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Report shows persistence of violence on television

A study of 392 prime-time-scripted programs on broadcast networks shown during the month after Vice President Joe Bidens January meeting…

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

Actor Alan Alda wants scientists to nix jargon, use simple words

Actor Alan Alda enlists the help of Sujata Pawagi during a Communicating Science class on the campus of Stony Brook…

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

Widow, pals focus in bomb case

Suspects’ inner circle under scrutiny

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

Federal report cites many causes for bees’ decline

A new federal report blames a combination of problems for the decline of honeybees in the United States since 2006.…

May 4, 2013

Regional News

Snake collector gets to keep 29 boa constrictors – for now

Thomas Cobb lets his young son Daiden hold one of his snakes as he shows off several of the exotic…

May 4, 2013

Local News

Wine time

Debbie Kurz awaits a wine tasting Saturday led by Jay Fletcher, executive director of fine wines for distributor Southern Wine…

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

Morning-after pill sparks debate

Some parents protest access to 15-year-olds

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

7 U.S. service members killed in Afghan attack

The renewed violence came as Afghan President Hamid Karzai acknowledged at a news conference that regular payments his government has…

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

Sunnis flee Syrian city after reports of killings

The Britain-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said around 4,000 people were fleeing from the predominantly Sunni southern parts of…

May 4, 2013

Nation & World

Israel enforces ‘red line’ with airstrike in Syria

Bodyguards escort Syrian president Bashar Assad, right, through a crowd of young people Saturday during an inauguration ceremony in Damascus…

May 4, 2013

Local News

Controlled burn makes a run for it

Sunnyside area on pre-evacuation

May 4, 2013

Regional News

Pot laws: ‘Anything’s a possibility’

Colorado lawmakers grapple for solutions as timeline nears

May 3, 2013

Local News

Jury grants Durango woman $235 in dog-shooting case

Defendant’s lawyer concerned with precedent of decision

May 3, 2013

Local News

County, tribe explore common ground

The diplomatic meeting was a first for Commissioner Bobby Lieb and his newly elected counterparts Gwen Lachelt and Julie Westendorff.…

May 3, 2013

Local News

Which roads to get facelift?

Warm weather means local construction is imminent

May 3, 2013

Local News

Colorful day in May

Ballet Folklorico de Fort Lewis College members Kathleen Smith, left, a senior elementary education major, and Jennifer Cossey took part…

May 3, 2013

Local News

Narrow Gauge days, but wide age range

Volunteer Dick Taggart, left, helps Christopher “Duke” Wyne, 4, during Friday’s community celebration, which kicks off Narrow Gauge Days at…

May 3, 2013

Local News

Colorado House advances tax break for poor

Republicans say cost is prohibitive

May 3, 2013

Local News

Healthy food pays off for school

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given the school its Healthier U.S. School Challenge Silver Award, complete with a $1,000…

May 3, 2013

Local News

No money for aerial fire fleet in Colo.

Senate bill would create Air Corps

May 3, 2013

Regional News

New Mexico to impose fire restrictions for all 33 counties

The restrictions will take effect at 8 a.m. Wednesday. They will prohibit the use of fireworks, campfires and other open…

May 3, 2013

$Gov. Hickenlooper defends hydraulic fracturing stance$

Regional News

Gov. Hickenlooper defends hydraulic fracturing stance

Says he looks at both sides of the debate

May 3, 2013

Regional News

Judge won’t rule until Holmes decides on plea

Judge Carlos Samour Jr. rejected a request from Holmes attorneys to rule on their contention that state laws on the…

May 3, 2013

Nation & World

Calif. fire threatens 4,000 homes

A wildfire burns Friday along a hillside in Point Mugu, Calif. By Friday afternoon, the Ventura County blaze had burned…

May 3, 2013