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Scottish prosecutors: 2 Libyans are Lockerbie bomb suspects

Instability in Libya could complicate investigation

Nation Briefs

CHICAGO – Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert intends to plead guilty in a hush-money case linked to allegations of sexual…

Whooping cough is on the rise

department recommends ‘circle of protection’ for babies

EPA report: $14 million spent on spill so far

And an Oct. 6 weekly Situation Report “for internal use only” says the agency costs are now adding up to…

Obama extends U.S. military mission in Afghanistan

America’s longest war will continue to 2017

EPA: Tests say water sent to Navajos met standards

In this Aug. 18, 2015, photo, Joe Ben Jr., Shiprock Chapter House Farm Board representative, tests the water from tanks…

La Plata County tax liens increase in 2015

set for Nov. 13-16

Groups call for getting ‘big money’ out of politics

for reform comes amid third-quarter financial disclosures

Bayfield learning center fires director, closes

But the center is facing difficulties. On Sept. 14, the learning center announced it had terminated the contract of its…

Trial date for suspected stabber at downtown ATM

Maurice Anderson due in court Jan. 11

Local Briefs

The Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will host the opening reception for “Time Exposures: Picturing a History…

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…

Making the grade

Trial set for suspect in Iron Horse shooting

Ogsbury-Jones rejects proposed plea agreement

Train to help haul freshly cut Christmas trees

will reduce risk of wildfire near Cascade Wye

Push begins to boost broadband in N.M. schools

New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez talks with Bernalillo Public Schools Superintendent Allan Tapia about the importance of online access for…

A $68 million sewer question

Opponents hope to reopen the discussion about moving the plant

County’s $73M budget proposal goes before public

turn out to question the numbers

Battle looms over immigrant driver’s licenses in Colorado

Longtime U.S. resident Rosalva Mireles, left, is processed for her permanent driver’s license at a Department of Motor Vehicles office…

This is how rising seas will reshape the face of the United States

“Future emissions will determine which areas we can continue to occupy or may have to abandon,” note the report’s researchers,…

Earth Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will host a fly-fishing workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Nature Center.…

Colorado taps NASA for snow monitoring

survey to gauge runoff in Rio Grande

The Blotter

Tuesday 3:14 p.m. Someone complained about a recreational vehicle that was running a generator in the parking lot at the…

Aerial tour a glimpse of water’s importance

over San Juan Mountains shows interplay of mines and river