News

Interior secretary calls for ‘course correction’ to protect public lands

Funding, climate change, domestic issues threaten national parks

Local Briefs

The 6th Judicial District Rural Collaborative will host an open community meeting from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. today in the…

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

Durango Daybreak Rotary Club meeting, 6:45 a.m., Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., 749-6332. Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge…

Texas, N.M. oil producers push for import limits

American firms say cheap foreign product is bankrupting domestic drillers

Texas couple to open high-end spa in Durango

Woodhouse Day Spa planned for north Main Avenue

Pictures of the week

Feasibility of a new business park in La Plata County studied

Consultants will present findings April 26

Fidel Castro gives rare speech saying he will soon die

Revolutionary leader Fidel Castro Tuesday urged members of Cuba’s Communist Pary Congress to continue the communist revolution he began nearly…

Earth’s hot streak continues for a record 11 months

A kayaker in a pedal kayak, left, moves past a more traditional craft near Owen Beach in Point Defiance Park…

Children in fatal Southwest Colorado crash not wearing seat belts

cited and 3 people remain hospitalized

Colorado school district arms security guards with rifles

The Douglas County School District guards are former law enforcement officers and already carry handguns. District security director Richard Payne…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The United States will send approximately 200 additional troops to Iraq and allow U.S. advisers to move closer…

Trump, Clinton bet on New York to end campaign turbulence

Former Arizona Rep. Gabby Giffords plants a kiss on the cheek of Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton at a Women…

Dramatic rescue amid rubble gives Ecuador hope for survivors

Relatives mourn the loss of their family members, victims of the 7.8-magnitude earthquake, during a funeral service in Portoviejo, Ecuador,…

The Blotter

Friday 11:25 a.m. Someone ran his or her vehicle into a fire hydrant at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio.…

Colorado pot report: More adults toking

not smoking more since legalization

Spring Cleanup underway

Kyle Pike with the city of Durango helps a crew clear yard waste on Monday. Materials accepted during Spring Cleanup:…

Controversy over public lands bills continues

Democrats fight back in battle over federal management

Silverton Mountain land swap meeting will be Tuesday

Residents divided over future use of public land

Native American mascot commission a model for nation

as a national model in eliminating derogatory imagery

Local Briefs

Amy and Michael McCardell, owners of Durango Craft Spirits, Distillery and Tasting Room, will speak to the Rotary Club of…

Tuesday Durango Dayplanner

Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. Durango AARP Chapter No.…

Woman who drove into Animas River identified

Box, 30, of Ignacio arrested on suspicion of drunken driving

Airport director Kip Turner is finalist for Grand Junction job

would create void in leadup to possible bond request