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Lawmakers question EPA reports that reference Colorado agency’s involvement with Gold King spill

officials contradict account

Dayplanner Sunday

Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast, 9-11 a.m. $6/$5, Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave. Arts and…

Dayplanner Saturday

Friends of the Durango Public Library Book Sale, 9:30 a.m.-5 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. What A…

Series of terror attacks in Paris kill up to 120

Rescue workers help a woman after a shooting Friday outside the Bataclan theater in Paris. French President Francois Hollande declared…

Fewer Americans are on the move

of people who relocate is half what it was 65 years ago

Key N.M. Dems back Clinton

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton acknowledges supporters in Concord, N.H. Four New Mexico superdelegates say they will pledge their…

The Blotter

Thursday 11:14 a.m. Taco Bell was broken into overnight at 2902 Main Ave. Police made an arrest. 4:44 p.m. Two…

Forest officials agree: Beetle infestation doesn’t determine fire severity

report downplays correlation between tree die-offs, wildfires

What drives high gas prices in Durango?

an affluent tourist destination plays a role

Warm weather puts chill on Belgian ice festival

The organizers for the Ice Magic Festival in Bruges, Belgium, are paying higher electricity bills for this year’s event because…

Spy for Israel due for release

Pollard Pollard, 61, had been serving a life sentence but was granted parole this year under sentencing rules in place…

World Briefs

LONDON – Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi lunched with Queen Elizabeth II and rallied thousands of cheering supporters on the…

Islamic State forces suffer twin setbacks

Kurds, rebels retake towns in Syria, Iraq

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – There’s little doubt which candidate the Democratic Party establishment supports for president. It’s not even close. Hillary Clinton…

Gum unstuck from famed wall

Jessica Wang, left, and Michael Teylan, both of Los Angeles, create a “bubble gum kiss” while visiting Seattle’s famous gum…

Help wanted: Book looks at 50 felines on the job

Carlow the cat began his career with the New York firefighters on Engine 22, Ladder 13 by catching mice at…

Struggle over ‘Life’ sparks lawsuit

Life is getting complicated for the widow of a toy inventor, who filed a lawsuit claiming Hasbro and another inventor…

Local Briefs

ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15…

Navajo artist visits Needham students

Shonto Begay, a Navajo Diné artist, author, illustrator and actor, reads a book Friday to Needham Elementary School first-graders as…

Series of attacks in Paris leaves more than 100 dead

The Paris prosecutor said the death toll from the attacks could exceed 120. He also said at least five terrorists…

Rollover at Farmington Hill

Traffic was reduced to one lane shortly after 1 p.m. Friday when a vehicle rolled onto its side in the…

Durango man Randall Ash victorious on ‘Price is Right’

home car, Madagascar trip

Doughnuts with dads

Mancos’ Marshal John Cox arrested for drunken driving

was already on paid administrative leave