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Trump will announce Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision, an AP source says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump will announce Space Command will move from Colorado to Alabama, reversing a Biden-era decision, an AP…

September 2, 2025

NYC’s West Indian parade celebrates Caribbean culture with music, merriment and mayoral candidates

FILE – A reveler marches in the West Indian Day Parade on Sept. 2, 2024, in the Brooklyn borough of…

Trump says he’s awarding former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani the Presidential Medal of Freedom

FILE – Rudy Giuliani speaks to the media outside Manhattan federal court in New York, Jan. 3, 2025. (AP Photo/Ted…

Two small planes collide midair at an airport in Colorado, killing 1 person and injuring 3

FORT MORGAN, Colo. (AP) — One person was killed and three were injured when two small planes collided midair as…

Man is found dead at annual Burning Man festival in Nevada, a sheriff’s office says

FILE – The sun rises behind a wood and neon statue, the center piece of the annual Burning Man festival…

Bayfield Primary School honors life of student after long battle with cancer

Positive attitude, shining personality of Ozzie Goldman inspires town, school faculty, students, to ‘Live Like Ozzie’

Earthquake in eastern Afghanistan destroys villages and kills 800 people, with 2,500 injured

An injured person is carried to a military helicopter that landed to evacuate injured victims of an earthquake that killed…

Man apologizes for taking Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the US Open

NEW YORK (AP) — A man who took tennis player Kamil Majchrzak’s hat from a young fan at the U.S.…

Lost boy wandering elevated monorail line in Hersheypark is saved by another parkgoer

HERSHEY, Pa. (AP) — A lost boy wandering a monorail line high above the crowd at Hersheypark was rescued by…

Tennis player Sorana Cirstea says trophy was stolen from her New York hotel room during the US Open

Soraya Cirstea, of Romania, pulls off her visor after losing to Karolina Muchova, of the Czech Republic, during the second…

State should reconsider vaccine mandate

I am writing in response to the article, “Five vaccinations required for Colorado K-12 students,” (Herald, Aug. 20). I, and…

Durango man’s invention helped others in crisis – then he faced his own

The Levitator is a specialized gurney for backcountry search and rescue extractions

City accepting pro and con statements for Durango fire district’s property tax ballot question

Proposal to voters would raise property taxes by 4.45 mills

Dejan Joveljic scores twice and Sporting KC beats Rapids 4-2 to end six-match winless streak

KANSAS CITY, Kan. (AP) — Dejan Joveljic scored a goal in each half and Sporting Kansas City ended a six-match…

Sen. Hickenlooper rebukes anti-renewable energy policies at Durango press conference

Solar power stakeholders stick up for threatened federal funding programs

Costelli leads Northern Colorado to 17-3 win over Division II Chadron St.

GREELEY, Colo. (AP) — Peter Costelli threw for a touchdown and ran for another and that was enough to carry…

Harris scores 3 touchdowns, Air Force rolls past Bucknell 49-13

AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. (AP) — Josh Johnson threw for two touchdowns, one to Cade Harris, and Harris ran for…

PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo

People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to…

Russian drone and missile attack on southern Ukraine kills 1 and wounds dozens

Rescue workers put out a fire at a residential building destroyed by a Russian air strike in Zaporizhzhia, Ukraine, Saturday,…

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Free Life-long Learning series begins Wednesday

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Agile Space Industries to expand operations at Durango-La Plata County Airport

Agreement expected to create new jobs, support manufacturing growth

Suspended Little Leaguer’s bat sells for nearly $10,000 at auction

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The bat tossed in the air by a New Jersey Little Leaguer to celebrate a home run…