News

Bennet selected to committee overhauling K-12 education bill

House-Senate conference committee working to reconcile legislative differences

November 18, 2015

Dayplanner Thursday

Tim Sullivan, 5:30-10 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 247-4431. Joseph Rael: Question-and-answer session and singing of being &…

November 18, 2015

Local News

11-year-old Durango girl hit by car on way to school

Accident occurred Wednesday morning near Miller Middle School

November 18, 2015

Local News

Presidential candidate Ben Carson leads Hillary Clinton in Colorado

Rubio, Cruz and Trump also ahead of Dem frontrunner

November 18, 2015

Nation & World

Man behind attack in Paris may be dead

police unsure who died in raid

November 18, 2015

Local News

La Plata County labor shortage ripples across industries

1,000 people are unemployed in county

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

Putin vows to hunt down, punish those who bombed Russian jet

Russian President Vladimir Putin, right, flanked by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, attends a meeting on Russian airspace forces’ activities in…

November 17, 2015

Local News

Mine tailings a longtime Silverton-Durango issue

“Ranchers and farmers who want to use water for irrigation in the lower valley have always attempted to force the…

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

ATHENS, Greece – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.1 hit the western Greek island of…

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Jindal BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a…

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

GOP seeks to ‘pause’ refugee admissions

Attorney general says screening process is ‘robust’

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

Islamic State prepares for Raqqa attack

Islamic State militants are reportedly barring residents of Raqqa, Syria, from leaving the city, raising fears that the militants will…

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

EPA seeks tougher emissions rules

Industry calls proposal too burdensome

November 17, 2015

Business

Business Briefs

The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 1 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main…

November 17, 2015

Local News

The Blotter

Monday 4:36 p.m. A man was carrying a rock and appeared to be trying to get into cars in the…

November 17, 2015

Local News

Colorado Sen. Gardner: State has felt the burn of wildfires

“We’ve experienced significant wildfires over the past 15 years,” Sen. Cory Gardner, R-Colo., who serves on the committee, said, citing…

November 17, 2015

Local News

School days

Matt Sheldon, a new member of the Durango School District 9-R board, left, talks with educator Gretchen Wilson after he…

November 17, 2015

Local News

Oxbow Preserve in north Durango will temporarily close Dec. 1 amid damage concerns

councilors will weigh in on opening park

November 17, 2015

Local News

Some artistic good cheer

David R. Battaglia, in appropriate Santa headwear, crafts holiday paintings on Tuesday on the window of Surya on Main Avenue.…

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

Entrepreneurs betting time is right for electric bikes to take off

think e-bikes will do what Segways couldn’t

November 17, 2015

Local News

La Plata County raises concerns with Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission rules

Plata County deputy attorney: Rules will not satisfy citizens’ concerns

November 17, 2015

Nation & World

Louisiana Gov. Jindal ends bid for GOP nomination in 2016

Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal on Tuesday said he was suspending his presidential campaign after determining “this is not my time.”Morry…

November 17, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

M. Brent Williams, violin, and Marilyn Mangold Garst, piano, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…

November 17, 2015

Local News

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…

November 17, 2015