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Durango Police Tuesday 12:07 p.m. A shirtless man was asking for money on the west side of the intersection of…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

McConnel beats back challenger in primary race

Kentucky Republican Sen. Mitch McConnell, left, won an easy primary fight to get to run as the GOP candidate for…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

Two car bombings kill scores in Nigeria JOS, Nigeria – Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

Disease feared after floods

Bosnian officials are warning residents of flood-hit areas to only drink bottled or boiled water because of the threat of…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

Hackers used old tricks in cyberbreak-ins

The Justice Department says Chinese hackers used “spear-phishing” scams to trick company employoees into infecting their own computers so corporate…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

White House to reveal memo on drones WASHINGTON – On the eve of a critical Senate vote and under court…

May 20, 2014

Local News

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 3:47 a.m. An intoxicated man was standing in the middle of the street in the 1200 block…

May 20, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Wednesday

Meetings and Event Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main…

May 20, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

VFW to host Buddy Poppy Days Durango Post 4031 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its annual Buddy…

May 20, 2014

Education

For parents, Common Core math just doesn’t add up

Stacey Jacobson-Francis said homework for her 6-year-old daughter, Luci, requires her to know four different ways to add. “That is…

May 20, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Community college to offer watercolor class Southwest Colorado Community College will offer a watercolor class, taught by Henry Woolbert starting…

May 20, 2014

Local News

Senior prank at Durango High immortalized on Internet

2011 send-off hopefully won’t be repeated this year

May 20, 2014

Local News

Everyone deserves a second chance, don’t you think?

Applicant with criminal justice system past gets OK for work in pot

May 20, 2014

Local News

Durango closer to being America’s best town

Boasting a lengthy list of things to do – inside and outside – Durango is in the running to be…

May 20, 2014

Local News

Fire alert in effect today

Dry conditions have sparked a fire warning for Durango from the National Weather Service in Grand Junction. The alert remains…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

Military takes over in Thailand

A Thai soldier mans a machine gun atop a military vehicle outside the Center for the Administration of Peace and…

May 20, 2014

Nation & World

Judge tosses out Pennsylvania gay-marriage ban

Ashley Wilson, left, and Lindsay Vandermay, both 29, got a marriage license at Philadelphia City Hall Tuesday, shortly after a…

May 20, 2014

Local News

Concerned scientists warn about warming world

National historic landmarks could be damaged

May 20, 2014

Local News

Freedom-constrained Fido

Off-leash dogs in Durango are OK only at Dog Park

May 19, 2014

Nation & World

Cellphone data spying: Not just NSA

The National Security Agency isn’t the only government entity secretly collecting data from people’s cellphones. Local police increasingly are scooping…

May 19, 2014

Local News

Fassbinder Park fun

Isabella Hicks, 2, and her mom, Katie Cashette, found themselves at Fassbinder Park on Tuesday afternoon enjoying the sunshine and…

May 19, 2014

Local News

City OKs cap on vacation rentals

Some residents worry about enforcement

May 19, 2014

Business

Microsoft unveils larger Surface

Panos Panay, Microsoft’s vice president for surface computing, introduces the Surface Pro 3 tablet device at a media preview Tuesday…

May 19, 2014

Business

Internet may kill Colorado taxi ride

Regulations written for Lyft, Uber

May 19, 2014