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Hemp horticulture to be sprouting in Colo.

Bulletproof coat made from plant bedazzles state’s lawmakers

No Electra Lake summer recreation

closed for Stagecoach Dam repair

Engineers and athletes

School-funding overhaul nearing end

GOP: Bill a missed opportunity to reform education

Holding a ton of memories

Massive safe hoisted from Main Avenue store

Health agency director resigns

Theine takes job with physicians group

March DUIs/DWAIs

The following are convictions made in March 2013 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent…

Fun keeps coming at Discovery Museum

rockets and cars among new learning experiences

Rite of passage

Psychology major Stephanie Walker is all smiles Saturday morning as she waits outside Whalen Gymnasium before the Fort Lewis College…

Lawmakers reintroduce tuition-waiver measure

hires lobbyists to help gain traction in Congress

Sprouting life from ashes

Fire rehabilitation project strives for green hillsides

Colo. Senate supports firefighter union rights

may veto bill

Revvin’ up the Home & Ranch Show

Eric Stotz of Stotz Equipment in Cortez gets ready for the Durango Home & Ranch Show on Saturday morning at…

Tribal beats usher FLC graduates

Sinem Choir rich in tradition

Are terrorists targeting forests?

It’s why we need firefighting air force, state senator says

Quickly moving bill may speed air travel

Udall’s measure would help alleviate delays resulting from sequester

Mental evaluation ordered for man in murder case

student killed on Missionary Ridge

Husband bumps wife with vehicle

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br><br><br><br>Colorado State Patrol joins members of the La Plata County Sheriff's office and Durango Fire and Rescue Authority…

House votes to increase Medicaid eligibility

Democrats push through help for poor

Ready for the opening

Ann Marie Gunn, co-owner of Phantastic Screens, wheels in part of her display Friday during setup for this weekend’s Home…

San Juan Wilderness Act gets hearing

Service asks for clarification of Sheep Mountain management

Student achievement puts Sunnyside in spotlight

Elementary school recognized as one of state’s top schools

Tipton hits Forest Service on water rights

Purgatory’s CEO says federal actions would put resort operations ‘in extreme jeopardy’

Workin’ on the railroad

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad surfacing crew member Dan McCall walks behind a new Tamper being used Thursday to…