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Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durango farmersmarket.com. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park,…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

A prayer ceremony for the Animas River will be held at sunrise (about 6:30 a.m.) Sunday at Santa Rita Park.…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Fort Lewis College brings expertise to Animas River

School’s scientists will assist, library makes guide

August 14, 2015

Local News

Catching fish for metals testing

Pete Deren, an aquatic technician with Colorado Parks and Wildlife, shocked and collected 10 adult fish, including this brown trout,…

August 14, 2015

Regional News

1 juror decided Holmes’ future

prosecutor says others on jury were shocked

August 14, 2015

Local News

Spill in the Animas River ignites passions over EPA’s mission

EPA administrator Gina McCarthy spoke to the media about the contamination of the Animas River on Wednesday at the La…

August 14, 2015

Local News

The Blotter

Friday 12:18 a.m. A drunken woman was passed out in a median with her pants down near East Third Avenue…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Full steam ahead for Railfest

A Galloping Goose cruises along the tracks of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad on Friday during the second…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Trout farm faces uncertain future because of Animas River pollution

opening may not be enough for Little Fishes

August 14, 2015

Nation & World

Review doesn’t end Clinton’s email issue

Officials say two messages may not have been very sensitive

August 14, 2015

Nation & World

Experts: Big El Niño may not end drought

officials expect current one to be huge

August 14, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

Mueller WASHINGTON – American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of…

August 14, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Thousands of people demonstrated in cities across Iraq on Friday to show support for a reform plan put…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Animas River reopens after Gold King Mine fiasco

advisory issued for recreational users

August 14, 2015

Local News

La Plata County comp plan addresses infrastructure needs

Ludwig is a former public works director in Bayfield and now manages the Edgemont Ranch and El Rancho Florida systems.…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Gold King Mine spill spawns Hazman character

men brave polluted river to raise awareness

August 14, 2015

Nation & World

Kerry urges change in Cuba

Hundreds of Cubans attend embassy opening

August 14, 2015

Nation & World

Poll: Terror tops Americans’ foreign policy concerns

A large majority of Americans from both political parties believe the U.S. should use military force to protect America and…

August 14, 2015

Local News

Animas High School welcomes new head

will focus on Spanish instruction, drug abuse

August 13, 2015

Local News

Survey of Animas River fish looks promising

Another survey planned for week of Aug. 22

August 13, 2015

Nation & World

DNA confirms Harding had out-of-wedlock child

James Blaesing, who’s grandmother was Nan Britton, said his mother, Elizabeth Ann Britton, and grandmother would be happy to know…

August 13, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Brief

HARTFORD, Conn. – Three years after Connecticut abolished the death penalty for any future crimes, the state’s highest court on…

August 13, 2015

Nation & World

Number of uninsured continues to drop

support for health-care law grows

August 13, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

HELSINKI – Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they…

August 13, 2015