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Community Road Work Conditions

U.S. Highway 550 Northbound/Southbound South of Durango (Milemarker 7-8). Through June from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday to Thursday…

June 11, 2013

Regional News

State tanker fleet on way?

Colo. wildfires fuel air power debate in Denver

June 11, 2013

Good Earth

Community gardens take root

More kids learn how to grow their own food

June 11, 2013

Local News

Beating the heat

A father and son escape the extreme heat by taking their paddle boards out on the Animas River. Durangoâ€™s high…

June 11, 2013

Local News

No doubt: It’s a bad drought

Southwest Colorado counties declared disaster areas

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

NSA director defends surveillance

Programs disrupted dozens of attacks, Alexander says

June 11, 2013

Regional News

Fires burning out of control

More than 7,000 residents flee from Black Forest blaze

June 11, 2013

Regional News

Fire managers report expecting ‘hard runs’ from Pecos wildfire

Fire managers said it’s still too dangerous to put any firefighters on the ground. The only option for battling the…

June 11, 2013

Business

License to play, ticket to ride

Durango’s latest radio station took some time getting on air

June 11, 2013

Business

Sign of confidence: More Americans quit jobs

Job seekers inquire for positions at the 12th annual Mission career fair in Los Angeles. The Labor Department on Tuesday…

June 11, 2013

Business

‘TV Everywhere’ isn’t quite there yet

Cable, satellite providers slow to go mobile

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

N.J. town to restrict baggy pants

The sagging pants trend was popularized by hip-hop artists and has been embraced by youths.Wayne Parry/Associated Press The city is…

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

Congress briefed about spy programs

But the country’s main civil-liberties organization wasn’t buying it, filing the most significant lawsuit against the sweeping phone-record collection program…

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

Mali manual suggests al-Qaida has feared weapon

Except that the students in this case were al-Qaida fighters in Mali. And the manual was a detailed guide, with…

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

1 man dead in 27-car Nevada sandstorm pileup

Humboldt County sheriff’s dispatchers called in virtually every medical, law enforcement and fire worker in the sparsely populated area after…

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

Chinese craft blasts into space on docking mission

A Long March 2F rocket carrying the Shenzhou 10 astronaut capsule lifted off as scheduled at 5:38 p.m. (0938 GMT)…

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

Grandma, 72, shoots at intruder, misses in Calif.

Jan Cooper, of Anaheim, fired one shot from her .357-magnum Smith & Wesson revolver around 12:30 a.m. Sunday as a…

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

Istanbul clashes go into night

30,000 protesters gather in park; police use force to clear the area

June 11, 2013

Education

Old Detroit schools reborn

As schools close, cities find new purposes for vacant buildings

June 11, 2013

Nation & World

Iraq increasingly drawn into Syrian battlefield

Iraqi border posts along the Syrian frontier are coming under attack, and Syrian truck drivers have been singled out and…

June 11, 2013

Local News

Chopper retrieves injured cyclist

After mountain bike crash, man is taken to Durango hospital

June 11, 2013

Local News

Hiker missing in Mesa Verde

The hiker, Mitchell Stehling, told his wife and parents he was going to visit Spruce Tree House, a cliff dwelling…

June 11, 2013

Local News

Medical marijuana farm approved for Hesperus

The permit for the Hesperus Mountain Healers optional premises was unanimously approved by the La Plata County Board of County…

June 10, 2013

Regional News

Aurora suspect’s sanity test team likely 3 members

Judge: Holmes can wear civilian clothes for trial

June 10, 2013