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BALTIMORE – A former Episcopal bishop pleaded guilty Tuesday to manslaughter, drunk driving and leaving the scene at which she…

ISIS loyalists eye Afghanistan

IS expansion into Afghanistan has been a concern for both Afghan and international authorities for months, with officials warning that…

Group giving hope, limbs to injured kids

children targeted by black marketers

Graffiti comes of age with Portuguese workshop

Program brings can-do attitude to older residents

Congress wades into toxic mine spill caused by EPA crew

Republican committee leaders in the House and Senate said EPA officials were frustrating their attempts to investigate the spill by…

Beer with character

20 years, Ska Brewing Co. has made their brews stand apart

Flood zones could expand, raising costs

Experts say to expect more events like those in 2013

Italy top court: Knox conviction was poor

Amanda Knox, center, is escorted by Italian penitentiary police officers to Perugia’s court in this Sept. 26, 2008, file photo.…

Helping him ham it up

Braxton Daugherty, 6, gets a little help from his sister, Baylie Daugherty, 10, to cowboy up into a cut-out figure…

Farmington man dies in motorcycle crash

Michael Jakino, 64, was killed after the driver of a pickup crossed the center line and side-swiped his Harley-Davidson motorcycle,…

Flocks surge past police in Hungary

A man stands in front of a cordon of Hungarian police officers at a temporary detention center for asylum-seekers in…

Obama pushes paid sick leave

President takes swipe at GOP in Labor Day talk

Nation/World briefs

LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Attorneys for the Kentucky clerk who was jailed last week because of her refusal to issue marriage…

Dayplanner Tuesday

Master’s Men Ministries of Colorado meeting, 6:30 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel Lounge, 501 Camino del Rio, 749-2888. DeColores Civitan club meeting,…

Local Briefs

The Board of Trustees for Fort Lewis College will conduct a special meeting by teleconference at 3:30 p.m. Wednesday in…

End of the line

’Give it a go, Joe’: Pittsburgh union crowd cheers on Biden

Vice President Joe Biden, with AFL-CIO President Rich Trumka, told supporters at a Labor Day event in Pittsburgh Monday, that…

5 die in plane crash near Cascade Creek

plane went down Sunday afternoon on way to Texas

Air Force wants owners to give up Nevada bombing range site

A highway sign along the Extraterrestrial Highway welcomes drivers to Rachel, Nev., which is near the Air Force site known…

Military selects rarely used charge for Bergdahl case

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the soldier held prisoner for years by the Taliban after leaving his post in Afghanistan, could face…

Is Denver TV coming to Durango?

by FCC could set the stage for in-state television

FLC gets its cheer on

School’s spirit teams return, but mascot position remains unfilled

Trump candidacy defies political gravity

Fed-up voters keep campaign alive despite his stumbles

Report faults Mexico’s probe of missing students

Mexican President Enrique Pena Nieto ordered investigators Sunday to consider a new report that casts doubts on a police investigation…