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Mexican farmers using fireflies to save forest

Thousands of them light up a magical spectacle at dusk in the old-growth forests on reserves like the Piedra Canteada…

July 30, 2016

Don’t write an epitaph for cursive just yet

Jaeden Alvarez practices cursive writing at Cleveland K-6 School in 2013, in Dayton, Ohio. The cursive comeback is championed by…

July 30, 2016

Regional News

Youth Corps: Trail blazers of Garfield County

But many hikers rarely think about how that trail got there and how it remains so well kept. Unless hikers…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

2 starkly different visions of America

Clinton says Trump pushes fear; he says her head’s in the sand

July 30, 2016

Local News

Montezuma County’s commissioners’ internet proposal may miss deadline

County attorney John Baxter informed the commissioners during their regular Monday meeting on July 25 that the state department has…

July 30, 2016

Local News

Cortez council extends pot shop hours to 9 p.m.

geared toward tourists

July 30, 2016

Local News

Montezuma County Fair features events for kids, seniors

“We want it to be a week of family fun all week long,” said fair board president Brandee Simmons. “The…

July 30, 2016

Local News

Drunken driving arrests up in La Plata County

law enforcement agencies seeing spike so far this year

July 30, 2016

Local News

Photo: Solar power

Dominique Frideger, left, and Dylan Kroes, center, both 18 of Team Energy Audacity, show off the solar car they built…

July 30, 2016

Local News

Fiesta Days Parade holding onto history

parade is short but sweet

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

STOCKTON, Calif. – Prosecutors in Northern California say a gun stolen from Stockton’s mayor was used to kill a 13-year-old…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

Drones aid whale research

Researchers are using drones to help develop strategies to protect whale and dolphin populations around Hawaii.NOAA via Associated Press National…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

Edible balloons, treats: Ice Cream Museum is coolest

New York’s Museum of Ice Cream is the lifelong fantasy of 24-year-old, co-founder Maryellis Bunn. The six-room tour begins with…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

Are Swedes having less sex? Government wants to know

It’s been 20 years since the last in-depth study of the sex habits of the Scandinavian welfare state, so Public…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

1st black Marines get memorial

The Marines dedicated a $1.1 million monument at Lejeaune Memorial Gardens at Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune to honor the…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

NYPD bee squad ready for sting operations

Although the New York Police Department detective’s main job is working in a counterterrorism unit, he is also one of…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

The ugly truth about White House’s history of slavery

Michelle Obama brought up topic during DNC convention speech

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

Scientist tries to digitize all fish

Last fall, he installed a small computed tomography, or CT, scanner at the UW’s Friday Harbor Laboratories on San Juan…

July 30, 2016

Nation & World

No apparent survivors in Texas balloon crash

Balloon may have hit power lines

July 30, 2016

Regional News

Colorado’s U.S. attorney stepping down after 6 years

Leading prosecutor in Colorado to return to private practice

July 29, 2016

Local News

Fierce hail storm hammers Colorado Springs

Windows broken, airport damaged and cars dented

July 29, 2016

Regional News

Author advocates for ‘truth, reconciliation’ in New Mexico

Cisneros says state must address history of violence

July 29, 2016

Nation & World

Clinton urges voters to reject Trump

Americans are facing ‘stark choice’ this election

July 29, 2016

Nation & World

Big Sur wildfire hits tourism

California coastal blaze expected to linger through August

July 29, 2016