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Looking good in the corner office

Joey King of Durango Glass cleans a newly installed pane of glass at the Silk Sparrow at the corner of…

Death business expands into hosting other events

Funeral homes adding to revenue sources

Reading by the pound

Books are sold by the pound at the Friends of the Durango Public Library Summertime Book Sale. Kristina Bell, left,…

Bennet aims to help LGBT seniors

Legislation would provide support, resources

S. Utes want solar plant

Project to help power tribal buildings

Apartments fueling U.S. housing market

New home construction fell in the Midwest and the West in June, the Commerce Department reported Friday. Housing starts were…

Minorities, young Americans still backing Obama

President Barack Obama’s job approval rating stands at 43 percent, down slightly from 47 percent in February, according to the…

How did gunman go from typical suburban life to attack?

Karenn Hall prays at a makeshift memorial outside a military recruiting center on Friday in Chattanooga, Tenn. Muhammad Authorities say…

Middle school growth denied

Proposal will go to Colo. Board of Education for OK

Neighbors, school share worries

Traffic on three narrow roads raises concerns

City buildings need TLC

Durango Police Department tops the fix-it list

Nation Brief

CHATTANOOGA, Tenn. – A gunman unleashed a barrage of fire at a recruiting center and another U.S. military site a…

Climate report suggests planet is ‘gravely ill’

Ocean surface temperatures hit their highest levels in 135 years of monitoring, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and the…

World Briefs

ATHENS, Greece – Greece on Thursday won vital pledges of support from bailout lenders needed to keep its economy from…

Transportation bill targets safety rules

Auto, rail industries seek to delay, kill some laws

British minister defends deal with Iran

Israeli leader upset sanctions aren’t tied to country’s behavior

Japan looks to new military role

Majority of country opposes war legislation

Mental state can still save Aurora shooter from death

guilty of all 24 first-degree murder charges

The Beatles at Buckley

The Blotter

Thursday 12:14 a.m. A man threatened to shoot the reporting party and his dogs at the Durango Skate Park, 1300…

Senate ‘left behind’ old education bill

‘Every Child Achieves Act’ passes with Colorado senator’s help

Rounding into form

Purgatory’s Lift 8 chairs won’t be home décor

When Purgatory Resort announced it was going to tear down Lift 8 to make way for a new, high-speed lift,…

Colorado Briefs

CRIPPLE CREEK – Seven of the nine casinos in Cripple Creek have been approved to serve alcohol round-the-clock. The Gazette…