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Local Briefs

Realauction will host instructor-led individual auction training hourly from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday in the La Plata County…

October 17, 2015

Local News

Durango lodgers tax declines in August

of Labor Day, rather than Gold King spill, could be to blame

October 17, 2015

Local News

Fire destroys RV near Durango

to review how blaze started

October 17, 2015

Nation & World

A first

Maj. Lisa Jaster, center, embraces First Lt. Shaye Haver, left, and U.S. Army Capt. Kristen Griest, right, after an Army…

October 17, 2015

Nation & World

Rand Paul under pressure to focus on his Senate seat

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., listens to a question during a campaign stop at the Republican Liberty Caucus…

October 17, 2015

Regional News

Greeley’s new coach opens cheerleading squad to all

She appeared to be losing her lifelong battle with health problems as a result of a severe head injury she…

October 17, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

LAGOS, Nigeria – A Nigerian general has been dismissed from the army and jailed for losing a major battle in…

October 17, 2015

Nation & World

Migrants surge into Slovenia after Hungary closes border

A man kisses the ground in Lendava, Slovenia on Saturday after disembarking from a bus that brought migrants from Croatia.…

October 17, 2015

Nation & World

Palestinian attackers shot dead

Israeli border police officers order a Palestinian man to lift his shirt at a checkpoint as he exits the Arab…

October 17, 2015

Nation & World

Fundraising woes point to troubled candidacy

Republican presidential contender and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush greets supporters at a tailgate party before an NCAA college football…

October 17, 2015

Local News

Local issues dominate ballots

to decide debt, taxes, telecommunications and school board candidates

October 16, 2015

Local News

In La Plata County, underpasses, speed zones may limit wildlife-vehicle collisions

Underpasses, speed zones aim to reduce animal-vehicle collisions, roadkill

October 16, 2015

Local News

Durango City Council weighs spending from Mason Center to nonprofits

for 2016 likely to top $70 million

October 16, 2015

Local News

Dayplanner Saturday

Free Zumba class, 8:45-9:45 a.m., Core Value Fitness Center, 208 East Animas Road (County Road 250), 759-9944. Durango Botanical Society’s…

October 16, 2015

Regional News

Scientists measure how moon reflects light

Samples of lunar dust from both the Apollo 11 and 14 missions were quietly hand-delivered in the spring to the…

October 16, 2015

Regional News

N.M. students score poorly on new tests

The results were no surprise. State Public Education Secretary Hanna Skandera had warned that scores would be lower since the…

October 16, 2015

Local News

The Blotter

Thursday 9:57 a.m. A construction crew was playing loud music in the 100 block of Alamo Drive. 1:19 p.m. A…

October 16, 2015

Local News

Football season in Santa Rita

Hunter Rawles, 13, left, launches a pass while being defended by William Tyler, 12, during a game of tackle football…

October 16, 2015

Local News

Chief Noonan, fire district honored

Durango Herald file photo <br><br>Chief Dan Noonan of the Durango Fire Protection District talks with then Board President Emil Wanatka…

October 16, 2015

Local News

Boo on who?

Kevan Walker, 3, from Prescott, Arizona, fearlessly confronts the giant inflatable pumpkin Friday in front of the Durango & Silverton…

October 16, 2015

Nation & World

Obama warns North Korea about tests

country must be ‘serious’ about nuclear arms talks

October 16, 2015

Nation & World

New violence erupts in Mideast

Palestinians grow frustrated with stalled peace talks

October 16, 2015

Nation & World

Turkey shoots down drone

denies ownership

October 16, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

BERLIN – German lawmakers called on the government Friday to respond to reports that the country’s intelligence agency spied on…

October 16, 2015