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Feds pledge alliance on fire risks

Agencies to cooperate on forest thinning and habitat restoration

Commission director apologizes to fracking critics

said they fail to see how ban would affect prices

New jobs good sign for Colorado

Unemployment rate drops in La Plata County

High demand at the dock

would like county’s help with increasing water bill

Durango gets $1.08M in grants to upgrade wastewater system

The funding will go toward upgrading the sewer system for nutrient removal to comply with state regulations on effluent limits and water quality in the Animas River watershed. Excessive nutrients…

Sen. Ellen Roberts breaks foot after slipping

The Durango Republican has two stories about how it happened. “In my mind, I was barrel racing. The reality is, it was a slip and fall at home. But I’m…

Dollars and gas

Effects of price declines ripple through government, business

N.M. man gets 12 years in prison for methamphetamine

Casaverdu1-i-syn Teddy Gene Casaver, 61, was arrested during a routine traffic stop about 3:45 a.m. March 7 in Ignacio. An officer with the Southern Ute Indian Police Department stopped Casaver…

Police investigate possible arson

happened in West Second Ave. complex

Have what it takes to be a ‘Strongman’?

The competition will feature an array of events designed to put even the strongest people to the test. Before the competition ends, bodies will be pushed to the limit, sweat…

Fires trigger disaster-loan eligibility

Fork Complex opens door to small-business help in S.W. Colo.

Former Montezuma lawman turns himself in

Undersheriff Robin Cronk faces embezzlement, misconduct charges

Farm stand fresh

Behind the scenes

“We just really wanted to give them a behind-the-scenes look,” said Bridget Wehmeyer, right, a veterinarian technician at Riverview Animal Hospital. Wehmeyer and her co-workers hosted an open house on…

San Juan Basin set to help with insurance choices

Health-insurance reform options coming Oct. 1

Bayfield woman, 76, foils attempted phone scam

“I get so worried about seniors,” said Cross, 76. “You wouldn’t want others to fall for it.” The caller informed her that Medicare was issuing a new card. “You perk…

All hands on deck

After replacing the boards on Elaine Nelson’s deck, Hannah Walden, 16, helps to repaint the porch and deck with a United Methodist Church group out of Decater, Texas. Both junior-high…

State sets deadline to fix La Plata Canyon mine road

Fla. businessman now owns Mayday mine

County’s median home prices show increase

Mountain-area condos continue to see declines in bottom line

You can take it with you

Victims of homes lost to wildfires tell of the lessons they learned

County eases fire rules

1 restrictions still prohibit open burning

Fish therapy

Garrett Pressler from Comfort, Texas, tests the waters Tuesday afternoon in the muddy Animas River just upstream from the Ninth Street Bridge. The waters were running muddy from the heavy…

Pot ban likely in county’s future

du1-i-syn Counties across the state are in the midst of deciding how to regulate recreational marijuana businesses after voters passed Amendment 64 in November, legalizing possession of up to an…

City bag fee clears its biggest hurdle

Ordinance would go into effect March 1 after final vote

Wheels spinning on cars of future

Alternative-fuel options draw interested crowd

Study forecasts 50-year limit on Colorado River supply

of basin debated in Congress

County reports case of pertussis

Whooping cough on rise in Colorado

Retirement chiefs tout strong year

fund gains nearly $3B in ’12

Chopper pilot dies in crash near Dove Creek

Mont. man was aiding in seismic testing

Painting sunshine on a cloudy day

Rachael Budagher of Cocktails & Creations on Main Avenue takes to the sidewalk Monday to create paintings for the shop as clouds obscure the sun and offer the promise of…