Local News

Noxious daisy

Unseasonably wet spring forcing weed managers to get aggressive

Weather-watchers prophesize downpours

expected to unleash lightning and thunder

FLC fundraising arm donates $602,000

helps pay for construction of new building

Major accident near Hesperus sends 1 to hospital

truck and Toyota Tundra collide

Earning low wages in Colorado’s high places

U.S. proposes pay hike for sheepherders

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S.…

Local Briefs

A veterans breakfast will take place from 9 to 11 a.m. Sunday at the Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave.…

LGBT groups condemn controversial lawmaker’s claim

Klingenschmitt again makes headlines for much-maligned religious commentary

Normal operations restored at local DMV

The computer troubles affected Division of Motor Vehicle offices across the state, but most were up an and running by…

Arc of History crime strikes a public nerve

if they didn’t like it, many condemn the act

Sex offender returns to Durango

enforcement is required to notify public

Wowed by science

Film dedicated to Erika Langhart

When Rick and Karen Langhart took on the fight against big pharmaceutical companies after their daughter, Erika, died of a…

For this hiker, stunning vistas aren’t required

Blindness no impediment when Trevor Thomas and Tennille take to trails

Local Briefs

Living Vision Durango will present a Celebrate Our Youth Benefit Fair Fest and Dance from 3 to 10 p.m. Sunday…

Animas Museum director to retire in autumn

will remain until Oct. 31

Dayplanner Friday

Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society…

The Blotter

Thursday 5:53 a.m. A 35-year-old man crashed his bike, and he was bleeding from the head on Ella Vita Court.…

La Plata County man charged with sexual assault

27-year-old suspect is accused of forcing himself on a woman at knifepoint

People underestimate wildfire risks

Less-effective mitigation techniques overvalued

Iron Horse Inn shooting suspect pleads guilty

Williams faces 10-30 years in prison

Father faces prison for pot-shop heist

Griffith pleads guilty to robbery

Pool shark in training

Jessey Green, 8, daughter of Tobia and Michael Green, plays a round of pool on Wednesday afternoon at the Boys…

Senate will hear our Web woes

towns face uphill struggle when spectrum space goes out for bids