News

Hurricane passes through Texas without incident

J.B. Neckar, right, and his brother Johnny Neckar, left, paddle their mother Gelene Neckar, center, from her flooded home near…

October 25, 2015

Regional News

Aurora congressman votes to defund Planned Parenthood

Rep. Coffman says group’s practices ‘fly in the face of human decency’

October 25, 2015

Nation & World

A big mess awaits Paul Ryan

Federal government faces borrowing limit as new speaker ascends

October 25, 2015

Nation & World

Pope: ‘Today is a time of mercy’

opens Communion to divorced parishioners

October 25, 2015

Local News

Semitrailer loaded with cows sows chaos on Camino del Rio

cattle injured in accident that brought out ranchers to help

October 25, 2015

Local News

Flag to fly at half-staff Monday

will honor Maj. Gen. John France

October 25, 2015

Local News

Dayplanner Monday

Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave.,…

October 25, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

The Southwest Colorado Workforce Board will meet from 10:30 a.m. to noon Nov. 4 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds…

October 25, 2015

Local News

Durango government TV expanding

Channel to be available to most La Plata County residents soon

October 24, 2015

Business

A room, a bed and a ghost?

may be things going ‘bump’ in Durango’s older properties

October 24, 2015

Business

U.S. home sales up 4.7% in September

Home sales bounced back in September, although first-time buyers are largely missing from the market, the National Association of Realtors…

October 24, 2015

Business

Ancient craft is getting new attention

book offers tips on using artisanal tile in home designs

October 24, 2015

Business

Homeownership hasn’t been boon for blacks, new study finds

First-time black homeowners saw their wealth decrease by nearly half between 2005 and 2007 – a time of red-hot appreciation…

October 24, 2015

Business

U.S. homebuilders are growing more confident

Home builders’s increased confidence in the housing market in October is good news for the construction industry and the overall…

October 24, 2015

Science

Warmer world will come with high price

Study: Climate change will reduce global income

October 24, 2015

Science

Most Earth-like planets may not even be born yet

A new study suggests that as many as 92 percent of the Earth-like planets that could be created in the…

October 24, 2015

Regional News

Universal health care advocates target Colorado

Colorado state Sen. Dr. Irene Aguilar, right, who is a physician at Denver Health, helps deliver more than 156,000 signatures…

October 24, 2015

Local News

Arts group: Durango lags in funding

Nonprofit says city not budgeting enough for arts

October 24, 2015

Local News

Memorial for four young Durango residents takes shape on Rim Trail

Herald Staff Writer A memorial for four young Durangoans who recently died in accidents started taking shape on the Rim…

October 24, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The honeymoon might be over before it even begins for House Speaker-in-waiting Paul Ryan when he is elevated…

October 24, 2015

Nation & World

Storms pound Texas as state prepares for Hurricane Patricia to arrive

A driver attempts to navigate through high water on Northwest Highway during a heavy rain fall Friday in Dallas. The…

October 24, 2015

Nation & World

Crash at Oklahoma State homecoming parade leaves 4 dead

25-year-old woman charged with DUI in Stillwater, Okla.

October 24, 2015

Nation & World

The lizard king

Volunteer in the Peace Corps helps discover lizard unknown to science

October 24, 2015

Local News

Fort Lewis College changes admission standards, because ‘we thought students would be better prepared,’ provost says

The board maintained its ACT standards of scores of 18 on English and 19 on math for high school graduates…

October 24, 2015