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Tuesday Durango Dayplanner

Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. Great Decisions discussion group…

January 11, 2016

Local News

In Colorado, budget fight looms

Colorado lawmakers prepare for divisive debate about spending

January 11, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

The city Parking Division is directed to immobilize vehicles with two or more unpaid citations. Drivers who are eligible for…

January 11, 2016

Local News

Junction Creek mountain lion creating a buzz

‘Welcome to Colorado,’ says unimpressed Durangoan

January 11, 2016

Local News

La Plata County mulls tax questions for 2016 ballot

include airport expansion, adding to road and bridge fund

January 11, 2016

Local News

Durango Utilities Commission hears merits of fluoride in drinking water

demineralization prevention noted

January 11, 2016

Local News

Durangoans can expect sunny days, frigid nights

Sub-zero temperatures likely Tuesday night

January 11, 2016

Local News

Colorado postpones switch to SAT tests to spring 2017

Transition for college entrance exams includes PSAT for 10th-graders

January 11, 2016

Nation & World

Powerball jackpot increases to $1.4B as ticket sales surge

Jennifer Rawashdeh enters tickets as customers wait in line at the Eagle Market Store to buy Powerball lottery tickets in…

January 11, 2016

Nation & World

Ringling circus elephants to retire in May

Some of the elephants that once toured with the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus will be involved in…

January 11, 2016

Local News

Before spreading ashes on public lands, check the rules

Agencies have different requirements for private ceremonies with cremains

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Legendary musician David Bowie dies of cancer at 69

Bowie, whose hits included “Space Oddity,” “Fame,” ‘’Heroes” and “Let’s Dance,” died surrounded by family, representative Steve Martin said early…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Sean Penn: Nothing to hide over drug lord interview

In a brief email exchange with The Associated Press, Penn also dismissed criticism over his interview with the fugitive, who…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Aid convoys reach 3 Syria communities besieged for months

This picture provided by The International Committee of the Red Cross, working alongside the Syrian Arab Red Crescent and the…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Two days after a Philadelphia police officer was shot by a man who said he had pledged loyalty to the…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Clinton confronts rival Sanders as Iowa polls tighten

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton reaches for a smartphone for a selfie with a supporter after a campaign rally on…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Task force: Mammograms an option at 40, do more good at 50

FILE – In this May 6, 2010 file photo, a radiologist uses a magnifying glass to check mammograms for breast…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Obama’s State of Union in 2016: Strong job market, middling economy

President Barack Obama waves before giving his State of the Union address before a joint session of Congress on Capitol…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

French president François Hollande, rocker honor 2015 attack victims

At least one attacker is at large, and France’s top security official acknowledged Sunday that authorities don’t know his whereabouts.…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Stock market woes not just about China: Company profits to drop – again

FILE – In this Thursday, Jan. 7, 2016, file photo, a woman reacts near a display board showing the plunge…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

U.S. flies B-52 over South Korea after North’s nuclear test

The low-level flight in Osan, south of Seoul, follows South Korea’s decision to resume propaganda broadcasts across the demilitarized zone…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

A jackpot-rigging scandal is forgotten as Powerball fever sweeps the U.S.

In fact, with the jackpot soaring to mind-boggling levels – it rose to $1.3 billion Sunday, the biggest lottery prize…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – A Syrian refugee is among those invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama’s visitor box to watch…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Planned Parenthood backing Clinton in primary race

Democratic presidential contender Hillary Clinton addresses an audience during an event Sunday in Hooksett, N.H., during which Planned Parenthood endorsed…

January 10, 2016