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‘Act of God’ flooding catches Louisiana off guard

least 6 people have been killed

15-year-old assaulted, robbed on Animas River Trail

Suspect remains at large

Montezuma County lifts fire ban

Commissioners credit rain

Photo: Courthouse update

A construction worker with Four Suns Construction out of Aztec on Monday checks steel work on an entryway to the…

Nation & World Briefs

MILWAUKEE – City leaders blamed outside agitators Monday after a second night of violence wracked Milwaukee’s mostly black north side…

Trump calls for ‘extreme vetting’ of immigration applicants

“Only those who we expect to flourish in our country – and to embrace a tolerant American society – should…

Good Earth

Global warming divides Americans more than abortion

Climate change ‘more politically polarizing’

Education

Parents say they’d sacrifice retirement to send kids to college

Three-quarters of parents of children aged 8 to 14 were willing to postpone retirement to pay for their children’s college…

Fire roars into California town

100-plus homes wiped out

Global warming has America divided

Two decades ago, the issue of climate change wasn’t as contentious. The leading U.S. Senate proponent of taking action on…

Business

U.S. homebuilder sentiment rises in August as sales improve

Construction workers frame a new home under construction in Louisville, Ky.ED REINKE/Associated Press The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo…

Suspensions stand for doctors in medical marijuana case

Attorneys plan to petition the Colorado Supreme Court

Cortez motorcyclist dies in crash north of Dolores

Fish failed to stop for vehicle making a turn

Study finds oil and gas industry largest contributor to ‘hot spot’

found 250 plumes accounting for more than 50 percent of methane emissions

City of Durango’s website down on Monday

functionality may take a day or two

Trump to call for new ideological test for admission to U.S.

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is expected to outline some of his foreign plans during a speech in Ohio on…

Flooding kills 6, sends thousands fleeing for higher ground

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards says more than 1,000 people in south Louisiana have been rescued from homes and vehicles…

Who is Durango’s Lego bomber?

‘Lego bomber’ engineers miniature sculptures in urban settings

Trump goes on tear against media

Message discipline eludes brash billionaire

Democrats open up new shop in Durango

75 people attend, hear candidates’ campaign speeches

Police: Man shot in Milwaukee had a gun in his hand

Police Chief Edward Flynn cautioned that the shooting was still under investigation and authorities were awaiting autopsy results, but that…

Car chase reaches 50 mph in Durango neighborhoods

arrested on suspicion of automobile theft

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among…