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Dryside poised to get water

Authority begins design stage, seeks more customers

Sunset magazine gets tips from locals

The August issue of Sunset magazine’s “Ask a Local” feature focuses on Durango, asking Mary Monroe Brown, executive director of…

6 years for teen who robbed pot shop

In a deal worked out with prosecutors, Logan Griffith, 20, pleaded guilty to second-degree assault on a peace officer and…

Man dies after river incident

Authorities still seeking ID

Firefighters warn of hash oil

A man who suffered severe burns to 12 percent of his body when butane fumes ignited while he was making…

Friday Durango Dayplanner

Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical…

Applications for U.S. unemployment aid plummet to 42-year low

Applications for unemployment benefits are at a 42-year low, although economists say the jobs picture isn’t all rosy. Pay is…

Obama’s Africa visit troubles human-rights groups

Workers finish installing a large billboard in Nairobi, Kenya, promoting President Barack Obama’s plans to meet with Kenyan President Uhuru…

Horses don’t eat pie

pie can (help) feed horses

Local Briefs

City of Durango Utilities will close the inside-southbound lane and turn lane of U.S. Highway 550 at 1415 North Main…

Durango Fiesta Days turns a spry 80

Parade, rodeo, cook-off to come

Armed citizens standing guard at recruiting stations

Some American citizens such as Joshua B. Van Natter of Logan, Utah, are standing guard outside military recruiting centers throughout…

Greece tackles final reform

minister refusing to quit

Congressional fight on Iran deal begins

skeptical as White House seeks support for agreement

U.S. minimum-wage workers on a pay roll

York fast-food owners may challenge decision

Nation & World Briefs

AUSTIN, Texas – When Sandra Bland refused to put out her cigarette, the police officer opened her car door and…

James Holmes deserves to die, prosecutors say

Holmes The same jurors who convicted Holmes of murder and attempted murder last week – swiftly dismissing his claim that…

Condo loophole worries residents

Durango’s city planners promise to close it

Humanure: At the frontier of composting

Durango man sees widespread potential for waterless toilets

Erosion from Weber Fire harming Mancos farms

pipeline will prevent ditch flooding

Good Earth Briefs

Beginning Sept. 1, farmers and ranchers can apply for financial assistance to help conserve working grasslands, rangeland and pastureland while…

Sadie Smith and her Bozo

Senate panel is examining higher-education reforms

Lewis College is monitoring the online experiments

Calling All Stars for jazz

The Stillwater Foundation All Stars spent Wednesday preparing for an appearance at the Telluride Jazz Festival. The musicians practiced at…