News

Wacky weather hits U.S.

Niño buries West in snow, heats up East Coast

United gives furry comfort

Holiday travelers at DIA greeted by paws and wagging tails

Recording suggests N.M. governor drunk at holiday party

N.M. Gov. Susana Martinez’s office on Tuesday reiterated that she has said she had a drink and a half on…

Cortez schools warned about their aging buses

Montezuma-Cortez Re-1 transportation director Lena Galloway told school board members more than half the buses used daily to shuttle students…

Southwest Colorado panel seeks to increase recycling as trash piles up

Council of county governments launching educational campaign

Durango man to face trial in knifepoint sexual assault

Baty is scheduled to appear in court on Jan. 26

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…

U.S. existing home sales tank in November

Some real estate experts speculate November’s 10.5 percent drop in existing home sales could be partially due to new sales…

Colorado redistricting reform effort splits Democrats

Proposed ballot question being rewritten after concerns raised by minority voters

Navajo Nation on track for first utility-scale solar plant

The $64 million plant is on track to be built by the end of 2016, using federal loans and tax…

Hey, Durango kids: Track Santa’s journey online

The North American Aerospace Defense Command in Colorado Springs has been tracking Santa on his annual worldwide journey for 60…

Education Briefs

Animas High School announces programs: AHS is a tuition-free public charter school that prepares all students for college and post-secondary…

Swift action key to handling racial incidents

Colleges, universities should be prepared to respond right away

Cortez OKs land-for-jobs deal with Osprey

Backpack company gets land deal in exchange for 45 new jobs

Holiday shopping 2015: Cheap is the new cool

Jana Montero, who has in the past bought loved ones iPods and tablets for Christmas, has changed her attitude about…

Bowe Bergdahl arraigned at North Carolina Army base

U.S. Army Sgt. Robert Bergdahl leaves the courthouse Tuesday after his arraignment hearing at Fort Bragg, N.C.Andrew Craft/The Fayetteville Observer…

Records show Hitler enjoyed special treatment in prison

Adolf Hitler, leader of the National Socialists, emerges from the party’s Munich headquarters. Historical documents show Hitler enjoyed special treatment,…

Olive Oil lovers lament: From Durango specialty stores to grocers’ shelves, bugs and fruit flies hit pocketbooks

Major Mediterranean producers in Spain, Italy and other countries faced shortages after the 2014 harvest because of bacteria, olive fruit…

La Plata County OKs draft agreement with EPA on mine spill remediation

on supporting Superfund postponed to January

Durango Cafe makes hay in football bet

George VanDenBerg, left, makes good on a football bet Tuesday with CJ’s Diner owner Jerry Martinez with a hay delivery.…

Coal Bank, Molas, passes reopen, Red Mountain remains closed for avalanche work

Lighter snow Wednesday, but a storm with more ‘punch’ expected Thursday

View webcams: Watch the snowstorm

Durango High School raises over $6,000 for Escalante Middle School student

Student fighting chronic recurrent multifocal osteomyelitis

Durangoans unfiltered: Lighting up the Internet

media kindles argument, sense of community