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Ignacio school ‘normal’ after gas-leak scare on Monday

Some teachers worried about long-term effects

May 17, 2013

Local News

Sheriffs bond to shoot down state gun laws

Schirard among 54 suing Hickenlooper over two bills

May 17, 2013

Local News

Teaching tech?

Durango school district adapting to ways of kids

May 17, 2013

Local News

Iron Horse director to step down after race

Sippydu1-i-syn After leading the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic through seven years of steady growth, event Director Gaige Sippy will step…

May 17, 2013

Local News

La Plata County unemployment dips to 5.5 percent

La Plata County’s unemployment rate in April continued to decrease along with Colorado’s, according to data released from the state…

May 17, 2013

Local News

Journalists group recognizes Herald’s work

Contest included media from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, N.M.

May 17, 2013

Local News

Marine recruiters hop aboard train, ride Tall Timber ziplines

Contingent visiting Southwest Colorado for three days

May 17, 2013

Nation & World

$600M Powerball prize inspires the office pool

Establishing rules can prevent controversy, bad feelings

May 17, 2013

Nation & World

Photo exhibit ignites outrage

Photographer Arne Svenson secretly took pictures of the residents of a glass-walled building across the street from his apartment.Bebeto Matthews/Associated…

May 17, 2013

Nation & World

Treasury told of IRS probe in ’12

At a House Ways and Means Committee hearing Friday, ousted IRS chief Steven Miller apologized for the agency’s targeting of…

May 17, 2013

Nation & World

Hagel orders retraining for sex-abuse prevention

WASHINGTON – Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel on Friday ordered the military to recertify all 25,000 people involved in programs designed…

May 17, 2013

Local News

Wildfire ignites north of Durango on Hwy. 550

A fire near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on the west side of U.S. Highway 550 consumed…

May 17, 2013

Nation & World

Ousted IRS chief regrets treatment of tea party

Ousted IRS chief Steven Miller, right, testifies before the House Ways and Means Committee hearing about the extra scrutiny the…

May 17, 2013

Nation & World

Obama to tap Daniel Werfel as acting IRS head

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will appoint senior White House budget officer Daniel Werfel to be acting commissioner of the…

May 16, 2013

Nation & World

Texas tornado winds believed to be up to 200 mph

This aerial photo shows a damaged home among debris field Thursday in Granbury, Texas. Ten tornadoes touched down in several…

May 16, 2013

Nation & World

Afghan woman recounts night of soldier’s rampage

Army sergeant may face death penalty for massacre of 16

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

2 Minnesota women sentenced in Somali terror case

MINNEAPOLIS – Two Minnesota women convicted of conspiring to send money to al-Shabab in Somalia were given prison sentences in…

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

Emotional day of testimony in Arias trial

Steven Alexander, brother of murder victim Travis Alexander, looks back towards Jodi Arias as he reads his “victim impact statement”…

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

Dying man’s eye blinks lead to Ohio murder verdict

CINCINNATI – An Ohio man was found guilty Thursday of fatally shooting a man who authorities say identified his assailant…

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

Wisconsin wildfire started by logging operations

MADISON, Wis. â€“ Prosecutors announced Thursday they won’t file charges against loggers whose equipment apparently started a massive wildfire in…

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

Cyclone Mahasen fizzles as it hits Bangladesh

COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh – Cyclone Mahasan weakened Thursday afternoon into a tropical storm and then dissipated, causing far less damage…

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

Obama picks budget official to run troubled IRS

Werfeldu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama picked a senior White House budget official to become the acting head of the…

May 15, 2013

Nation & World

House advances student loan fix

WASHINGTON – The days of fixed-rate student loans could be coming to a close, with House Republicans on Thursday advancing…

May 15, 2013

Local News

Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3

A Durango woman died after being involved in a single-car rollover south of downtown on Colorado Highway 3. Skye Buswell,…

May 15, 2013