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Iron Horse makes room for all

Undaunted riders adjust to shortened course

72-year-old sentenced for sex assault

Abramsdu1-i-syn A 72-year-old La Plata County man has been sentenced to five years of intensive probation supervision after pleading guilty…

The Blotter

Durango Police Friday 5:04 a.m. A white hatchback with an unknown out-of-state license plate was swerving and driving at varying…

Man charged in motel-shooting case

He was arrested after April 19 incident

Would you want to know if your food was GMO?

Protesters will support state labeling initiative

Arizona fire may nearly triple in size

A truck drives along a road near the the Slide Fire as it burns up Oak Creek Canyon nearby Friday…

Dayplanner Saturday

Meetings and Events Annual Senior Rummage Sale, 8 a.m.-2 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. Gentle Yoga in…

Here come the tourists

For 43 years, bike race has signaled season’s start

For cyclists, this green will mean a safer commute

Durango implements new design at two Camino del Rio intersections

Utah expects normal fire season

SALT LAKE CITY – A healthy dose of late spring showers helped improve drought conditions in Utah and has generated…

Reward offered for missing South Korea ferry owner

A man watches the TV news program about the reward being offered for information about Yoo Byung-eun Friday. South Korea…

Companies push safer credit cards

Credit and debit cards used issued by banks in Europe already use microchips, which offer better security protections for users.…

Few pleased with new law

President Barack Obama touts his health-care overhaul program as a success when it was announced that 8 million people had…

Nation & World Briefs

San Antonio mayor picked for HUD post WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has nominated up-and-coming Democrat Julian Castro as the…

Local Briefs

Native American art collection discussed “Heart of Collecting: 50 Years of Collecting Southwestern Native American Art” is the theme of…

Education Briefs

Local publishes research in magazine Veniece Fagerlin, of Hesperus, published undergraduate research in the Spring 2014 edition of Metamorphosis. Fagerlin’s…

Crazy Horse Memorial sees change

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. – The death of Crazy Horse Memorial leader Ruth Ziolkowski triggers a succession plan that transfers leadership…

Iron Horse changes course

Inclement weather cuts road race in half; finish line at Purgatory

KSUT flickers out – but only briefly

Despite suffering a brief power outage this afternoon – and the continuing threat posed by abominable weather – the show…

Weather window for Iron Horse?

With a weather window possibly opening up, this year’s race may be more against the weather than the train, a…

Senior prank targets parking

Making downtown shine

Putin says Russia will respect result of Ukraine vote

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, suggested Friday that the United States is pushing the European Union to impose new sanctions…

Obama picks Julian Castro for housing post

San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro will become one of the highest-ranking Hispanics in the administration if he is confirmed as…