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No strings attached for puppet festival

Hundreds of puppeteers to attend event

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Clear skies expected for Perseids shower

WASHINGTON – Want to wish upon a shooting star? The skies over the United States are likely to cooperate for a meteor shower overnight Wednesday. Astronomers say the lack of moonl...

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Venice Beach’s mellow charm under siege

Residents say developers ‘are killing our community’

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Finding the sweet spot at the movies

Picking where to sit is big deal for many

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fourth night of Ferguson protests brings confrontation, arrests

FERGUSON, Mo. – Police arrested nearly two dozen people in Ferguson during a protest that stretched into early Tuesday marking the anniversary of the fatal shooting of 18-year-old Michael Br...

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Justice Kennedy provides hope to solitary confinement foes

WASHINGTON – Prison reform advocates who have spent years campaigning against solitary confinement are counting on a powerful new ally in their quest to end the practice – Supreme Court Just...

DATE: Aug 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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U.S. attorney general praises police officers WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta Lynch voiced strong support Monday for the country’s police officers, praising them as peacemak...

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

Report outlines air controller concerns

Secret study says chronic fatigue endangers airline traffic system

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

Women fire on U.S. Consulate

Attacks leave several police dead in Turkey

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

Afghan president calls on Pakistan to rein in Taliban

KABUL, Afghanistan – The Afghan president called on Pakistan on Monday to crack down on the Taliban after a suicide car bombing earlier in the day near Kabul’s international airport killed f...

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

Police: Suspect shot near Ferguson rally critically injured

FERGUSON, Mo. – Ferguson was a community on edge again Monday, a day after a protest marking the anniversary of Michael Brown’s death was punctuated with gunshots and police critically woun...

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

Texas official: Woman among 8 killed had texted mom for help

HOUSTON – A woman who previously dated the man accused of fatally shooting her, her husband and six children texted her mother before her death that she was being held at gunpoint, a Texas d...

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

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.