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Michele Harris helps paint a Dumpster in the parking lot behind North Point Mall with the Dumpster Beautification Project. Local…

July 10, 2013

Local News

Time to hop to it?

Growing for breweries not easy, but possible

July 10, 2013

Local News

House GOP picks a new leader

Domino’s franchisee to lead chamber’s Republicans

July 10, 2013

Local News

State treasurer announces bid for re-election

2 Dems seek to replace GOP incumbent

July 10, 2013

Local News

Man gets 38-year prison term

19-year-old sentenced for his role in Ignacio murder

July 10, 2013

Local News

Colo. delegation seeks aid with forest fires

Rep. Scott Tipton says allowing more local control would help

July 10, 2013

Regional News

School tax measure a big question mark in state

“It doesn’t seem that schools have the money they need, so yeah, I’d say I’d vote for it,” said Kyla…

July 10, 2013

Local News

Schirard: Gun laws obstruct police

Issuing guns to deputies, returning stolen guns presents a problem

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Coal burning cuts lifespans in northern China

Visitors to Tiananmen Gate wear masks during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing. Air pollution significantly shortens people’s life…

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Quietly protecting our lands

BLM conservation group has headquarters in Durango

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Group sues EPA over invasive species regulations

TRAVERSE CITY, Mich. – An environmental group is suing the federal government, seeking tougher rules dealing with ballast water discharges…

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Hormones help make new plants from cuttings

Take a look at new shoots growing on a favorite shrub or vine and you’ll see that the bases of…

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Agency denies ribbon seal endangered species listing

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – The federal government has rejected an endangered species listing for a seal species that relies on sea…

July 10, 2013

Nation & World

Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty

MIT police officers stand at attention outside the federal courthouse before the arraignment for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev…

July 10, 2013

Local News

Courtroom wrangling clarifies gun law

One legal battle averted, another still looming

July 10, 2013

Local News

Help from above

A helicopter drops water on a small brush fire just south of Silverton early Wednesday afternoon, while a Durango &…

July 9, 2013

Local News

Governor lends support to tax hike

Added revenue would go to Colorado schools

July 9, 2013

Local News

Downtown street rehab hits hard rocks below

City plans to reopen Main Ave. on July 18

July 9, 2013

Local News

An upstream battle

Now playing at Oxbow boat launch: Homeowners vs. river rowdies

July 9, 2013

Local News

Drug agents dismantle southeast county meth lab

The Southwest Drug Task Force announced Wednesday it dismantled an inactive methamphetamine lab in southeast La Plata County. Investigators learned…

July 9, 2013

Local News

Senate shuts down student-loan vote

Without action, interest rates will double for fall

July 9, 2013

Local News

D&SNG to honor fallen Ariz. firefighters

Harper vows to raise funds for victims’ families

July 9, 2013

Nation & World

Boston Marathon bombing suspect pleads not guilty

Tsarnaevdu1-i-syn BOSTON – His arm in a cast and his face swollen, a blase-looking Dzhokhar Tsarnaev pleaded not guilty Wednesday…

July 9, 2013

Nation & World

Mountain fire near Vegas burns 6 ranch structures

Visitors at Red Rocks National Recreation Area look out at the Spring Mountains with smoke from a wildfire billowing behind…

July 9, 2013