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Trump voters sound off

Focus groups think next president will protect Planned Parenthood

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Russia examines all possible reasons for crash

92 believed dead after plane crashes into Black Sea shortly after takeoff

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Massive WWII bomb is defused in German town of Augsburg

FRANKFURT, Germany (AP) — Explosives experts on Sunday defused a large World War II aerial bomb in the southern German city of Augsburg — clearing the way for thousands of evacuated resident...

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Scholars team up to dispel 400-year-old ‘fake news’

Group looks to set the record straight

DATE: Dec 25, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fisher remains in intensive care unit

LOS ANGELES – “Star Wars” actress Carrie Fisher is receiving treatment in an intensive care unit after suffering a medical emergency on a flight Friday, her brother said. Todd Fis...

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Weather may be bummer for holiday travelers

Midwest to suffer ice storm, snow in West

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Holiday shopping season is losing some of its punch

NEW YORK – The holiday shopping season is losing some of its power in the year’s sales. November and December now account for less than 21 percent of annual retail sales at physic...

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

As Obama accomplished goals, Dems foundered

WASHINGTON – In boasting about his tenure in the White House, President Barack Obama often cites numbers like these: 15 million new jobs, a 4.9 percent unemployment rate and 74 months of con...

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

GOP to focus on unions, school choice

Changes expected at state and federal levels

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Thousands of faithful celebrate Christmas in Bethlehem

Slowdown of violence lifts spirits

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Happy birthday to Colo: Oldest gorilla in U.S. turns 60

COLUMBUS, Ohio – She is a mother of three, grandmother of 16, great-grandmother of 12 and great-great-grandmother of three. She recently had surgery to remove a malignant tumor, but doctors ...

DATE: Dec 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Cities resist demands to remove Nativity scenes

Colorado, N.M. towns among those refusing

DATE: Dec 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: DHS girls soccer advancesDemons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

Demons defeat Riverdale Ridge 1-0 in the second round of playoffs

About a dozen cutbow trout thrown from a Colorado Parks and Wildlife truck

Durango High School baseball defeats Montrose 8-4 on Saturday

Photos: Senior day for Durango High School boys lacrosseDHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

DHS boys lacrosse defeats Montrose High School 17-7

Photos/video: Galloping alongThe Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

The Rio Grande Southern Galloping Goose No.5

Photos: It’s all about sportsmanship at annual Bowker Games

Play ball: Demons in action at homeDurango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Durango High School baseball wins over Montezuma-Cortez on Tuesday

Photos: Hands Off! RallyAbout 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

About 1,000 people participate on Saturday in the Hands Off! Rally in Durango

Photos: Hadestown Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

Durango High School Troupe 1096 rehearse Hadestown Teen Edition

DHS lost to Grand Junction High School 10-4 on Friday afternoon