013

Senators push Obama on Iran deal

Senators push Obama on Iran deal

President Barack Obama says he believes the proposal Western nations are negotiating with Iran will give the U.S. and its…

November 19, 2013