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Former baseball star coming to Durango

Strawberrydu1-i-syn While the nine-time Major League Baseball All-Star originally scheduled his visit as a vacation, he may not have time…

April 16, 2013

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From salon to garage

woman joins the 1.5-percenters – females in auto repair

April 16, 2013

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Hermosa man gets 3 years for death

Medical examiner: Fatal wound not self-inflicted

April 16, 2013

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Activists’ bid to force uranium-mine cleanup fails

Decades ago, Colorado’s uranium belt north of Dove Creek and west of Telluride provided high-paying jobs and much of the…

April 16, 2013

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Area real estate market trending upward

sales up in the county, flat in Durango

April 16, 2013

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Gettinâ€™ a boost at Bowker Games

Cole Perez, 15, gets some help from Camren Cordell, an eighth-grader at Escalante Middle School, during a relay race at…

April 16, 2013

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Dems seek to advance Colorado election bill

secretary of state opposes measure

April 16, 2013

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Local gun-rights speech to be streamed online

Prattdu1-i-syn Larry Pratt, head of Gun Owners of America, is scheduled to speak at 6:30 p.m. at the Durango Community…

April 15, 2013

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American Airlines outage hits home

One American flight from the Durango-La Plata County Airport to Dallas was canceled and another was delayed about four hours…

April 15, 2013

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Lawmakers advance mental-health studies

Sponsors have scaled back their original plan to allow mental-health professionals to flag possibly dangerous patients and keep them from…

April 15, 2013

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Udall seeks livestock disaster insurance for U.S. ranchers

The letter, signed by Udall and nine other senators, seeks to provide aid – similar to federal crop insurance programs…

April 15, 2013

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On your mark, get set, lockdown

meet’s starter pistol heightens security at area elementary school

April 15, 2013

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Obamacare complicates hiring of bus drivers

Full-timers get insurance; part-timers see shorter week

April 15, 2013

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Durango dad searches for daughter after explosion

Sarah Lockwood had just gotten a second wind about 18 miles in during Monday’s Boston Marathon. She turned onto Kenmore…

April 15, 2013

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Measure may help police learn how to deal with Fido

clears House panel

April 15, 2013

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City councilors take oath

Keith Brant, left, Dean Brookie, and Christina Rinderle are sworn in by Durango City Clerk Amy Phillips during Tuesday’s City…

April 15, 2013

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Senate votes ‘yes’ for expansion of Medicaid to poor

Under Senate Bill 200, adults making 133 percent of the federal poverty level $15,282 for a single person …

April 14, 2013

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Renewable-energy bill clears Colo. Senate

Republicans worry about impact it will have on rural consumers

April 14, 2013

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CJ’s takes flak for recall fundraiser

Divisive gun-rights advocate funnels ire onto city diner

April 14, 2013

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There’s relief for Durangoans with friends, kin in Boston

Carl Lienert, an associate professor and chairman of the Mathematics Department at Fort Lewis College, finished with a time of…

April 14, 2013

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Stung by mystery die-offs

Beekeepers report greater colony losses this year

April 14, 2013

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Swarms need living space

Swarming is a natural way for bees to produce new colonies. When the hive gets too crowded, the colony raises…

April 14, 2013

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Once again, Tax Day creeps up and surprises some in Durango

Last-minute filers keep accountants, postal workers busy

April 14, 2013

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Tri the Rim

Sage Hughes, left, and Matthew Hughes were among those braving cloudy skies and cold temperatures Sunday in the Tri The…

April 13, 2013

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Rain, snow expected this week in S.W. Colo.

Juans could see more than a foot

April 13, 2013

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United Way bids farewell to Walsworth

charity executive helped raise more than $6M

April 13, 2013

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Gun-rights advocate to bash McLachlan

Pratt set to speak at CJ’s Diner, rec center

April 13, 2013

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A picture of health

Plata County sixth healthiest in Colorado

April 13, 2013

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Feds firm on gun denials for pot users

is cloudy in Colorado, several other states

April 13, 2013

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Bravery in face of Nazis chronicled

Documentary to make state debut in Durango

April 13, 2013