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Humane Society ‘crippled’ by vandalism over weekend

vehicles rendered inoperable after someone smashed windows

Wayne Allard, former U.S. senator, stays politically active

Longtime Colorado politician Allard leads motorcycle association’s lobbying efforts

Company says $10M offer to clean up mines north of Silverton still on the table

deems lime treatment plant best option to address mine waste

Truck, tandem bicyclists collide in Durango

A man is comforted by his wife Friday near 20th Street and West Second Avenue after they were hit by…

Independent report blames EPA for Gold King spill

Incident could have been prevented but plagued by errors

Let it snow

A break in the clouds on Wednesday morning revealed snow on the La Plata Mountains west of Durango. Forecasters are…

Single-payer backers go for ballot measure in Colorado

ColoradoCare proposes eliminating private insurance for 10 percent tax

S.W. Colo. seeing above-average rainfall for month

Forecasters predict region will finish week with more rain

Should state’s minimum fuel octane go up?

While Colorado fills up on unleaded regular with an octane level rated at 85 or 86, most other states have…

Durango lodgers tax declines in August

of Labor Day, rather than Gold King spill, could be to blame

Football season in Santa Rita

Hunter Rawles, 13, left, launches a pass while being defended by William Tyler, 12, during a game of tackle football…

Making the grade

Star-Spangled squirrel

Taking advantage of this year’s fruit, a rock squirrel munches down a crab apple Wednesday in Santa Rita Park with…

La Plata County, Durango city officials make pitch for water treatment, mill levy

Conference focuses on upcoming ballot items

Bottleneck city

Construction on 14th Street between Main Avenue and East Third Avenue has started as Atoms Gas replaces a gas main.…

Durango High School band marching off to regionals

quadrupled under director’s leadership

Century-old Rico mines require ongoing monitoring

Officials unsure what’s happening in tunnels

Fort Lewis College works to hold on to students

Retention, graduation continue to be challenges

Hunting’s allure fades

sales of licenses beginning to recover with the economy

Drug probe takes place on County Road 311

search is part of long-term drug investigation

All good dogs go to heaven

Therapy dogs Beep, left, Boo, center, and Bounce received some recognition for their good works as therapy dogs Wednesday at…

School garden comes to harvest

Weighted down by a bountiful harvest, Animas Valley Elementary School fifth-grader Gabriel Goens carries bins full of fresh produce grown…

Rains deliver flood watch; more wet weather forecast

That flood occurred Oct. 6, and while Tuesday won’t see floods of that caliber, a flash flood watch was in…

Verizon schedules interrupted service

Bayfield, Ignacio, Durango to face outages for equipment installation