News

NSA chief admits testing U.S. cellphone tracking

National Security Agency director Gen. Keith Alexander, right, admits the agency tested systems to determine if it could track Americans…

October 2, 2013

Nation & World

Meeting ends with no progress on budget

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nev., right, says Senate Democrats and the White House will not budge on their…

October 2, 2013

Local News

Final month for iron horse

Engine No. 486 of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad churns its way across the bridge near Rotary Park…

October 1, 2013

Local News

Farm bill expires with fed shutdown

Legislation’s lapse retrofits agriculture policy to 1949

October 1, 2013

Local News

Contributors not high on pot tax

Difference is no national money like 2012

October 1, 2013

Local News

FLC chooses Common Reading book

This yearâ€™s book selection is Full Body Burden: Growing Up in the Nuclear Shadow of Rocky Flats by Kristen Iversen.…

October 1, 2013

Local News

Harrington donation account established

A benefit account has been established to help former Bayfield Marshal Jim Harrington and his family as he undergoes treatment…

October 1, 2013

Local News

School tax boosters armed with $5M

‘Robust network’ includes Durango office

October 1, 2013

Local News

Safety of children is goal of new plan

La Plata County among limited venues

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Clinton praises release of Bosnian war documents

Former President Bill Clinton says the CIA’s recent release of documents about the U.S. involvement in the Bosnian war is…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

South Korea displays new missile at military ceremony

South Korea shows off some of its new military weapons during its biggest Armed Forces Day parade in a decade.…

October 1, 2013

Business

Airlines promise amenities – for fee

Passengers happy to dig deep for iPads, hot meals, easy boarding

October 1, 2013

Business

‘Cheap’ air pioneer to buy Frontier

Say goodbye to frills as new boss plans minimalist envelope push

October 1, 2013

Business

Mercury wins top company recognition

Magazine names local financial services firm best of rest

October 1, 2013

Business

Avoid cash-flow crisis by taking simple steps

Merriam-Webster.com defines cash flow as the movement of money in and out of a business. What is often left unsaid…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Furloughed federal jobs that may surprise you

Furloughed jobs that may surprise you

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

GOP states offer little help on buying insurance

Thirty-six states, most of them Republican-controlled, have opted to let the federal government run the exchanges where consumers can shop…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

U.S.: Taliban attack could have been foreseen

The Central Command’s report indicated that the Marines at Camp Bastion, one of the largest coalition airfields in Afghanistan, could…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Israel says it’s ready to take on Iran itself

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is urging world leaders to maintain pressure on Iran to stop its nuclear program, which…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Obama, Boehner trade blame on shutdown

Speaker of the House Rep. John Boehner, R-Ohio, says President Barack Obama isn’t “telling the whole story” when he blames…

October 1, 2013

Nation & World

Controversial FERC nominee withdraws name

Binzdu1-i-syn Ron Binz, a former Colorado energy regulator who strongly backs renewable energy, was opposed by at least half of…

October 1, 2013

Education

Teachers take their turns as students

Local instructors use professional day to improve classroom experiences

October 1, 2013

Education

SAT scores steady

Average scores in reading, math and writing were the same in 2012 and 2013. Students scored an average of 496…

October 1, 2013

Education

Not many schools have distaste for federal lunch program

The Agriculture Department says 524 schools out of about 100,000 have dropped out of the federally-subsidized national school lunch program.Associated…

October 1, 2013