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Durango Bird Club to meet Friday Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Department of Wildlife…

March 26, 2014

Good Earth

Should this rare redwood be chopped down for train?

Rail threatens 52-foot tree featuring green, white leaves

March 26, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Brief

Roulsondu1-i-syn Great Old Broads announces addition Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a nonprofit advocacy group, has hired M’Lissa Roulson as…

March 26, 2014

Good Earth

Farmers create delivery co-op

Regional growers hope plan will open new markets

March 26, 2014

Good Earth

Weed(s) you should worry about

Invasive species are poised to do violence to local ecosystems

March 26, 2014

Good Earth

Air pollution kills 7M around world in 2012

Tourists wear masks to protect themselves from severe pollution in Beijing. The World Health Organization says air pollution, which triggers…

March 26, 2014

Local News

Fort Lewis College gets help from its friends for funding

du1-i-syn DENVER – Allies of Fort Lewis College have devised a plan to rescue funding to rebuild the college’s outdated…

March 26, 2014

Nation & World

Michigan won’t recognize same-sex marriages

Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder says the state’s attorney general, Republican Bill Schuette, will be able to decide whether he will…

March 26, 2014

Nation & World

Senator ‘troubled’ by Secret Service misbehavior

The Secret Service denies there is widespread misconduct among members of the elite service, although the head of the Senate…

March 26, 2014

Local News

Buy or lease a fleet?

Senator sets sights on one lean, mean firefighting machine

March 25, 2014

Local News

The Blotter

Durango Police Tuesday 9:03 a.m. A woman reported being harassed by a man at the Parkway Exxon, 1680 Main Ave.…

March 25, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Thursday

Meetings and Events AARP Smart Driver class, 8:30 a.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds in the Pine Room, 2500 Main Ave.,…

March 25, 2014

Regional News

Colorado’s pockets flush with money

But fat wallet may mean lots of spending arguments

March 25, 2014

Regional News

Albuquerque residents criticizing police again

ALBUQUERQUE – The Albuquerque Police Department came under new scrutiny Wednesday after officers shot and killed a man outside a…

March 25, 2014

Regional News

U.S. House OKs changes to Antiquities Act

Presidential power limited

March 25, 2014

Local News

A little dust, a little snow

Dust settles over Durango on Wednesday evening, as seen from Fort Lewis College looking north toward Animas Valley. The National…

March 25, 2014

Local News

Get ready for bigger gas bill from Atmos

Cold winter in Pacific Northwest linked to price spike

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Security kills gunman in naval base shooting NORFOLK, Va. – A civilian approaching a Navy destroyer at the world’s largest…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

Obama to seek rule changes

President Barack Obama says that a proposal on how to handle and store telephone records collected by the National Security…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

1999 report details threat of landslides

Rachel Bailey checks a map of the Oso mudslide area at the Darrington IGA market Monday in Darrington, Wash. Friends…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

New Ebola outbreak raising fears

Medical officials are worried that the first Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa in 20 years could spread beyond a…

March 25, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Adult day care seeking volunteers Adult Day Care at Our Place is seeking loving, caring, compassionate and dependable volunteers. People…

March 25, 2014

Nation & World

Obama to extend deadline

Administration officials say President Barack Obama will extend the deadline for people to enroll in health-care plans on HealthCare.gov until…

March 25, 2014

Education

Common Core now a target for some conservatives

Indiana repeals learning standards adopted by 45 states

March 25, 2014