News

Giving Santa a little competition

Local police help children in need buy presents

December 17, 2013

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Boards settle on Oxbow management plan revisions

Wildlife Preserve to close later this month until June 30, 2014

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Part of New York Greenwich Village gets landmark status

An old sign for the Fat Black Pussycat Theater is still visible on Minetta Street in New York’s Greenwich Village,…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Salvation Army has volunteer bell ringing shifts available up through Christmas Eve, Dec. 24. The local,…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

House members retiring in Iowa, Virginia and Utah

Retirement announcements came Tuesday from Rep. Tom Latham, a 10-term Iowa Republican from the Des Moines area; Rep. Frank Wolf,…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Obama facing new concern

A new poll suggests that many Americans getting health insurance through their jobs are blaming President Barack Obama for their…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

FORT WORTH, Texas – North Texas prosecutors are trying a second time to imprison a teen who was sentenced last…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Tech leaders seek NSA overhaul

The push came during a private meeting with Obama at the White House, which was billed as an opportunity to…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

NASA plans spacewalks to repair cooling system

NASA plans to send astronauts outside the International Space Station to repair a cooling pump that broke down last week.…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Iranian: New deal possible

An adviser to Iran’s supreme leader says Iran is committed to continuing talks to reach a permanent agreement on its…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

NEW DELHI – The arrest and alleged strip search of an Indian diplomat in New York City escalated into a…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

North Korea explodes myth of unchallenged Kim dynasty

New North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, center, and senior political and military leaders, including his aunt, Kim Kyong Hui,…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Putin offers Ukraine aid amid trade pact dispute

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, says he and and his Ukrainian counterpart, Viktor Yanukovych, didn’t discuss the possibility of forming…

December 17, 2013

Nation & World

Campers help Amazon keep up with holiday

They’re dubbed the “CamperForce” by the world’s largest online retailer. Hundreds of campers are assigned packing, sorting and collection duties…

December 17, 2013

Business

Business Briefs

SER Jobs For Progress National serving La Plata County and Southwest Colorado announces the addition of Katherine Taugelchee. Taugelchee will…

December 17, 2013

Business

Stimulus talks begin, stocks slip

The stock market edged slightly lower as the Federal Reserve started a two-day policy meeting that may herald the beginning…

December 17, 2013

Business

Companies add twists to holiday season

Employers trying new ways to show their appreciation

December 17, 2013

Business

Americans see end of stock surge

Individuals less optimistic than investment pros

December 17, 2013

Business

U.S. predicting natural gas boom through ’40

U.S. crude oil production is expected to continue increasing for the next several years approaching the record levels of crude…

December 17, 2013

Regional News

Decorator of wild tree remains Christmas mystery

A decorated evergreen tree beside the Bonneville Shoreline Trail in the foothills above Ogden, Utah, gets decorated about this time…

December 17, 2013

Regional News

Horse slaughter plants prepare to open

The efforts come on the heels of an order late Friday by a federal appeals court that lifted an emergency…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Farmington Hill house fire sends 1 to Mercy

A house near the top of Farmington Hill along U.S. Highway 550 sustained damage from a fire Tuesday evening.STEVE LEWIS/Durango…

December 17, 2013

Local News

Rush underway to send gifts

There’s still time before Christmas, but don’t delay too long

December 17, 2013