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Terminally ill offered ‘Death with Dignity’

Measure would allow Coloradans to end their lives

Bluebird day for jibbing

With school out for a teacher-development day Monday, 12-year-old Peyton Bryant knew how to spend his free time: snowboarding with…

Giving the gift of music

of discovery for children interested in instruments

Two years, 1,000 cranes

origami, Unitarian youth group supports Ebola fight in Africa

Slippery situation

The icy hill at Buckley Park proved challenging for Mikayla Wright, 16, left, and Luke Stetler, 15, who were attempting…

SUV rolls over in parking lot

serious injuries reported

Mancos teen’s robotic arm is what’s buzzing

Easton LaChappelle created this robotic arm for his science fair project, then got recognized by the website Uproxx and since…

Mayor Marbury announces re-election bid

7 election will fill 2 seats

‘Case closed’ for Durango hit-and-run

Cpl. Nick Stasi with the Durango Police Department said that sometime early Saturday morning, a Durango man, who was suspected…

Transgender rights arrive at Capitol

would make it easier to amend birth certificates

Your civic duty

After throwing most of the snow over a retaining wall, Rick Hermesman finishes clearing compacted snow that city snowplows had…

Perfect snowball snow

Coal truck rolls, haul spills

snow also falling, drivers asked to be careful

A winter’s dance

Hundreds hit Vallecito Reservoir for Nordic Ski Club’s Demo Days

Efforts underway to help wind-whipped farmers

lands, and veterans, seek holistic approach to healing

Before wedding bells ring

Krii Black, right, and her husband, Paul Black, prepare their display for LaPlatt’s Pond, a wedding location in Bayfield, at…

High school students explore career options

Trent Lachance, a recruiter with the U.S. Air Force, speaks to high school students about career options available within his…

Flooding cancels classes Thursday at Big Picture

A main drain pipe got blocked, causing many drainage pipes throughout the building to back up and water to pool…

Durango woman killed in Calif. cycling accident

Rose Peters volunteered for a nonprofit called Incight, an organization that provides resources to help people with disabilities reach their…

Local bounty hunters to be on Animal Planet

Rocky Mountain Bounty Hunters Dayson Goetz and Clint Simmons are followed by cameramen as they filmed the show in Cortez…

Colorado House GOP plan for session

Republicans hope for balanced year

Traffic accident closes U.S. Highway 550

State Trooper Robert Howell said a man was traveling south in his Chevrolet SUV at about 5:30 p.m. when he…

Dino head finds home

Most-talked about art transformed into gift in Durango

McPhee Reservoir control comes at a cost

Montezuma County commissioners are looking at gaining title to campgrounds and boat ramps at the McPhee and House Creek recreation…