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The rainy-day rush

The rainy-day rush

A woman races along College Drive on Thursday afternoon during a passing storm that dropped hail and rain. A winter…

October 22, 2015

Dayplanner Friday

Dayplanner Friday

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West, September-May, 749-1741, [email protected], www.earlybirdtoastmasters.org. Sunrise yoga…

October 22, 2015

Local Briefs

The Durango Transit Center parking lot will be closed on Monday and Tuesday as the city repaves part of the…

October 22, 2015

Independent report blames EPA for Gold King spill

Independent report blames EPA for Gold King spill

Incident could have been prevented but plagued by errors

October 22, 2015

Mining reclamation requires funding

Mining reclamation requires funding

Water flows out of the American Tunnel in the Gladstone area north of Silverton where the Animas River Stakeholders Group…

October 22, 2015

Hearing offers little new

Hearing offers little new

Clinton still loses sleep thinking about Benghazi attack

October 22, 2015

Emergency fund needs to raise $1,000 to help those harmed by Gold King Mine spill

Emergency fund needs to raise $1,000 to help those harmed by Gold King Mine spill

Wrinkle The Community Foundation Serving Southwest Colorado is administering the Community Emergency Relief Fund in collaboration with the Durango Business…

October 22, 2015

All about Ivanka: Trump’s daughter, muse and deal-maker

All about Ivanka: Trump’s daughter, muse and deal-maker

is a drop head

October 22, 2015

‘Game of Thrones’ actor Jason Momoa visits Durango

‘Game of Thrones’ actor Jason Momoa visits Durango

Momoa The 6-foot-4-inch-tall Hawaiian-born Momoa played Ronan Dex on “Stargate Atlantis” and the Dothraki King Khal Drogo on the popular…

October 22, 2015

San Juan National Forest users can expect new fees, campground closures

San Juan National Forest users can expect new fees, campground closures

fees at some campgrounds are likely

October 21, 2015

La Plata County officials to hear appeals over debris dumping

La Plata County officials to hear appeals over debris dumping

Neighbors protest floodplain permit, discarded material on Animas City property

October 21, 2015

Dayplanner Thursday

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary Club meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon,…

October 21, 2015

Biologists fly drone to track health of endangered orcas

Biologists fly drone to track health of endangered orcas

A female orca and her two offspring swim in the Puget Sound near Washington state’s San Juan Islands.NOAA Fisheries and…

October 21, 2015

Police detain N.M. man in shooting of 4-year-old

Police detain N.M. man in shooting of 4-year-old

FBI special agent in charge Carol Lee, left, and Albuquerque Police Department Chief Gorden Eden asked the public for help…

October 21, 2015

Nation & World Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The WikiLeaks organization posted material Wednesday from what appears to be CIA Director John Brennan’s personal email account,…

October 21, 2015

Ryan wins support from hardline group

Ryan wins support from hardline group

to back his bid for speaker’s job

October 21, 2015

Tragedy has haunted Biden’s political career

Tragedy has haunted Biden’s political career

Vice President Joe Biden lamented Wednesday that his decision to not run for the Democratic presidential nomination means he won’t…

October 21, 2015

The Blotter

Tuesday 5:01 p.m. Two men were fighting in the west 100 block of Seventh Street. 5:19 p.m. A womanâ€™s vehicle…

October 21, 2015

Fire district gets high marks

Fire district gets high marks

could help lower insurance rates

October 21, 2015

Not bound by the calendar

Not bound by the calendar

Some members of the Durango Running Club, who decided to extend their trail-running season this year, head up Animas City…

October 21, 2015

Earth Briefs

The Colorado AgrAbility Project is preparing its winter workshops for Colorado farm and ranch families who are dealing with barriers…

October 21, 2015

HomeRx diagnoses your energy use

HomeRx diagnoses your energy use

Efficiency audit can reduce costs

October 21, 2015

Lawmakers hear S.W. Colo. construction needs

Lawmakers hear S.W. Colo. construction needs

hatchery seeks water line fix; FLC shows off science building

October 21, 2015

Community college names dean

Community college names dean

hopes to expand programs, enrollment

October 21, 2015