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The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking interested members of the community to apply for vacancies on…

April 9, 2015

Local News

What a bummer

Mitchell Lillard successfully unlocked his truck after discovering the keys were locked inside his car Thursday afternoon at Schneider Park.Steve…

April 9, 2015

Local News

At the Capitol, moms decry student testing

call for reforms before session ends

April 9, 2015

Local News

Basics win vote

Personality, canvassing may have won race

April 9, 2015

Local News

Needham 5th-graders finish their semester with a flourish

From left, Needham fifth-graders Hayden DaSilva, Teagan Kehm and Olivia Coster presented their research on bear rights and measures people…

April 9, 2015

Local News

Eureka! Backcountry roads opening

The Eureka Campground northeast of Silverton isn’t open yet, but many of the roads above it already are. “We just…

April 9, 2015

Local News

House passes $25B budget

$20 million severance-tax raid proposed

April 9, 2015

Local News

DA hit with small-claims lawsuit

aggrieved by stories alleging Risberg smoked pot

April 9, 2015

Nation & World

Elder care costs keep climbing; nursing home bill now $91K

Tina Reese leads a word game for residents at a nursing home in Lancaster, Pa. The cost of staying in…

April 9, 2015

Nation & World

Regulators penalize PG&E $1.6 billion for pipeline blast

A massive fire roars through a mostly residential neighborhood in San Bruno, Calif.. after a natural gas pipeline exploded in…

April 9, 2015

Local News

Hillary Clinton fades in Colo.

shows email controversy a factor

April 9, 2015

Local News

Heartwood Cohousing hens keep Huber busy

production basis of farm operations

April 8, 2015

Local News

Parking proposal sparks criticism

Program would require payment on 3rd, 4th avenues

April 8, 2015

Local News

‘All of us have racial bias’

ACLU-Colo. director speaks at Fort Lewis

April 8, 2015

Local News

Dayplanner Friday

Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication, presentation and leadership skills, 7-8:30 a.m., Holiday Inn, 21636 U.S. Highway 160 West,…

April 8, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

BOSTON – Federal prosecutors Wednesday said they are “gratified” by the guilty verdict against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and…

April 8, 2015

Nation & World

Officer is charged in shooting case

shows black suspect shot in back

April 8, 2015

Nation & World

Poll: Cubans expect ties to U.S. will help economy

Some Cubans are already benefiting from the announcement that the United States and Cuba will re-establish diplomatic ties. A new…

April 8, 2015

Nation & World

Nations increase roles in conflict in Yemen

sends ships to guard shipping

April 8, 2015

Local News

Plenty of water, not enough pipes

plan outlines supply and demand in 2050

April 8, 2015

Local News

Navajo Mine needs environmental analysis

vacates a permit to expand

April 8, 2015

Local News

Dog gets shot; couple seeks help for veterinary bills

was shot Sunday night

April 8, 2015

Local News

Actor Carradine pays fine for crash

CSP spokesman Sgt. Rob Madden said Carradine, 61, mailed a $169.50 payment to the Department of Revenue after he was…

April 8, 2015

Local News

Prescribed burn planned near Turkey Springs

U.S. Forest Service wildland fire fighters monitor the progress of a prescribed burn last fall in the Sauls Creek area…

April 8, 2015