News

New airport plans on schedule

departures in May attributed to loss of Frontier flights

La Plata County boasts low tax burden

County is Colorado’s most-burdened

Lindblad to lead FLC’s small business center

Permanent director being sought

Local Briefs

A property-tax exemption will be available for the tax year 2015, affecting taxes payable in 2016 for qualifying seniors and…

Dayplanner Wednesday

The Jeff Solon Jazz Duo, 6-9 p.m., The Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884. Open studio figure drawing, facilitated…

Business Briefs

The La Plata Conservation District, in service to local landowners, recently elected its seventh supervisor to the board of directors,…

Trade pitch fails to sway greens

Environmental allies worry Obama’s pact is a race to the bottom

The Federal Reserve’s high-stakes guessing game

With evidence that the U.S. economy is rebounding from a winter slump, the Federal Reserve, led by Federal Reserve Chairwoman…

Even in death, your best friend

Funeral homes increasingly using dogs to comfort mourners

Trump seeks to put name on new house

Developer enters GOP race for presidency

Definition of race is becoming more fluid in United States

Former NAACP leader Rachel Dolezal told NBC “Today” show co-host Matt Lauer on Tuesday that she thought much of the…

Senate passes amendment to ban torture as U.S. policy

Sen. John McCain, R-Az., Tuesday introduced a Senate bill that would outlaw the torture of detainees held by the United…

Selfie on the go

Passengers on the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad take a group selfie Tuesday as the train departs for Silverton…

Massive, debated N.M. development clears major hurdle

The commission in Bernalillo County, New Mexico’s most populous, voted 3-2 to approve a master plan for a nearly 22-square-mile…

Robot revolution

engineering students see the future in automated, electrical wonders

City lands $1M for sewer design

Question remains, however: Rebuild it? Or remodel it?

Colorado court: Workers can be fired for using pot off-duty

Attorney Michael Evans, left, asked the Colorado Supreme Court to issue a narrow ruling it case involving his client, Brandon…

Durango has a new sister city – Chyamtang, Nepal

This 2014 photo shows the house where Karma Bhotia grew up in Chyamtang, Nepal. Bhotia and others spoke at a…

Feds project higher Lake Mead level after wet May out West

A 24-month look ahead by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation said the surface level of the largest Colorado River reservoir…

Holmes’ psychotherapist was kept in the dark

Theater shooter’s hatred for therapists evident

Montezuma schools again face budget crunch

Cortez-area $2.6M shy, finance director says

Gravel truck overturns

The Blotter

Sunday 7:26 a.m. A man walked out with merchandise and attempted to use a counterfeit $50 bill at Walmart. 4:35…

Police seek suspects in downtown assault

The assault occurred at 1:33 a.m. Saturday in the west 100 block of College Drive, near the Durango Smoke Shop,…