Local News New nest for a new Skyhawk Freshman Jordan Tinker, left, and her mom, Mikail Tinker, move Jordan’s belongings into Animas Hall on Thursday at Fort Lewis… August 27, 2015
Local News Lawmakers back Planned Parenthood probe abortion provider says state’s elected Republicans playing politics August 27, 2015
Local News Local Briefs The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs: The Tween After School program will take place from… August 27, 2015
Local News Dayplanner Friday Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society’s… August 27, 2015
Local News Two bats test positive for rabies in Bayfield Officials warn of potential spread August 27, 2015
Local News EPA documents detail frightening Gold King Mine scramble moments of disaster took team by surprise August 27, 2015
Local News The Blotter Wednesday 2:15 a.m. People were making suspicious sounds and talking loudly in the room above the reporting party’s at the… August 26, 2015
Local News Roundabout reminder: School’s back in session Figures in the “Endurance” sculpture in the roundabout at Florida Road and Riverview Drive sport backpacks Wednesday afternoon. Durangoans have… August 26, 2015
Regional News Officers remove activists’ tent after clash at Denver courthouse The clash between the activist and the police came less than 24 hours after a federal judge issued an injunction… August 26, 2015
Regional News Pueblo County mulls pot tax for scholarships Pace Commissioner Sal Pace says he hopes the new measure will “give Pueblo kids a boost” and help fight college… August 26, 2015
Nation & World South Sudan’s leader questions peace deal bows to U.S. threat of new sanctions August 26, 2015
Nation & World World Briefs MINSK, Belarus – The warring sides in the eastern Ukraine conflict have called for a cease-fire Sept. 1, the day… August 26, 2015
Nation & World Shooter was ‘just waiting to go BOOM’ TV reporter posted video of fatal shooting on social media August 26, 2015
Nation & World Nation Briefs NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee judge has upheld the state’s lethal-injection process for executing inmates. Davidson County Chancery Judge Claudia… August 26, 2015
Nation & World Officials: ’96 bombing suspect captured tied to attack that killed 19 U.S. servicemen in Saudi Arabia August 26, 2015
Nation & World Election Briefs Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, told a crowd attending a campaign stop Wednesday… August 26, 2015
Nation & World German leader urges compassion for refugees Anti-foreigner mob protest chancellor’s visit August 26, 2015
Local News Tax-increase options weighed for ballot Plata County commissioners, staff look for possible ways to increase revenues August 26, 2015
Local News Wildlife officials survey Animas River fish in wake of Gold King Mine spill Experts float waterway to measure harm to aquatic life August 26, 2015
Local News Durango man, 22, dies by suicide Self-inflicted death is fifth to take place in La Plata County this year August 26, 2015
Local News Silverton, San Juan officials seek to clarify Superfund position Federal listing should be on the table for Gold King Mine August 26, 2015
Good Earth Invasive tamarisk tough to eradicate Scourge of Southwest remarkably resilient August 26, 2015