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Steady hiring spurs more job hunts, rate rises to 5 percent

Ralph Logan, general manager of Microtrain, left, speaks with James Smith who is seeking employment during a National Career Fairs…

April 1, 2016

Local News

Jan Cross, advocate for accessibility, dies at 53

Miss Wheelchair Colorado Ms. Congeniality spoke for wheelchair users

March 31, 2016

Local News

Colorado budget advances in Legislature

J. Paul Brown fights for schools and roads

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

Trump’s abortion flub shows risks of ‘winging it’ on policy

Mike Morrill takes a selfie with Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump during a rally Wednesday at the Radisson Paper Valley…

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

Obama, Xi vow to narrow differences

say they will work closely on North Korea

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

RICHMOND, Va. – A gunman shot a Virginia state trooper Thursday at a busy bus terminal in the capital city…

March 31, 2016

Local News

Climatologists predict wetter-than-average April-June

Pacific storm track to bring moisture to Southwest Colorado

March 31, 2016

Local News

Kinder Morgan-Montezuma County tax battle goes to Colorado Supreme Court

Decision on Kinder Morgan windfall impacts school, local governments

March 31, 2016

Local News

The Blotter

Tuesday 6:34 a.m. Keys and other items were stolen from a man’s vehicle overnight in the west 100 block of…

March 31, 2016

Local News

Friday Durango Dayplanner

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West, September-May, 749-1741, [email protected], www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org. Sunrise yoga…

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

World Briefs

SAO PAULO – Eighteen Brazilians were left blind after surgeons apparently used unsterilized instruments during a cataract treatment campaign in…

March 31, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

The Durango Public Library staff can create a list of suggested titles for any age group, tailored specifically to their…

March 31, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis College students push for a decolonized world

to show era’s persistent effects

March 31, 2016

Local News

Clear crossing

A pedestrian crosses west Ninth Street near the bridge over the Animas River on Thursday morning when skies were clear.…

March 31, 2016

Local News

More Republicans consider hospital provider fee restructure

Coram and other lawmakers signal change in political tone

March 31, 2016

Local News

U.S. Rep. Scott Tipton accuses EPA of ‘threatening’ Gold King Mine owner

Letters exchanged prompt agency to explain its actions

March 31, 2016

Local News

Crow Canyon honored for 32 years of excellence

Archaeology center’s education, outreach efforts lead to award

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

Obama, Asian leaders to huddle on North Korea nuclear threat

U.S. officials are planning to meet with Prime Minister Shinzo Abe Thursday during a summit in Washington, D.C., to discuss…

March 31, 2016

Nation & World

7Alaska first-graders accused of plot to poison classmate

Children play outside Winterberry Charter School in Anchorage, Alaska, Wednesday. Three first-graders in Alaska’s largest city plotted to kill a…

March 30, 2016

Local News

Land-use permit process streamlined in La Plata County

Convoluted process a long-standing gripe

March 30, 2016

Nation & World

Trump’s ‘woman problem’ is one for GOP

say he’s hurting efforts to attract more female voters

March 30, 2016

Nation & World

World leaders tackling threat of nuclear terrorism

Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, with President Barack Obama, is one of the world leaders attending a summit in Washington,…

March 30, 2016

Nation & World

Study heats up sea level concerns

Antarctica ice melt may cause oceans to rise faster than thought

March 30, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Wednesday, a week after the goernor publicly…

March 30, 2016