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Photo: Teachers get ready to welcome students

Time is running out for Durango 9-R School District students on summer break as the first day of classes approaches.…

August 18, 2016

Local News

ATV passenger in critical condition, driver in serious

Tuesday incident highlights dangers in backcountry

August 18, 2016

Nation & World

Applications for U.S. unemployment benefits fall to 262,000

Applications for new unemployment benefits are down, suggesting that businesses are still hiring.Mike Groll/Associated Press file The numbers: Weekly applications…

August 18, 2016

Nation & World

Uber to use autonomous cars to haul people in next few weeks

Uber announced Thursday that it plans to begin testing self-driving cars in Pittsburgh in the next several weeks.Uber via Associated…

August 18, 2016

Local News

Smith Sports Complex opens near Fort Lewis College

required a $5.5 million fix

August 17, 2016

Regional News

New Mexico governor seeks to reinstate death penalty

Martinezdu1-i-syn New Mexico repealed the death penalty in 2009 before Martinez took office by replacing provisions for lethal injection with…

August 17, 2016

Regional News

Feds will review Commerce City police

comes after misconduct cases

August 17, 2016

Nation & World

Louisiana flooding spurs housing crisis

residents didn’t have flood insurance

August 17, 2016

Nation & World

Railroads show little progress on key safety technology

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a May 2015 derailment in Philadelphia of an Amtrak train headed to New…

August 17, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

A wildfire burning in Southern California forced thousands of people to flee as the blaze raced up and down canyons…

August 17, 2016

Nation & World

Trump receives first classified intelligence briefing

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump participated in in a roundtable discussion on national security in his offices in Trump Tower…

August 17, 2016

Good Earth

Historic apple orchards begin comeback in Montezuma County

works to return vitality to orchard industry

August 17, 2016

Local News

Single-payer health initiative sparks fight among Democrats

ProgressNow’s opposition enrages activists pushing ballot issue

August 17, 2016

Local News

Photo: Good buddies chilling in Durango

Delmer Brown, 4, center, spends some afternoon chill time with his 11-year-old twin friends Logan Byler, left, and Leland Byler…

August 17, 2016

Local News

Silverton’s Venture Snowboards back in business

Popular company reopens

August 17, 2016

Local News

Durango man found guilty of felony assault

Reddy faces 5 to 16 years in prison

August 17, 2016

Local News

EPA sues Wildcat Mining over violations of Clean Water Act

Wildcat president says EPA complaint holding up work

August 17, 2016

Local News

Dryside residents dealing with low-running spring in Marvel

business proposes discounted water for pickup

August 17, 2016

Local News

Construction to take over Santa Rita field

field will be closed for two years

August 17, 2016

Local News

School District 9-R plans to exit San Juan education cooperative

Snowberger says separation would be smooth

August 17, 2016

Local News

Photo: No injuries in two-vehicle crash

The Durango Fire Protection District and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office respond to a two-vehicle crash about 10 a.m.…

August 17, 2016

Local News

Victims from Tuesday ATV crash near Silverton identified

2 others injured after vehicle rolls down embankment into Cement Creek

August 17, 2016

Nation & World

Turkey to release 38,000 from jail; frees space for plotters

Relatives and friends of prisoners wait outside a high security prison complex in Silivri west of Istanbul, Turkey. Turkey said…

August 17, 2016

Nation & World

Trump campaign shakes up leadership in latest sign of tumult

Presidential candidate Donald Trump’s campaign chairman, Paul Manafort, will keep his title, but it is unclear whether his duties will…

August 17, 2016