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The Blotter

Durango Police Friday 1:40 a.m. Someone was arrested for sleeping under a tree near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge…

Throwing down at Chapman

N.M. teacher pay raise uncertain

SANTA FE (AP) – Teachers are in line for a $2,000 base salary increase under a $6 billion spending plan…

250 protest Arizona bill targeting gays

PHOENIX – About 250 people who gathered at the Arizona Capitol demanded Gov. Jan Brewer veto legislation that would allow…

World Brief

North Korea rejects report as provaction UNITED NATIONS – North Korea is rejecting a U.N. commission’s report that it committed…

Nation Brief

Attorneys protest restrictions on client BOSTON – Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are again asking a federal…

Cellphones on planes? Not plain nor simple

Airline flight attendants are opposing a proposal to allow passengers to use cellphones during flights, arguing that it will interfere…

Got plans this weekend? Maybe not

The ragnar will be röking on Saturday when, according to some, the Viking calendar predicts the end of the world.…

Obama seeks support for minimum wage hikes

Republican governors say President Barack Obama should let states decide whether or not to raise minimum wage levels for their…

Ky. man going barefoot for charity in icy winter

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Walking a mile in Richard Hudgins shoes can be a painful experience in one of the harshest…

After chemical spill comes water-tasting contest

A water tasting contest will give West Virginians a chance to discuss the need for clean tap water. The 17th…

Education Briefs

Auston Craig receives award in Denver The Colorado Youth Corps Association honored Auston Craig of Bayfield with a “2013 Corpsmember…

January DUIs/DWAIs

DUI Convictions The following are convictions made in January 2014 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of…

Turf war ends: You can water your lawn

Roberts’ bill now an agreement to study cities’ outdoor water use

Your dark horse in Republican bid for Senate drops out of race

Jamie McMillan cites family, business

Railroads OK agreement to boost oil transport safety

Freight trains hauling crude oil have derailed at least 10 times in North America since 2008, spilling significant amounts of…

Ukraine deal not embraced by everyone

Officials say an agreement to end the violence in Ukraine, which includes early elections and amnesty for protesters, may not…

Study casts doubt on West’s Afghan plan

A new security report suggests the Taliban could regenerate their capabilities in Afghanistan if the U.S. and NATO fail to…

Railroad to upgrade tankers

BNSF Railway is moving ahead with its own plans to increase train safety by asking suppliers to submit bids to…

How many Californias are enough?

LOS ANGELES – California has reached the breaking point, says Tim Draper. The Silicon Valley venture capitalist is pushing a…

Latest clashes in Kiev leave scores dead

The European Union is imposing sanctions on those the group decides is responsible for the latest violence in Kiev, Ukraine.…

Israeli demand sparks new debate

Many Israelis are divided on the government’s new demand that Palestinians recognize that Israel is a Jewish state as part…

Lanny Barnes not on relay start list

Lanny Barnes of Durango skis during a biathlon training session earlier this month at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Krasnaya…

Store hits its own jackpot

Parmeet Singh, son of Dixon Landing Chevron store owner Kulwinder Singh, doubts his family will splurge after winning a $1…