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Photo: Fort Lewis College students pack up for summer

“She’s the master of packing, so I just let her do it,” said Emily Johnson, 19, right, while Hailee McOmber,…

Jon Keyser makes Colorado Republican primary ballot

rules in his favor in U.S. Senate race

Three Four Corners men arrested in child sex sting

Operation targeted people seeking minors

The Blotter

Thursday 9:10 a.m. A woman wanted to talk to police about a suspicious man who had told her that he…

Winter weather returns to mountains, passes

The chain law for westbound U.S. Highway 160 on Wolf Creek Pass was lifted shortly after 1 p.m. Friday. It…

Republicans join Democrats to change hospital provider fee

Brown, Coram join Democrats

More sidewalks coming near Needham Elementary School

to help with project around Needham

Kids easier to train when it comes to bears

pay price of human carelessness

The Blotter

Wednesday 1:34 p.m. A man was sleeping on the sidewalk at Town Plaza. Police made an arrest. 4:18 p.m. A…

Distracted driver gets jail time in fatal crash

Yolanda Griswold was driving 88 mph and rear-ended another car

Superfund management team lays out plans for 2016

Mining-related sites along Mineral Creek, Cement Creek and the Upper Animas River are to be included in the Bonita Peak…

Politicians lash out at EPA over mine spill reimbursements

Frustrations come after agency’s tightfisted spill response

Massive project on display

Mountain Middle School seventh-grade student Sam Atchison adjusts a gear on a massive mechanical representation of his class’ exploration of…

Marijuana industry pitches overhaul to Colorado laws

Governor, others voice concerns about sweeping legislation

Boettcher gives Fort Lewis College $150,000 for new hall

Fort Lewis College received a gift of $150,000 from the Boettcher Foundation toward the construction of its new Geosciences, Physics…

local briefs

The Durango Police Department will accept unused or expired household medication for safe disposal from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.…

Dayplanner Friday

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West, September-May, 749-1741, [email protected], www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org. Community Health…

Kids on the run

Are bear resistant cans working?

Bryan Peterson, executive director of the nonprofit BearSmart, said some of Durango’s local, food-conditioned bears have learned how to break…

Four Corners in crosshairs for two storms

Juan Mountains expected to receive 4-8 inches of snow

Metal loading into Upper Animas River remains a mystery

Recently released sampling data prove incomplete

Photo: Beats the view from a cubicle

Bradley Heitz Jr. with RDC Tower Services of Ada, Okla., climbs a cellphone tower Wednesday at Fort Lewis College to…

Steamworks Brewing Co. to reopen Thursday in downtown Durango

Restaurant closed April 4 for renovations

The Blotter

Tuesday 11:42 a.m. A man wanted to talk to police about harassing text messages and someone throwing trash in his…