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PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Seven people were injured, some critically, during an early-morning spray of gunfire Saturday at a…

Obama declares war on the ‘superbugs’

is it enough? Some want more done

She taught lessons of a lifetime

Erikson celebrates 100th with former students

Lawmakers laud vets’ ‘40-mile rule’

made to improve access to health care

Dayplanner Sunday

Vallecito Nordic Groomers celebration, 4 p.m., the home of Buck and Joanna Madden, 3617 County Road 225, http://vallecitonordic.org. Arts and…

Trails 2000 hires new coordinator

Buratti Durango nonprofit Trails 2000 hired Buratti, a Desert Storm veteran with a knack for moving dirt, as its new…

Local Briefs

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as Monday or…

Meet the ‘Mother of the Colorado Trail’ at Arts Center

Gaskill will close out Women’s History Month

Arc of Styrofoam now Arc of Smedley

hijinks ensue surrounding Durango’s storied public art

Dayplanner Saturday

IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will help people file their 2014 income tax returns, 9 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata…

Regional News

Colorado responds to pot challenge

federal government should be sued instead

Regional News

Gas-drilling plan safeguards monument

The proposal would also ease limits on what time of year drilling rigs can operate if energy companies consolidate well…

Regional News

Delta lawmaker pitches bear study

Lawmakers have been struggling with how to handle the booming population of black bears. Proposals to allow more hunting have…

What’s the big deal?

Obsession lights up Internet, but if you kill Bigfoot, prepare to be prosecuted

The Blotter

Friday 3:36 a.m. An attempt to acquire drugs with a forged document was made at Mercy Regional Medical Center. 5:45…

Local Briefs

The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will offer…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The State Department has ordered an internal audit of its recordkeeping, officials said Friday, outlining a top-to-bottom look…

World Briefs

BRUSSELS – The European Union is assessing new ways to push Israel back to the peace negotiating table with the…

GOP appears to be on roll in Congress

of successes may be hard to follow

Killing of fetus raises debate

Longmont case opens discussions among lawmakers

Construction to begin at E. 2nd Ave. and 15th St.

Work is being done with a $403,000 grant from the Federal Transit Administration and $100,000 from the city of Durango.…

Firefighters halt grass fire

Ranch burn threatened tree nursery

Amanda Knox murder conviction overturned by Italy high court

Italy’s highest court on Friday overturned murder convictions against American Amanda Knox and her Italian ex-boyfriend in the 2007 death…