News

Indigenous Peoples’ Day bill inspired by Fort Lewis College student

legislation follows effort by Durango

First Southwest starts community fund

Curtis “We will center our efforts on areas where unemployment is higher, family income is lower and educational attainment is…

Senate fails to overturn presidential veto of water rule resolution

Colorado senator vows to continue fight

Clear skies today, tomorrow …

A reflection of the day is seen in mirrors in the windows of Artesanos Design Collection on East Third Avenue…

Bayfield schools seek feedback on tax increase

board considering bond issue on November ballot

Local Briefs

The Morefield Campground winter trails at Mesa Verde will be open for a Full Moon Snowshoe and Ski event for…

Friday Durango Dayplanner

Bayfield High School boys basketball vs. Monte Vista, 7 p.m., BHS. Durango High School boys basketball vs. Grand Junction, 7…

Judge tosses Pennsylvania woman’s defamation suit vs. Cosby

A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit against actor-comedian Bill Cosby that was filed by Renita Hill of Baldwin, Pa.,…

U.S. announces plan for new visa rules for some Europeans

Congressional Republicans say President Barack Obama is ignoring a bipartisan bill the president signed into law by allowing some Europeans…

At Wit’s End with addiction? Vallecito ranch can help

30-day inpatient equine therapy

U.S. immigrant population on decline

of illegal aliens drops below 11 million, study finds

Regional News

Pot states take fresh look at out-of-state investment

With the Colorado state Capitol in the background, party-goers dance smoke pot during the annual 4/20 marijuana festival in Denver…

Regional News

Colorado’s mountain snows looking good

A sign marks the Colorado River as it flows past the Never Summer Mountains in Rocky Mountain National Park near…

Durango Transit ridership falls

buying new buses

Good Earth

Study may lead to protection for butterfly

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced it will conduct a 12-month review of the Great Basin silverspot butterfly. Environmentalists…

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The Durango Nature Studies will hold these events: Winter Volunteer Naturalist Training will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m.…

Good Earth

2015 was Earth’s hottest in recorded history

Pedestrians walk past a digital thermometer reading 113 degrees Fahrenheit in the Canoga Park section of Los Angeles. Earth last…

Islamic State destroys ancient monastery in Iraq

U.S. Army soldiers tour St. Elijah’s Monastery in Mosul, Iraq, in 2008. New satellite images show the ancient monastery has…

More bad news for Pluto

Scientists report finding ‘good evidence’ of ninth planet

Nation & World Briefs

DETROIT – President Barack Obama hailed the revival of the nation’s auto industry on Wednesday while acknowledging the water crisis…

Conservation easements near Dove Creek protect threatened sage grouse

Creek-area landowner moves 1,300 acres into conservation

The Blotter

Wednesday 3:18 a.m. A dog was sitting outside on a snowpile at Lightner Creek Village Condos, 20310 U.S. Highway 160.…

After-class fun

Students from St. Paul’s Lutheran Preschool get a bird’s eye view of the Durango Public Library from atop a snowbank…