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Groups urge feds to release more Mexican gray wolves

N.M. wildlife officials had blocked release permits

U.S. airman who thwarted French train attack stabbed in brawl

Dr. J. Douglas Kirk, chief medical officer at UC Davis Medical Center, speaks to members of the media Thursday about…

Durango High School coach says he’s ‘saddened to the core’

country team begins to heal after suspensions for drugs and alcohol use

Noncombustible?

Homeowners design house to withstand wildfires

All good dogs go to heaven

Therapy dogs Beep, left, Boo, center, and Bounce received some recognition for their good works as therapy dogs Wednesday at…

The Blotter

Wednesday 2:08 a.m. Neighbors were being loud in a backyard in the 3200 block of West Second Avenue. Police made…

Council unanimously votes to remodel sewer plant

will be asked to approve the debt

Earth Briefs

The U.S. Department of Agriculture offers interim financing at harvest time to help producers meet cash flow needs without having…

Local Briefs

The Old Fort Farm Stand will be open from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday outside the Fort Lewis College Student…

Dayplanner Thursday

La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours, 9-11 a.m., Pine River Library Conference Room, 395 Bayfield Center…

3 win Nobel for work in understanding cells

Lindahl, of the Francis Crick Institute in London, was honored for his discoveries on base excision repair – the cellular…

DAs air concerns about early releases

Prosecutors fear many inmates pose threat

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama apologized to Doctors Without Borders on Wednesday for the American air attack that killed at…

Wind and solar keep getting cheaper and cheaper

A new analysis suggests that we continue to move into a world in which it makes more economic sense to…

Lights out!

Every once in a while, corporations need a checkup, and when it comes to sign lighting for their stores in…

Federal funding formulas blamed for health-insurance troubles

Cooperatives, feds at odds over cause of possible insurance scramble

Ticket flap hits GOP debate

100 seats available to students at CU

House OKs Tipton’s bank relief bill

Legislation will ease exam costs for many smaller institutions

Wax ’em up!

‘Kennewick Man’ researcher to speak at FLC

Smithsonian anthropologist to give keynote at conference

Dayplanner Wednesday

Kiwanis of the Narrow Gauge meeting, 6:45-7:30 a.m., Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., 375-0079. Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8…

City supports new mill levy tax increase

Council approves resolution Tuesday

Carter nears decision on women in combat

that he will open more jobs to them

World Briefs

BRUSSELS – The European Union is ready to offer Turkey new incentives to better tackle the Syria refugee crisis, including…