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In Denver, work remains to be done

Debates from drilling to pot go on as session moves into home stretch

D&SNG Railroad keeps local history alive

Passengers get on board for first Silverton run of season

‘Makes you think about the smaller decisions we make’

local connections to Boston emerge

‘Not much we can do’

In fact, El Paso County and Colorado Springs are seeing an increase in homicides over the same time last year.…

Gun deaths mount in Colorado

104 have died this year, majority by suicide

Cinco singing

From left, Diego Medina, Hipolito Castillo and Joaquin Atencio of Sensacion de Colorado entertain festival-goers Saturday morning at the 2013…

Wine time

Debbie Kurz awaits a wine tasting Saturday led by Jay Fletcher, executive director of fine wines for distributor Southern Wine…

Controlled burn makes a run for it

Sunnyside area on pre-evacuation

Jury grants Durango woman $235 in dog-shooting case

Defendant’s lawyer concerned with precedent of decision

County, tribe explore common ground

The diplomatic meeting was a first for Commissioner Bobby Lieb and his newly elected counterparts Gwen Lachelt and Julie Westendorff.…

Which roads to get facelift?

weather means local construction is imminent

Colorful day in May

Ballet Folklorico de Fort Lewis College members Kathleen Smith, left, a senior elementary education major, and Jennifer Cossey took part…

Narrow Gauge days, but wide age range

Volunteer Dick Taggart, left, helps Christopher “Duke” Wyne, 4, during Friday’s community celebration, which kicks off Narrow Gauge Days at…

Colorado House advances tax break for poor

Republicans say cost is prohibitive

Healthy food pays off for school

The U.S. Department of Agriculture has given the school its Healthier U.S. School Challenge Silver Award, complete with a $1,000…

No money for aerial fire fleet in Colo.

bill would create Air Corps

Delegation seeks farm bill passage

Congressional members say provisions will help farmers deal with drought

Supremes’ Sotomayor encourages youth council

Don’t be afraid to try new things, justice urges students

Congress talks forest health in Colo.

touts his bill seeking to mitigate fire danger

A road more traveled

by economics, commuters crisscross state line

Day of Prayer

About 75 people attended a National Day of Prayer gathering Thursday afternoon at the La Plata County Courthouse. The annual…

Rebels with a cause

130 years of searchable Heralds

Paraglider crashes on Smelter Mountain

2012 Fort Lewis College graduate suffers multiple fractures in fall

A day after deadline, covenant-flouting catwalk remains

Gus the cat uses a catwalk built by his owners that leads from a second-floor bathroom to a pine tree.…

Feds, kids visit Chimney Rock

Monument hosts event to combat childhood obesity

The clock is ticking on plan for air tankers

optimistic about finding $17M for firefighting force

Verizon mobile service takes a hit

The site started “acting up” around 11:30 a.m. and affected coverage in the southwest part of downtown Durango and on…

House ups renewable power mandate

GOP: Setting quotas for expensive sources will harm rural economies

Agreement inked on firefighting operations

budgets, drought morph a handshake into a contract