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Niece of MLK applies civil rights message to unborn in Durango speech

Alveda King delivers pro-life message

DATE: Feb 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez police likely to face lawsuit in Make My Day case

A Denver attorney has confirmed that a civil lawsuit is likely against the Cortez Police Department in connection to a 2014 Make My Day criminal trial. In a 1,154-word letter date...

DATE: Jan 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

March, rally, songs mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Fort Lewis College

A newly discovered speech by Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. aired Monday on Fort Lewis College’s radio station, KDUR-FM, as more than 100 students marched on campus in honor of the assassinated...

DATE: Jan 18, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Poll: Online surveillance is OK for most

WASHINGTON – A majority of Americans say they support warrantless government surveillance of the Internet communications of U.S. citizens, according to a new poll by The Associated Press and...

DATE: Dec 31, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

State gun rights expand after Sandy Hook massacre

IOWA CITY, Iowa – The 2012 massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary School, in which a mentally troubled young man killed 26 children and educators, served as a rallying cry for gun-control advocat...

DATE: Dec 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Lawsuit filed in intoxicated man’s 2013 death in Montezuma County jail

An Albuquerque attorney has filed a federal civil rights lawsuit in connection to the 2013 death of a Navajo man in the Montezuma County jail. In a 40-page complaint filed last we...

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘America, we can’t breathe’

20 years after Million Man March, there is now a fresh call for justice

DATE: Oct 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Rosa Parks’ to come to life in living history program

In a year when race relations have come back to the front page, who could be a more apropos speaker than Rosa Parks? Known as the “first lady” of the civil-rights movement, Parks ...

DATE: Sep 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

School dedicated for ‘forgotten’ Mexican-American scholar

ALBUQUERQUE – Decades after leaving New Mexico in disgrace, a noted Mexican-American scholar and key figure in school desegregation got a school dedicated in his honor in his hometown of Alb...

DATE: Aug 30, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gay Republicans continue pressure on their party

Group accused of ‘bullying’ tactics

DATE: Apr 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

First black president marks Selma milestone

Dignitaries included child of ‘segregation forever’ guv

DATE: Mar 7, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Light and love

Fort Lewis College staff, students celebrate message of civil, social rights

DATE: Jan 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.