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Photo: Beating the rain for round of disc golf

The Blotter

Sunday 10:52 p.m. Two bears were in getting into trash, and one was in a tree on Folsom Place. Saturday…

Puerto Rico skips bond payments, says Congress must help

The default was the largest in a series of missed payments by the struggling U.S. territory since last year and…

Nation & World Briefs

Lonnie Franklin Jr., left, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 16 for opening statements in his trial in…

Cruz fights for survival as Trump eyes Indiana knockout

Republican presidential candidate, Sen. Ted Cruz, R-Texas, talks with Elizabeth Craig and her children during a visit to the Bravo…

Cheering Cubans greet first cruise ship from US in decades

People waving Cuban flags greet passengers on Carnival’s Adonia cruise ship as they arrive from Miami in Havana, Cuba, on…

Archaeology, wildlife and funds stall Phil’s World expansion

says it needs additional time, funding for studies

Durango High Student Council is golden

Dale Garland, who advises the Durango High School Student Council, has helped the council win its seventh National Gold Council…

Durango businesses hit with ADA lawsuits

Florida man called ‘serial plaintiff’ by local lawyer

Local Briefs

The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501…

Dayplanner Tuesday

Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores Civitan club meeting,…

Southern Ute tribal elder to discuss significance of Bear Dance

Presentation scheduled May 12

Bayfield caretaker pleads guilty to stealing from elderly man

stole more than $3,000 from at-risk client

Local fracking bans struck down by Colorado high court

Lachelt: Ruling does not mean control issue will vanish from La Plata County

Allison property owner refuses fire investigators access

of April 3 fire remains “undetermined”

Playground concussions are on the rise

Children take advantage of warmer weather as they play on a playground at sunset in Armstrong Park in Lafayette, Ind.…

Mystery solved? Australian says he’s Bitcoin founder

BBC News reported Monday that Australian Craig Wright, who has been believed by many to be the man who invented…

Minorities overrepresented throughout criminal process in Colorado

Black and Latino Coloradans are disproportionately incarcerated, shot by police, arrested and detained as youth, arrested for marijuana, sent back…

Caption This!: I’m just here for the weed

This week’s photo is of a car stuck in the snow on Red Mountain Pass taken by Herald reader Hank…

Animas High makes math, biology fun with escape room

Interactive puzzle stretches brain cells, communication skills

Cruz again bests Trump at most weekend delegate contests

Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump walks on stage before speaking during a campaign rally at the Indiana Theater on Sunday…

Protests disband after IS group carries out 2nd Iraq bombing

Anti-government protestors chant slogans calling for governmental reforms as they wave national flags before ending their sit-in inside Baghdad’s Green…

Nation & World Briefs

Emergency personnel work at the scene after a CSX freight train derailed in Washington on Sunday.Cliff Owen/Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya…

U.S. once again forced to turn to Russia for help on Syria

Protesters hold up placards during a protest in front of the United Nations Headquarters in Beirut, Lebanon, on Sunday against…