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Common winter hazard: Frozen pipes in home

This winter has been brutal for some Americans in the North, and freezing weather can mean costly plumbing repairs if…

Avalanche victims experienced in endeavors

Ski patroller and snowmobiler were skilled in backcountry travel

Regional News

Rollins Pass Road still sparks debate

BOULDER (AP) – It has been nearly a quarter-century since vehicles traveling up Rollins Pass Road were able to pass…

Local/Region Briefs

Euchre tournament takes place March 16 A Euchre tournament will be held at 1 p.m. March 16 at the Lost…

Dayplanner Saturday

Meetings and Events “Embrace Excel with Blake,” 10 a.m.-3 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Southwest Colorado Genealogical…

Smelter Rapid’s rebirth near

Whitewater Park’s March 31 deadline closing in, but project officials hopeful

In storm’s wake, you can expect warm-up

Sunday, Monday to see highs near 60

Our snowpack is short of normal levels

We could be in for scant runoff this summer

Abbas refuses Israeli demand

Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says the Palestinians will seek wider U.N. recognition of their demands for an independent state if…

World Briefs

Statue of princess discovered near Luxor CAIRO — Egypt has announced a team of European archaeologists have found a nearly…

Regional News

These sheep are better off not dead

Despite deaths, Arizona defends bighorn project

Regional News

Taxis, limos upset over rules for tech competition

Part-time Lyft driver Brittany Cameron gives a ride to Jennie Morris in downtown Denver. Lyft is a transportation network company…

Here’s a woman your daughter can look up to

Kathy Thomas speaks at awards ceremony for local women

Pueblo Feast Day at FLC

Benito Concha of Taos Pueblo demonstrates an Eagle Dance, representing an eagle hunting for prey, on Friday during Fort Lewis…

The Blotter

Durango Police Friday 12:58 a.m. An intoxicated male was yelling and trying to fight customers at Joel’s Bar, 119 West…

Report faults oversight of foreign student program

WASHINGTON – The government is falling short in assessing the risks of a program that allows tens of thousands of…

Winter damage toll tops $5 billion – so far

This winter’s damage costs are mounting up and should grow even higher before the weather starts getting warmer in much…

Want to catch spring in full bloom?

The National Park Service is predicting that the cherry blossoms will be in full bloom between April 8 and 12…

Report: Ukraine base in Crimea under siege

The Russian Parliament is voting on new legislation to make it easier to annex the Crimea region if voters decide…

Obama’s warnings brushed aside by Russia’s Putin

White House advisers say the Obama administration won’t be able to go back to a business-as-usual approach with Russia if…

Economic picture growing brighter

Average hourly pay for American workers is up 2.2 percent over the past 12 months, beating the 1.6 percent inflation…

Man denies he’s Bitcoin founder

Dorian S. Nakamoto listens during an interview with the Associated Press Thursday in Los Angeles. Nakamoto, the man that Newsweek…

March 6, 2014