News

Democratic senators blast steep price hike for EpiPens

Several Democratic members of Congress are demanding Mylan provide answers about how much it costs to manufacture its EpiPen injectors…

Arc of History will come down after Labor Day

Sculpture could be recycled, auctioned online

Man found dead from self-inflicted gunshot wound

of Gregory Jones, 56, is ruled a suicide

Durango couple receives Lifetime Achievement Award, letter from Obama

Dave and Mary Ann Carter recently received a Lifetime Achievement Award.Courtesy of Durango Elks Lodge According to a news release…

La Plata County man arrested in sexual assault on a child

Edmundo Cuahutle-Solis, 40, held on $250,000 bond

Phoenix Recycling aims to be regional hub

could process all the region’s residential recyclables

Crew released from Animas Mountain brush fire

A Durango Fire Protection District crew was called out Monday night to a fire on Animas Mountain, but it quickly…

Fort Lewis College admits historic high-achieving Class of 2020

semester began Monday

Nation & World

Obama administration proposes health fixes WASHINGTON– In one of its last chances to tinker with President Obama’s signature health care…

Actor Gene Wilder dies at 83

Wilderdu1-i-syn Wilder’s nephew said Monday that the actor and writer died late Sunday at his home in Stamford, Connecticut, from…

European ships rescue thousands of migrants off Libyan coast

Migrant women from Nigeria, one of them holding a baby, are rescued by emergency teams from a dinghy as they…

Voters will see 9 statewide issues on November ballot

Getty Images/iStockphoto The ballot picture came into focus Monday after the secretary of state’s office announced that two anti-fracking initiatives…

Photo: A stormy backdrop for work

In some U.S. schools, resistance to ending corporal punishment

Kimberly Zacher, right, gave permission for her daughter, Kaley Zacher, to be paddled twice at Southwest Laurents Elementary School. Although…

In drought, drones help California farmers save every drop

Equipped with a state-of-the-art thermal camera, the drone crisscrossed the field, scanning it for cool, soggy patches where a gopher…

Arc of History lawsuit threat dropped

commission to discuss sculpture’s removal

Man receives deferred judgment in child sex sting case

Defendant didn’t follow through with solicitation

Driver in critical condition after U.S. Highway 160 rollover

not wearing seat belt in 5 a.m. crash

Anti-fracking measures fail to make November ballot

Proponents fall under threshold for valid signatures

Election forum to focus on economic growth, ballot measures

Bank of Colorado and the Durango Area Association of Realtors are hosting the event, which will include updates on several…

U.S. consumer spending posts slower growth in July

A man looks at shirts and neckties that are part of a “Buy One Get One for a Penny” sale…

LA Airport scare hard to avoid

Passengers hit with cascade of false reports

Mercy nurse works to prevent on-the-job injuries

coordinator bring in new equipment, an appreciation of safety

More than 300 at wake for 2 nuns killed in Mississippi

A Lexington, Miss., resident hugs the relative of Sister Margaret Held, after a vigil for Held and Sister Paula Merrill…