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No doubt: It’s a bad drought

Southwest Colorado counties declared disaster areas

Fires burning out of control

than 7,000 residents flee from Black Forest blaze

Fire managers report expecting ‘hard runs’ from Pecos wildfire

Fire managers said it’s still too dangerous to put any firefighters on the ground. The only option for battling the…

Chopper retrieves injured cyclist

mountain bike crash, man is taken to Durango hospital

Hiker missing in Mesa Verde

The hiker, Mitchell Stehling, told his wife and parents he was going to visit Spruce Tree House, a cliff dwelling…

Medical marijuana farm approved for Hesperus

The permit for the Hesperus Mountain Healers optional premises was unanimously approved by the La Plata County Board of County…

Electricity future dim in Colo.?

engineers give state a ‘D’ for future planning

Fires burn structures in Colo.

Thousands evacuated near Colorado Springs

Photographing of city records may be banned

cameras cutting into Durango’s copying fees

Feds belatedly send $67M in disaster funds

for Weber Canyon Fire had been removed from Superstorm Sandy aid package

Special-needs camp kicks off

Participants do everything from playing kickball and basketball to going on a rafting trip with Adaptive Sports Association. “Quite a…

Riverhouse adds elbow room

welcome spaces open, but doesn’t solve lack of child care

Spying raises ire at home, abroad

Sen. Udall says it’s time to re-examine Patriot Act

Lawmaker starts cleaning uranium mines

Rep. Don Coram bought four mining operations in 1998

A sunbaked ride with lots of friends

DHS’s air-conditioning provides needed relieffor ‘Rockies’ cyclists

Running for a cause

The power of the pedal

2,000 cyclists set to traverse 513 miles riding to help nonprofit organizations

Local teenager is chosen to be Dedicated Dem

Searfus heads for Big Apple to campaign for Christine Quinn

McLachlan again defends his gun votes

Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, takes questions during a town hall meeting Saturday morning at Durango Public Library. The meeting became…

Why poultry raised in Durango can’t go to market

out, it really is a chicken and egg problem

Several hot-air balloons crash near Denver

least 5 were hurt in accidents

2,400 pedalers with ‘Ride the Rockies’ to come through Durango

The route changes every year. The last time it came through Durango was 2010. The tour will head to Pagosa…

Rapid rodeo

Nancy Murbach of Scottsdale, Ariz., said she grew up in California surfing on anything that would float and decided to…

Before Angelina Jolie, local women understood

Residents had mastectomies after learning of genetic mutation