News

As planet warms, the world’s lakes are heating up even faster

A satellite photo shows algae blooms on Lake Erie. Destructive algae blooms-such as the one in Lake Erie in 2014…

$2M awarded for Cortez hospital project

$14.2M expansion work at Southwest Memorial Hospital expected to start in March

Emerging from shadows, pot industry tries to build brands

As the fast-growing marijuana industry emerges from the black market and starts looking like a mainstream industry, there’s a scramble…

New Public Employees’ Retirement Association report says unfunded liability reduced by $15 billion

Colorado treasurer says retirement system too reliant on unrealistic returns

Tax break could encourage land conservation, La Plata County group says

Congress makes permanent incentives for easements

Dayplanner Thursday

Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior…

Prosecutor: Driver held in Las Vegas crash had pot in system

Tests show that Lakeisha N. Holloway, who police said intentionally smashed into crowds of pedestrians on the Las Vegas Strip…

Attorney: Bill Cosby ‘will be exonerated’

charged in 2004 sexual assault case

Durango man to honor friends with free rides on New Year’s Eve

remind residents to be safe, avoid drinking and driving

Coping with the snow

Growing Durango gymnastics program to get new home

to spend $2.1 million on building in Bodo Industrial Park

Nation & World Briefs

The National Transportation Safety Board investigator is investigating the crash of a small plane in Anchorage, Alaska. The FBI says…

Sun Belt states once again a draw for Rust Belt residents

New Census data shows Florida is regaining some of its luster among Americans, with 200,000 people moving to the state…

New Mexico works to unbury

record snowstorm, officials warn of freezing temperatures

Colorado still not sure whether legal marijuana made roads less safe

From a lack of statistics to laws that haven’t been updated to disagreements over how to measure whether a person…

Durango gas prices drop below $2 a gallon

Six-year low for state, nation

More La Plata County voters stuck in the middle

Unaffiliated group is growing on county election rolls

Time to clear out

Local Briefs

The Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, will present “Breaking up with Sugar” from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday.…

Dayplanner Wednesday

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8…

The Blotter

Tuesday 3:43 a.m. Three or four drunken individuals were in the pool area at Best Western Rio Grande Inn, 400…

Steven Short reappointed as Fort Lewis College trustee

“Once on the inside, it’s not so simple’

New Mexico lawmakers may try again on Uber, Lyft bill

Uber driver Rebecca Reynolds stands in front of her 2008 Honda Accord parked in the Santa Fe Plaza. Reynolds will…

$2 gasoline not jump-starting economy

‘There’s some anxiety out there that is not comforted by low oil prices’