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2016 cost estimates available this Sunday

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Dog trades life of abuse for applause

LOS ANGELES – Of the eight finalists in the American Humane Association’s 2015 American Hero Dog contest, Harley is the oldest, smallest and most unlikely of winners. After 10 yea...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

WWII Monuments Men group facing demise

The Monuments Men Foundation, created to honor and further the work of the World War II art experts who saved cultural treasures looted by the Nazis, will probably cease ongoing operations t...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Alaska tribal members get back totem pole

HONOLULU – A stolen totem pole that went from the garden decor of two golden-age Hollywood actors to the basement of a Hawaii museum was returned Thursday to Alaska tribal members. ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Museums named recipients of art conservation grants

NEW YORK – Thirteen museums in seven countries have been named recipients of Bank of America grants for the conservation of artworks ranging from an Edouard Manet painting to a colossal anci...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Detroit Zoo saving money by breeding its own crickets

ROYAL OAK, Mich. – A lion-tailed macaque fishes a cricket out of wood chips, pulls off the insect’s wings and pops the rest in its mouth. Crickets are a dietary staple for close t...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Inmate art show depicts living life on death row

LOS ANGELES – Ndume Olatushani jokes that he “couldn’t even draw a crooked line straight” when he arrived on death row almost 30 years ago. He had plenty of time to learn, though...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

States reliant on fossil fuels sue over new clean air rules

WASHINGTON – States and industry groups dependent on fossil fuels are lining up to file court challenges to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissions....

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Hurricane slams Mexico

PUERTO VALLARTA, Mexico – Hurricane Patricia roared ashore in southwestern Mexico as a Category 5 storm Friday, bringing lashing rains, surging seas and cyclonic winds hours after it peaked ...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Democrats say they will remain on Benghazi committee

WASHINGTON – Democrats on the House Benghazi committee said Friday they are staying – for now – on the Republican-led panel, despite calling it a “fishing expedition to derail” Hillary Clint...

DATE: Oct 23, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

New Horizons gets new target

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – The spacecraft that gave us the first close-up views of Pluto now has a much smaller object in its sights. NASA’s New Horizons fired its thrusters Thursday ...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Quarantined nurse sues N.J. governor TRENTON, N.J. – A nurse who had contact with Ebola patients in West Africa and was quarantined at a New Jersey hospital when she returned sued...

DATE: Oct 22, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday