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They need a home for the holidays

Society has 12 dogs for immediate adoption

Puffin painting pilfered

on canvas stolen from office suites

Steady as she goes

East Second Avenue is expected to be closed during daylight hours through Wednesday for work at an expansion at Ecosphere…

Local police seek suspect in theft

Durango Police Department released this surveillance photograph via a Facebook post Monday morning. Anyone with information about the suspect is…

It’s snowy somewhere

John Arnett, of Hesperus, prepares to ski off a ridge near Minnehaha Basin north of Silverton on Friday. While the…

Girl power

robotics competition isn’t just for the boys

FLC shows economic influence

$151M impact amounts to 5% of county’s GDP

Healing. Remembering.

Hospice of Mercy held a remembrance service Thursday for families that lost loved ones at Mercy Regional Medical Center. Kati…

Defense act includes Hermosa bill

Proponents see this as good sign

9-R needs bus drivers

routes could be altered, canceled

These hikes aren’t healthy for wildlife

closed to protect animals

Beautiful music together

Brothers Easton Wills, 4, left, and Austin, 2, make beautiful noise with Freenotes Harmony Park musical instruments at Santa Rita…

Local writers help local book-lovers

Maria’s hosts national event

Walmart gets protesters

Paul Maliszewski, with La Plata County Thrive!, a living-wage coalition, holds a poster at the main entrance to Walmart on…

Preparing for the Turkey Day gorge

Some Thanksgiving help from a visitor

Tanya Burke of Oak View, California, who is in town visiting friends, helped carve turkeys for the Community Thanksgiving Dinner…

Mural adorns wall at DHS to recognize health center

Student arts honor society members at work

Fun by the numbers

Finding fun for school kids on holiday break is not higher math. Water plus kids equals fun, regardless of the…

Daddy’s got you covered

With a little help from dad, 5-year-old Bryn Colvin learns to ice skate Monday afternoon during an open-skate period at…

NFL team mascot or a racial slur?

natives still offended by Washington’s choice

Keepers of the light

Suicide survivors gather to help each other cope

Christmas delivery

Lisa Hayden, left, and Pat O’Brien, right, direct Todd Taylor as he unloads a truck of more than 600 Christmas…

A meal to be thankful for

Families joined their children and local agencies joined school staff to serve up Thanksgiving meals Thursday at Needham Elementary School.…

No time to park here

Wednesday’s partly cloudy skies didn’t deter many exercise hounds on the Fort Lewis College campus. Partly cloudy skies should remain…