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Standing up, backing down

Safety concerns prevent fast attack on two Southwest Colorado blazes

Sweet life on collegiate time

“There isn’t anything else to do ’til classes start,” said Fort Lewis College sophomore business administration major Scott Siegle, who…

Guidance issued on recall vote

Bloomberg gives $350K to Dems; NRA donates to Republican side

Mercury joins forces with PayPal

Deal allows Durango firm to move into smartphone payments

Small-business owners: Sales trump sun, fun

Hawaii on back burner when summer suddenly breaks into boom

Syrian standoff sinks stocks

Traders watch as stocks declined broadly in Tuesday’s trading as investors feared that the possibility of a U.S. military intervention…

Bennet addresses agricultural issues

Colo. senator says Washington politics continue to block farm-bill extension

Utah guv opposes Book Cliffs drilling

The Utah Trust Lands Administration has agreed to lease up to 155 square miles of the Book Cliffs region to…

Russia warns of Mideast suffering if U.S. strikes Syria

Russian Foreign Ministry spokesman Alexander Lukashevich said that launching a military strike without seeking approval from the United Nations Security…

Obama taps former aides for intel review panel

Michael Morrell, Obama’s former CIA deputy director, will serve on the panel, the White House said. Morrell temporarily ran the…

Main U.S. targets in Syria are military sites

Broad command and control and artillery and missile launchers, which can fire conventional or chemical weapons, will likely be targeted,…

Egypt Brotherhood leader denies ‘terrorism’ claim

Mohammed el-Beltagy’s address, which aired Tuesday, comes as the Brotherhood plans new demonstrations to defy a crippling security crackdown that…

Labor rules to boost employment for vets, disabled

Molly Riley/Associated Pressfile photo then-Labor Secretary Thomas Perez says a new government policy to encourage businesses to The rules, announced…

Already questions about endgame in Syria

Secretary of State John Kerry says the U.S. has evidence that Syria’s Bashar Assad used chemical weapons on civilians. The…

What are Common Core State Standards?

Common Core State Standards have been adopted by 45 states, including Colorado, and the District of Columbia with the goal…

Fort Hood gunman won’t talk before sentencing

Fort Hood gunman Maj. Nidal Hasan, center, refused to address jurors who were hearing evidence in the punishment phase of…

Obama credits success to MLK

Chairs, metal risers and video screens are ready for Wednesday’s celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of Martin Luther King…

U.S., allies readying case to attack Syria

The U.S. and international partners were unlikely to undertake military action before Thursday. That’s when British Prime Minister David Cameron…

Crew ruptures gas line; residents evacuate

Emergency over after 45 minutes

West Fork fires caught in time-lapse video

City could pay more for fire services

$4.3 million in added fees would pay for new station, bonds

In the West, an unkind budget cut for overgrown forests

Lack of funding makes strange bedfellows in U.S. Congress

The Colorado Trail, my way

486 miles of toil done by myriad methods

County temporarily bans retail pot

Residents blast commissioners for ignoring voters