News

Avalanches cause 10 deaths in last 10 days

Avalanche forecasters Spencer Logan, left, and Mike Cooperstein within their office at the Colorado Avalanche Information Center at National Weather…

January 24, 2016

Nation & World

Feds’ failures imperil migrant children in U.S.

Marvin Velasco, 15, poses for a photo at his new home in Los Angeles on Jan. 11. Velasco’s perilous journey…

January 24, 2016

Regional News

National Western Stock Show teaches kids about agriculture

Lorelei Seibold, 4, from Denver is all smiles after showing the judge her Rhode Island red. Poultry judging and the…

January 24, 2016

Local News

Court OKs DNA in Dove Creek murder trial

Also, motion for change of venue denied

January 24, 2016

Local News

Broncos win; Durangoans rock

‘Are you kidding me?’ says one flushed Durangoan

January 24, 2016

Local News

Winning caption: ‘The only legal way to capture rain water!’

Dianne Milner sent in this photo of the snowman in a barrel. Each year, she uses the barrel to make…

January 24, 2016

Local News

Silverton officials hold Superfund hearing Tuesday ahead of Thursday vote

Silverton officials may decide Thursday to send a letter to Gov. John Hickenlooper seeking Superfund status to help clean mine…

January 24, 2016

Nation & World

Was 2015 a record wildfire year?

Dispute fans a debate over U.S. forests

January 24, 2016

Local News

Marijuana enters new phase of policy discussions at Colorado Capitol

Lawmakers seek to address unintended results of legalization

January 24, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

Lynn Urban, president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Colorado, will provide an update on whatâ€™s new at United…

January 24, 2016

Local News

Monday Durango Dayplanner

Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR 91.9/93.9 FM, www.kdur.org. Happy Hour Yoga, 5:30-6:30 p.m., Ska Brewing Co., 225 Girard…

January 24, 2016

Local News

Chance meeting leads to new life for African

Zimbabwean finds new home in Durango

January 23, 2016

Nation & World

Egypt says King Tut mask was scratched, sends 8 to trial

The 3,300-year old mask, whose beard was accidentally knocked off and hastily glued on with epoxy in 2014, was scratched…

January 23, 2016

Nation & World

3 inmates who escaped from California jail considered armed

“I want to tell the public: Presume that they are armed and do not approach them,” Orange County Sheriff Sandra…

January 23, 2016

Nation & World

East Coast feels snowfall’s impact

The timing could not have been better: Most people stayed home as the heaviest snow fell Friday evening and all…

January 23, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

VIENTIANE, Laos – Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Laos, where the United States is helping the government…

January 23, 2016

Nation & World

Billionaire donors helped Cruz rise in GOP presidential bid

FILE – In this Dec. 29, 2015, file photo, Farris Wilks watches Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz speak in the…

January 23, 2016

Business

Economists see more growth for U.S. economy, housing in ‘16

The chief economist for the National Association of Home Builders is predicting that single-family home construction will rise to 840,000…

January 23, 2016

Business

Home sales rebound to wrap up 2015

Nearly 5.5 million existing homes were sold in the U.S. in 2015, the highest total since 2006, the National Association…

January 23, 2016

Business

Home construction stumbles as year begins

U.S. home construction ended 2015 at its highest level in eight years even though construction dropped 2.5 percent in December.John…

January 23, 2016

Business

Rental prices begin slowing down in many U.S. cities

Real estate data firm Zillow said Friday that median rent rose a seasonally adjusted 3.3 percent from a year ago.…

January 23, 2016

Business

U.S. home builder confidence held steady in January

The National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo builder sentiment index stood at 60 in January, matching the December reading, the…

January 23, 2016

Science

Amount of man-made heat the oceans are absorbing is rising

raises alarms about how much heat seas are absorbing

January 23, 2016

Local News

Fewer drivers ticketed for speeding last year in Durango

Durango police cited fewer drivers for traffic violations, more residents for alcohol possession

January 23, 2016