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E-readers do less, but with no distractions

E-readers don’t do everyting that tablets do, but they are very good at what they do: provide an easy and…

December 28, 2013

Business

Stores’ holiday sales strong

Free parking downtown helps boost bottom line

December 28, 2013

Business

Managed funds get new respect

Respect in investing often is measured in dollars, and investors this year have been putting money into some actively managed…

December 28, 2013

Business

IPO investors score best year since tech boom

Initial public offerings are hot again, with 222 companies selling shares to the public in 2013. That’s the biggest number…

December 28, 2013

Regional News

Suspect in Colorado triple slaying arrested in Oklahoma

Harry Carl Mapps, 59, was arrested at a motel in Roland, Okla., on Saturday night, said Pueblo County Sheriff Kirk…

December 28, 2013

Business

Booming stock markets, D.C. gridlock are top stories

U.S. stocks rocketed to new heights, and markets in Japan and Europe jumped, too. The gains enriched investors and defied…

December 28, 2013

Local News

Where is Old Man Winter?

Forecast: Keep the heavy coat in the closet for now

December 28, 2013

Regional News

Legal pot sales begin amid uncertainty

From use to taxes, all eyes are on Colorado to see how it plays out

December 28, 2013

Nation & World

At least 10 killed in bus explosion Volgograd

An ambulance leaves the site of a trolley explosion in Volgograd, Russia, on Monday. The explosion left 10 people dead…

December 28, 2013

Business

Depreciation hits electric cars hard

Some of the biggest value gaps involve 2014 models powered only by batteries, entirely without gas engines, according to the…

December 28, 2013

Regional News

Pitfalls abound as legal sales of pot begin

As Colorado prepares to be the first in the nation to allow recreational pot sales hopeful retailers are investing their…

December 28, 2013

Regional News

Labor, sex traffickers, modern slavery active in Colorado

In July, Operation Cross Country, a nationwide sweep that targeted victims of underage prostitution and their pimps, recovered 105 juveniles…

December 28, 2013

Local News

Best of the Blotter

The daily police reports in The Durango Herald hold a mirror to our community and show us what we do…

December 28, 2013

Local News

Moving rocks at Smelter Rapid

Construction continues on the whitewater park at Smelter Rapid. Workers with Colorado Riverworks have diverted the flow to the east…

December 28, 2013

Regional News

Central-area shift in Phoenix housing market

New houses and condo projects are starting to spring up on vacant parcels and in half-built subdivisions in Phoenix’s core…

December 28, 2013

Nation & World

Sudan wary of ‘White Army’

Atem Apieth, 6, received a gunshot wound to his shoulder during the recent fighting in Bor and managed to travel…

December 28, 2013

Nation & World

Federal judge questions lack of fraud-related prosecutions

Rakoffdu1-i-syn While not concluding that frauds definitely sparked the crisis, New York District Court Judge Jed Rakoff questioned in an…

December 28, 2013

Nation & World

Unprepared: World braces for retirement crisis

Reduced benefits, poor saving habits partly to blame

December 28, 2013

Local News

Fat chances

Massive tires create massive smiles

December 28, 2013

Local News

GOP on warpath to ‘buck’ Udall

Weld’s DA is favorite to face incumbent

December 28, 2013

Local News

Putting on a poker race

Taking their first turn on the track Saturday morning are, from left, Ruth Holcomb, Stella James, Ethan Craig, Mason James…

December 28, 2013

Nation & World

Circle these dates

Health-care law kicks in on Jan. 1

December 28, 2013

Nation & World

Diversity prompts increased racial isolation in towns

Hispanics to become largest minority in 2014

December 28, 2013

Regional News

States await FAA decision about drone-testing sites

States submitting bids are counting on a major economic boost if they become a test site. They also hope it…

December 28, 2013