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Contractor sues Southern Ute Growth Fund over contract

Plaintiff asking $15 million for bankruptcy

May 9, 2016

Local News

A simple Public Land’s Day bill sent to governor

celebrate outdoors the third Saturday in May

May 9, 2016

Local News

Man found dead with self-inflicted gunshot wound

The man was identified as Paul Wilhelmsen, 50. Wilhelmsen apparently had left a note letting someone know of his intentions…

May 9, 2016

Local News

Photo: Aspiring river guides get a swim

Doug Ponce, rear of raft, a lead guide for Mountain Waters Rafting and lower Animas River manager of the River…

May 9, 2016

Nation & World

U.S., Russia work to hold fragile Syria cease-fire together

Secretary of State John Kerry, center, is attending a meeting on the conflict in Syria in Paris. The U.S. and…

May 9, 2016

Local News

Rain could linger into Tuesday – then here comes the sun

Weekend expected to be clear and beautiful

May 9, 2016

Local News

Durango woman’s passion for veterans issues started at VFW

Ruthie and Fred Riedinger inside the ballroom of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4031 on north Main Avenue.…

May 8, 2016

Regional News

Colorado State troubleshoots lack of women in computer science

Computer science teaching assistant Gareth Halladay assists Fatima Altimimi in a computer science class at Colorado State University in Fort…

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

Canadian officials hope to put “death grip” on fire

Water is released from a helicopter hovering over a wildfire near Fort McMurray, Alberta, on Sunday. Officials said Sunday they…

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

Trump as nominee improves odds for parts of Obama’s legacy

President Barack Obama speaks in the briefing room of the White House in Washington on Friday. There’s no cheering at…

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

U.S. struggles to convince Iraqis it doesn’t support IS

People read newspapers in Baghdad, Iraq, on Thursday. For nearly two years, U.S. airstrikes, military advisers and weapons shipments have…

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Injured Afghan men lie in an ambulance after an accident on the main highway linking the capital, Kabul, to the…

May 8, 2016

Local News

Internships provide lessons for the real world

Mountain Middle School students participate across Durango area

May 8, 2016

Local News

Photo: Open and closed

Smith Sports Complex on the campus of Fort Lewis College opened for play Saturday for the Durango Youth Soccer Associationâ€™s…

May 8, 2016

Local News

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Vice squads under the leadership of D.A. James M. Noland and La Plata County Sheriff Bruce Sullivan…

May 8, 2016

Local News

Durango’s Thomas Huber ruled ‘at-fault’ in fatal accident

Investigators still at a loss why Huber ran into oncoming traffic

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

Clinton and Trump, two intensely disliked candidates, begin their face-off

If the rise of Trump has no obvious precedent, neither does an election like this. Clinton, whose buoyant favorable ratings…

May 8, 2016

Nation & World

Renewables top coal in power production

states benefiting from shift to wind and solar energy

May 8, 2016

Local News

Caption This! ‘I asked for NO ice’

A hummingbird sits at Kristi Streiffert’s bird feeder filled with half-frozen sugar water late last month.Courtesy of Kristi Streiffert Coming…

May 8, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

Writers and Scribblers will meet 6:30-8 p.m. Wednesday at the Commons, 701 Camino del Rio, in Durango. “The Role of…

May 8, 2016

Local News

Monday Durango Dayplanner

Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave.…

May 8, 2016

Local News

Art piece to decorate Fort Lewis Community Concert Hall wall

“Reflection,” a sculptural art piece, will be installed on the large eastern wall of the Community Concert Hall at Fort…

May 7, 2016

Local News

Comprehensive plan to guide Durango Airport growth

Planning commissioner: Corridor is not only economic, but recreational and for tourists

May 7, 2016

Science

Mercury set to make rare solar transit

NASA and European Space Agency satellites will be tracking Mercury Monday as it transits the sun. The planet made its…

May 7, 2016