News

Southern Ute museum emptying, apparently closed

National museum reclaiming artifacts this week

April 20, 2016

Treasury official says Harriet Tubman will go on $20 bill

A Treasury official said Wednesday that Secretary Jacob Lew has decided to put Underground Railroad leader Harriet Tubman on the…

April 20, 2016

Nation & World

3 charged with several crimes in Flint water crisis

Ellis Stafford, left, and Jeff Seipenko, special agent for the Michigan Attorney General’s office, sit in court with warrants in…

April 20, 2016

Nation & World

Life expectancy dipped a bit for white women in U.S.

Women run in a San Diego park. Life expectancy for white women has fallen a little, according to a new…

April 20, 2016

Local News

Remembering the ‘4/20 Parachute Stoner Dash’

years ago, Fort Lewis went viral

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

How politics, hip-hop put Tubman on the $20

A Treasury official said Wednesday that Secretary Jacob Lew has decided to put Harriet Tubman on the $20 bill, making…

April 19, 2016

Regional News

Storm improves vital Colorado snowpack

Dan Corbett helps get his son, Davis, 4, set for his first cross country ski excursion in North Boulder Park…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Mayor’s gavel passes to Christina Rinderle

Rinderle The councilors lauded Brookie’s year of mayoral service, which included advocacy trips to Washington after the Gold King Mine…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Environmental hurdles identified for expansion of Durango-La Plata County Airport

Consultants will study wetlands, endangered species, archaeological sites

April 19, 2016

Local News

Escalante apartments get early Durango City Council OK

Councilors allow more units per acre

April 19, 2016

Business

U.S. home construction tumbled in March

A worker walks past a “Sold” sign at a construction site of new townhouses in Houston.Pat Sullivan/Associated Press Home construction…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Bayfield High works to make teens safer on the road

Program hopes to reach Durango, Ignacio and Animas High students next year

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

Trump rebounds with New York win

Clinton stops challenge from Sanders

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

Deadly attacks in Afghan capital show Taliban’s strength

U.S. and Afghan officials condemned a suicide attack claimed by Taliban forces that killed dozens in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Tuesday.Rahmat…

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

ST. LOUIS – A federal judge approved an agreement Tuesday between Ferguson and the U.S. Justice Department that calls for…

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

Houston flood control efforts fall behind urban sprawl

Residents are evacuated from their flooded apartment complex Tuesday in Houston.David J. Phillip/Associated Press Major reservoirs built in the 1940s…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Bayfield freshens its flags

Amy Witte, an administrative assistant with the town of Bayfield, right, and Joseph McIntyre, Bayfieldâ€™s chief marshal, raise new American…

April 19, 2016

Local News

The Blotter

Monday 7:36 a.m. Traffic control was needed at Camino del Rio and U.S. Highway 160 for a traffic signal that…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Colorado lawmakers target edible pot in fruit, animal shapes

Hickenlooper, chief medical adviser support ban

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

After 100 years, a lost flower is found

Maryland botanist rediscoversrare treasure

April 19, 2016

Nation & World

Stolen ‘inverted Jenny’ stamp resurfaces

This 1918 “inverted Jenny” stamp, which was stolen in 1955, surfaced last week at Spink USA, a New York auction…

April 19, 2016

Education

Education Briefs

The Four Corners Safety Association will offer 30-hour driver’s education classes during the summer. Class periods will be June 6-9,…

April 19, 2016

Local News

Vetoed small-loan bill – with change – returns to Legislature

Concerns over predatory lending persist

April 19, 2016

Business

Airbnb adds new recommendations features

Airbnb co-founder and CEO Brian Chesky speaks Tuesday in San Francisco about the company adding new recommendations to its online…

April 19, 2016