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BAMAKO, Mali – Jihadists stormed two hotels in central Mali on Friday, seizing at least six hostages and killing three…

Key Dem opposes Iran deal

senator calls agreement ‘real risk’

Dozens die in Kabul blasts

2 bombings strain peace efforts with Taliban

Faith leaders step up in defense of Planned Parenthood

Faith leaders Friday stepped up in defense of Planned Parenthood, calling the videotape scandal a “set-up situation” that rallied top…

EPA’s slow response over Animas River mine spill raises ire of local, state politicians

Roberts: ‘What we see before us is horrifying’

Once part of sideshow, former preemies praise doctor years later

Beth Allen of Hackensack, N.J., says the older she gets “the more appreciative I am of the opportunity I was…

Stolen violin recovered after 35 years

Its case was later found in the basement of the Longy School of Music in Cambridge, Massachusetts, where he taught.…

Girl who’s losing sight will visit Rome

Elizabeth “Lizzy” Myers, 5, got a chance to get a closer look at the stars during a visit to the…

Clinic helps transgender clients

therapists helping with voice transition

Local businesses starting to feel the pinch from a soiled Animas River

Zalneraitis Local rafting companies say losses are in the thousands of dollars daily. While Mild to Wild is offering other…

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S.…

EPA takes blame for Animas River contamination

yet to say how extensive damage may be

Community meeting to be held at 1:30 p.m.

A panoramic view at dawn Friday, taken from the rim of College Mesa, reveals contaminated water running through town in…

Firefighters get a toe-hold on Toe fire

Weather provides a break in the Sleeping Ute Mountain wildfire

U.S. economy added 215,000 jobs in July; unemployment 5.3 percent

Employers are continuing to show confidence that the economic recovery will continue to expand. Sgt. Garret Baganz, Spc. Tyler Sonsoucie…

U.S. officials ask judge not to end immigrant family detention

The U.S. is asking a judge to reconsider her ruling ordering immigration officials to immediately release all children and mothers…

A contaminated view

Egypt unveils Suez Canal extension with pomp-filled ceremony

A cargo container ship crosses the new section of the Suez Canal after Thursday’s opening ceremony in Ismailia, Egypt. With…

GOP debate: Paul, Christie clash over government surveillance

Republican presidential candidate Sen. Rand Paul, R-Ky., argued with New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie during Thursday’s GOP presidential debate about…

Plans to plug the Gold King Mine backfire

1,200 gallons of polluted water per minute still draining

What’s next for dealing with toxic river flow?

Butch Knowlton, director of the Office of Emergency Management for La Plata County, said the county is working with Environmental…

Hunting, fishing licenses in Colo. could cost more

$40M in dam repairs needed as state struggles for funding

The Blotter

Thursday 1:57 a.m. A man urinated on a front door in the 900 block of Main Avenue. Wednesday 8:13 a.m.…

Leader calls for world peace

Japanese PM: ‘It is our duty’ to rid world of nukes