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After the storm

Randy Dunton, left, and Bret Cochrane, with La Plata Electric Association, position a new power pole near the Animas City…

That banner still flies

Dale Garland, left, a teacher at Durango High School, is assisted by, from left, custodian Chris Gregory, Navy Capt.. Melinda…

An eye on high-hazard dams

Electra Lake gets a state fix, but money is tight

Police in pursuit of stabbing suspect after fight at Moe’s

One man is sent to Mercy hospital with ‘pretty serious’ wound to neck

District 9-R touts positive test scores

Bayfield results ‘mixed;’ Ignacio’s high school up

Woman to face attempted murder charges

Police arrive at 14th Street house after neighbor reports odor of gas

Efforts for small-scale hydropower become law

Cutting red tape opens opportunity for emissions-free power

Former County Extension Office director dies

Phyllis Lee spent 44 years in service

Durango water rates could go up by 10 percent in 2014

A residential customer consuming 2,000 gallons a month, which is the minimum rate for a city water charge, could see…

Durango seeks extension for development rules

The current intergovernmental agreement is set to expire Dec. 31. County officials have made it a priority to adopt a…

Recreational pot shops in county on hold

County attorney doesn’t expect a revenue bonanza from sales

Region needs more nurses

Colorado medical educators make the case Tuesday

Local defense attorney indicted

Prosecutor says lawyer refused to turn over evidence

Ignacio man pleads insanity in father’s killing

Defendant Richard Silva will undergo mental evaluation

A nice assist

Fort Lewis College soccer players Casey Higgins, right, Aaron Kleor, left, and Seth Mabe, along with teammates, spread about 40…

Finding a ‘leak’

For whatever reason, public urination is a common sight in Durango

Durango resident alleged to have pointed a firearm

Kyle Tischler, 19, was being held Tuesday in La Plata County jail on suspicion of menacing, harassment and domestic violence,…

Hermosa resident ID’d as man killed by train

Mother died in 1998 under similar circumstances

Back to the books, kids

Karyn Siegrist, a third-grade teacher at St. Columba School on Monday, prepares her classroom for the start of school Aug.…

Reaping the forest’s bounty

Businesses, citizens capitalize on nature’s riches on public lands

‘Weinergate’ has local connection

New resident built website that tracked ex-congressman’s tweets

Flags, football – and here comes fall

Durango High School Color Guard member Sierra Ogen practices with the team at the high school Friday in preparation for…

Sen. Udall prepared to fight for Bronco TV

Senator praises energy efficiency at Mesa Verde