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Better skilled teachers pushed for

Obama points out ‘problem’ in disadvantaged communities

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Washington issues 24 pot shop licenses

Sales to begin today in state

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Does climate change affect the wolverine?

Feds are doubting snowfall ‘speculation’

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

4 in 10 households use only cellphones

Men more likely to hang up their landlines than women

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Wash. pot shops prepare for opening

Few shops seem ready to begin sales on Tuesday

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Fat camps offer pudgy pets ‘pawlates’, ‘doga’

After cardio comes doggie facials, massages

DATE: Jul 6, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

How much distance from an immoral act is enough?

Nonprofits’ contraception cases upcoming for Supreme Court

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mining making comeback in Midwest

WHITE PINE, Mich. – A way of life dating back more than a century appeared over in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula when the last copper mine closed in 1995, idling more than 1,000 employees and t...

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Danish safety net keeps wealth gap at bay

COPENHAGEN, Denmark – This is what it’s like to live in Denmark, a nation with a narrower wealth gap than almost anywhere else: You’ve been jobless for more than a year. You have no universi...

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Nation Briefs

California wildfires challenges crews WINTERS, Calif. – A rural fire in Northern California raged throughout the night, challenging firefighters as temperatures rise. S...

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

6 suspects arrested in slaying of Arab teen

His mother has no faith justice will be accomplished by Israelis

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Child migrant exodus a hurdle

More flexibility sought for law

DATE: Jul 5, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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...

Photos: IHBC Subaru Mountain Bike RaceCobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday

Cobe Freeburn, Sofia Waite were victorious on Sunday