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Book chronicles businessmen who led fracking boom

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, by Gregory Zuckerman, tells the story of those who…

Earth Briefs

San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society will present “Forests, Fens and Medicinal Plants” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lyceum…

UN: Besides Haiyan, 2013 storm season near average

Apart from Typhoon Haiyan, which has devastated the Philippines, it’s been an average year for tropical cyclones, the U.N. weather…

Prince Charles turning 65

Prince Charles is turning 65 today and will begin collecting a government pension. The British prince is the longest-waiting heir…

Local Briefs

The 1000 block of Main Avenue will close to through-traffic from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. today to allow for…

State loses patience with Wildcat Mining, yanks permit

Company failed to repair illegal road at La Plata Canyon operation

ACLU: Mercy anti-abortion policy illegal

In letter to state, asks for investigation

Clinic in typhoon-hit city overrun with patients

Medical personnel in the Philippines are expecting futher complications as more victims of last week’s Typhoon Haiyan require more medical…

Health-care website numbers worry Dems

House Oversight Committee Chairman Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Calif., says the government’s new health-care program does not offer Americans affordable health…

Community Menus

Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Shrimp scampi, angel hair pasta, zucchini, salad bar, garlic wheat bread, chocolate cake and orange juice.…

Community Road Work Conditions

The city of Durango Community Development Department’s fall construction of the Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Project has resumed. Each side street…

Dayplanner Thursday

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

Ex-Open Shutter manager possibly in legal hot water

Questions asked in connection with famous photographer

Resource plan draws criticism

County, environmentalists raise objections to model for public lands

Ruth Morgenstern

Mrs. Morgenstern was born to Julius and Sida (Weissinger) Schapira on Sept. 3, 1920, in Milwaukee, the youngest of a…

The Blotter

Wednesday 4:18 a.m. A drunken man was loitering at Denny’s Restaurant. Tuesday 12:04 p.m. A television was stolen from a…

State seeks funds from illegal gold mine

Agency depletes emergency fund cleaning mercury from Mancos tailings

This Olde Tymer’s getting some work done

Revenue shortage bedevils county

Dip in natural-gas production hits government

N.M. sees few signing up for health-exchange insurance plans

Officials want state to take over enrollment

Tribe negotiates for use of name, logo

The tribe’s business committee has requested a meeting later this month to renegotiate the terms of an agreement last revised…

Would-be GOP governors face off

All but one in Republican field appear on TV show

Far from ordinary

At Buckley Park, locals partake in unusual activities

Earnings down, stocks fall

NRG Energy slumped after the company lowered its earnings forecast, leading other power companies lower. News Corp. fell after the…