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For Durango students, rocket science is a blast

Durango students learn design, engineering, teamwork

Tiny house no small commitment

Colorado couple downsizes their belongings to maximize time

The Blotter

Thursday 9:52 a.m. Juveniles were destroying property at Detox, 1125 Three Springs Blvd. 11:15 a.m. A school bus was hit…

New Mexico looks to limit spending on Medicaid

An advisory group delivered its recommendations Friday on reducing Medicaid reimbursement rates for medical services to health care providers. The…

WW II nurses still friends

A monsoon destroyed part of their hospital on a South Pacific island. They were swamped with the sick and wounded…

Alaska internment camp studied

The 83-year-old Campbell, California, woman recently attended a ceremony where participants unveiled a study of the short-lived internment camp at…

Unbound and powerful

GOP’s presidential nominee could be determined by a few uncommitted delegates

Experts warn agencies to move slowly on self-driving car rules

vehicles pose threat to other drivers

Nation Briefs

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – SpaceX has resumed space station deliveries for NASA, launching the first inflatable room ever built for…

Italy demands Egypt tell ‘truth’ about slaying

Italian envoy recalled to discuss death

55% of Americans have negative opinion of Hillary Clinton

Clinton This is not a normal year. Fifty-five percent of Americans say they have a negative opinion of Democratic front-runner…

Key Paris attacks suspect arrested

may be tied to Brussels bombings

Critics upset about use of semi-automatics by college police

college police units are starting to use rifles

World Briefs

BEIRUT – A senior Egyptian al-Qaida figure fighting in Syria was killed in a U.S. drone strike this week, the…

Education Briefs

Somer Morris, a Fort Lewis College biology major from Durango, presented research at the Tamarisk Coalition Conference on riparian restoration…

Reagan letters to fan for sale

Former Ronald Reagan International Fan Club president Zelda Multz, 89, exchanged letters with Ronald Reagan for 40 years after she…

Two Durango school principals moving to administration

DHS, Sunnyside will hire new leaders

Local Briefs

Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado and the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project will host a hands-on apple-grafting workshop as part of…

Ranchers burn ditches in rite of spring

Durango man assaulted on river trail in critical condition

Durangoan injured on river trail

Tipton to face GOP challenger in June primary

Opponents line up from right and left

Lawsuit accuses Purgatory Resort of gender discrimination

Purgatory employee seeks more than $75,000 in damages

Austin police arrest suspect in University of Texas killing

The University of Texas tower is darkened in honor of student Haruka Weiser, 18, in Austin, Texas. Weiser, a first-year…

Kerry backs Iraqi leader, no planned increase in U.S. troops

Secretary of State John Kerry said the United States is considering opening smaller military outposts in Iraq to provide support…