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2 Dakota Access protesters sentenced to jail in North Dakota

BISMARCK, N.D. – A North Dakota man and a Rhode Island woman are the first people to be sent to jail for protesting the Dakota Access pipeline. Sixty-four-year-old Mary Redway and...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP targets environmental rules after wildfires

WASHINGTON – House Republicans are targeting environmental rules to allow faster approval for tree cutting in national forests in response to the deadly wildfires in California. M...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds

Nearly a year after Congress approved an extraordinary $1 billion to tackle the opioid crisis, the money that poured into all 50 states is gradually reaching places where it can do some good...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Panel recommends new, better shingles shot over old version

NEW YORK – A federal panel recommended Wednesday that older people already vaccinated for shingles get a new, better shot. The advisory group said the just-approved vaccine made b...

DATE: Oct 26, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Companies in West Texas oil patch need production workers

MIDLAND, Texas (AP) – Three years ago, when crude prices still floated above $100 a barrel and the nation’s oil fields were booming, Clint Concord could hire 20 new workers a day in the West...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Weinstein Co. targeted in new claims of sexual misconduct

NEW YORK – Attorney Gloria Allred on Wednesday pressed The Weinstein Co. to create a “substantial” fund to pay out settlements to alleged victims of the film’s company’s former co-chairman H...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Refugee advocates denounce Trump’s latest order

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump’s latest executive order on refugees is, in effect, a continuation of his ban on a majority of applicants, according to refugee advocates. They say the co...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

States lose push to force Trump to restart health subsidies

SAN FRANCISCO – A U.S. judge on Wednesday rejected a request from 18 states and the District of Columbia to force the Trump administration to resume paying “Obamacare” subsidies right away a...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

On JFK documents, Trump squeezed over disclosure

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump is caught in a push-pull on new details of John F. Kennedy’s assassination, jammed between students of the killing who want every scrap of information and...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump calls Yellen ‘terrific’ and notes stock market gains

WASHINGTON – President Donald Trump offered praise Wednesday for Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, calling her “terrific,” but also acknowledged his conflicting desire to make his own mark...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

In poll, people say Trump tax plan benefits rich, companies

WASHINGTON – Most Americans say President Donald Trump’s tax plan would benefit the wealthy and corporations, and less than half believe his message that “massive tax cuts” would help middle...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No GOP dam break: Senators rally behind Trump and his agenda

WASHINGTON – There was no dam break of Republican rancor against Donald Trump on Wednesday, a day after a pair of the party’s prominent senators denounced their president and invited colleag...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

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.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...