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Community menus for Monday, Nov. 4. Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Meatloaf, mashed potatoes, brown gravy, seasoned green beans, salad bar,…

November 2, 2013

Daily update

Community Road Work Conditions

Community road work conditions for Monday, Nov. 4: U.S. Highway 160 Eastbound/Westbound between Cortez and Towaoc (Milemarker 37-27). Through November…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

NSA uproar could spark changes not seen since ’70s

Lawmakers of both parties considering overhauling agency

November 2, 2013

Regional News

Pass ‘likely’ closed for season

ASPEN – Aspen is again a dead-end town as the Colorado Department of Transportation has closed Independence Pass, “likely” for…

November 2, 2013

Local News

Dayplanner Sunday

Meetings and Events Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-1 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Durango Winter Sports Foundation…

November 2, 2013

Local News

Upgrading school surveillance

New closed-circuit television system being installed at DHS

November 2, 2013

Local News

Ski swap celebrates 50th anniversary

Peter May-Ostendorp buys his first pair of downhill skis Saturday at Hesperus Ski Patrol’s 50th annual ski swap at the…

November 2, 2013

Local News

Sugar Pine Ranch biker rally dissolves

Mancos-area event calls it quits after 7 years

November 2, 2013

Regional News

Colo. space pioneer recalled as curious

The funeral of astronaut Scott Carpenter, who became the second American to orbit the Earth when he followed John Glenn,…

November 2, 2013

Local News

High school students working to get their feet in college door

Event aims to help pupils with writing, application skills

November 2, 2013

Local News

Driver strikes pedestrians

A driver was cited for careless driving, and two people were sent to Mercy Regional Medical Center with non-life-threatening injuries…

November 2, 2013

Regional News

Dark, collodion photos revived

Frustrated by the ease with which digital photos can be taken and doctored, some artists are kicking it old school:…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

Shock follows health-insurance cancellation

Dean and Mary Lou Griffin, of Chadds Ford, Pa., are among millions of people nationwide who are receiving notices that…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

Man charged in TSA agent killing

U.S. attorney says murder believed to be ‘premeditated’

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

Thousands of fliers delayed after Los Angeles shooting

Thousands of fliers across the U.S. were delayed after the shooting at Los Angeles International Airport closed parts of the…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

Volatile gas prices give drivers whiplash

Gas prices dropped to $3.17 at a Speedway station in Kokomo, Ind., on Oct. 24. Local gasoline prices are swinging…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

California BART unions ratify contract that ended strike OAKLAND, Calif. – A second Bay Area Rapid Transit labor union has…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

Some say Love Canal still oozes

1,100 more lawsuits may be filed

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

D.C. set to change pot laws

Small amounts of marijuana could be OK’d

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

JFK’s image shines on despite contradictions

Sen. John F. Kennedy, then a Democratic senator from Massachusetts, sits with wife, Jacqueline, as she reads to their daughter,…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

‘God’s Army’ twins reunite

Men fought Myanmar government as children

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

In middle of Syrian war, giant Jesus statue arises

Workers prepare to install a 40-foot-tall, bronze statue of Jesus in the Christian town of Sednaya, Syria, in the middle…

November 2, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

Two French journalists abducted, killed in Mali DAKAR, Senegal – Gunmen abducted and killed two French radio journalists on assignment…

November 2, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

Medicare, Obamacare to be discussed Elizabeth Helms, certified senior adviser, will present general information about signing up for Medicare, and…

November 2, 2013