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A legacy that won’t die

Mining in Silverton a long tradition that some want to return

August 3, 2013

Superfund: A dirty word to some in Silverton

SILVERTON – Ever since the Environmental Protection Agency proposed making parts of Silverton a federal Superfund site in the early…

August 3, 2013

Local News

Campaign wants state’s residents to do ‘Colorado Proud’

Connie Tran, left, snaps Jeff DeCelles’ picture for a photo and video montage to be posted on the Colorado Proud…

August 3, 2013

Regional News

Outdoor trade show: ‘Anything to turn heads’

Salt Lake City expo attracts mostly retailers

August 3, 2013

Local News

He’s got an ax to grind

“We just take whatever comes our way. … You never know what somebody will throw at you,” said Barry Owen…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Obama tees off into a birthday weekend

President Barack Obama, second from left, jogs up the ramp of Marine One as he leaves Andrews Air Force Base,…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

New jobs mostly low-pay, part-time

Mid-paying industries add 22 percent of 2013’s job gain

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Republicans on attack against others in party

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. has likened fellow Republican Sens. Ted Cruz of Texas and Rand Paul of Kentucky and others…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

N.Y. village tries to control deer

It’s giving animals birth control

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Sikhs sidestep fights about Wis. rampage donations

OAK CREEK, Wis. – In the aftermath of shooting rampages in Colorado and Virginia, victims’ families have clashed about how…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Few Arab atheists inch out of shadows

Describing his change of beliefs from Islam to atheism, Rafat Awad, a 23-year-old pharmacist in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, said,…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Actors with fake guns bring police with real ones

A group of student filmmakers were using fake guns to shoot a robbery scene at a suburban Los Angeles coffee…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Final hurricane forecast calls for busy season

All of the forecasts are in, and with the heart of the hurricane season just weeks away, an unusually busy…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Pamplona inspires new bull run in U.S.

ATLANTA – Organizers of a new event planned for several U.S. cities plan to unleash bulls to sprint through fenced-in…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Lead-poisoned children receiving care in Nigeria

LAGOS, Nigeria – The Nigerian village that suffered one of the world’s worst recorded incidents of lead poisoning is now…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Swaddle-maker swamped after prince’s photo op

It took perhaps 45 seconds last week for Prince George of Cambridge, the newborn heir to the British throne, to…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Snowden finds comfort in new Russian home

Leaker gets job offers; misses his U.S. girlfriend

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Survey: Vets worry most about suicide

The nation’s newest combat veterans – those who fought in Iraq and Afghanistan – say the biggest challenge facing their…

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

Labor unions getting creative

Declining membership prompts unified effort

August 3, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. issues travel alert

Al-Qaida threat leads to closure of 21 embassies

August 2, 2013

Local News

Lightning-strike map finds fires

National network helps firefighters get to source of smoke

August 2, 2013

Local News

Emergency-planning commission adds Lachelt to its team

Lacheltdu1-i-syn La Plata County Commissioner Gwen Lachelt has been appointed to serve on a 12-member commission that will oversee state-…

August 2, 2013

Local News

Doggie bag

When Peanut the Chihuahua hurt her foot Friday morning, it looked like her vacation might be over. But her owner,…

August 2, 2013

Nation & World

Judge blocks horse slaughter

Companies aim to open plants in N.M.

August 2, 2013