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Colo. medical pot rules still hanging in limbo

Colorado is the only state that regulates the sale of pot for both medical and recreational purposes. A bill to…

February 18, 2015

Local News

A wrestling state of mind

14 local grapplers are off to the Pepsi Center

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Study may send munchies up in smoke

New research suggests that marijuana users’ get the munchies because the drug tricks their brains into telling their bodies they…

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Explosion at refinery may affect fuel prices

An explosion and fire at an ExxonMobile refinery in Torrance, Calif., on Wednesday is expected to push gasoline prices higher…

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Ukrainian troops retreat from rail hub

of town to rebels casts doubts on cease-fire

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Obama seeks help against extremists

‘We are not at war with Islam’

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

JOHANNESBURG – Nigeria’s Islamic extremist rebels Boko Haram renewed their threat to use violence to disrupt Nigeria’s upcoming elections. In…

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration said Wednesday it is withholding from Israel some sensitive details of its nuclear negotiations with…

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Fight injures Turkish lawmakers

Opposition fears bill targets demonstrators

February 18, 2015

Regional News

Concealed carry with no permit proposed

says current requirements are inappropriate

February 18, 2015

Local News

A higher calling

Roofers with Four Corners Roofing work on the sanctuary of Christ the King Lutheran Church on Florida Road on Wednesday.…

February 18, 2015

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Danny Calderwood, owner of DC Herefords in Ignacio, recently participated in the Hereford Pen Bull Show at the 108th annual…

February 18, 2015

Good Earth

Canyon is so close, yet so far

Neighbors of Canyons of the Ancients want easier access

February 18, 2015

Good Earth

Monarch massacre

1990, nearly a billion butterflies have vanished

February 18, 2015

Good Earth

Berry takes broad view

Only World looks at community and environment

February 18, 2015

Local News

In S.W. Colo., snowpack slips

Statewide accumulation at 90 percent of average

February 18, 2015

Local News

Collision kills driver on U.S. 491

The driver of a 2003 Ford Escape was pronounced dead on the scene after the northbound SUV crossed the center…

February 18, 2015

Local News

River Trail could be extended in 2017

A northern extension of the Animas river Trail is planned for 2017.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo The 4,000-foot addition will…

February 18, 2015

Local News

Voter ID bills struck down

expects to return with a ballot effort

February 18, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Historical Society will hold a “Members Only” open house featuring a mini-exhibit of local restaurant memorabilia…

February 18, 2015

Local News

The Blotter

Wednesday 3:44 a.m. Intoxicated people were banging on a door and yelling in the initial block of Westwood Place. Tuesday…

February 18, 2015

Local News

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango…

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Home construction slips in January

A worker measures before cutting while working on the framing of a house under construction in Coppell, Texas. The Commerce…

February 18, 2015

Nation & World

Kate Brown sworn in as Oregon governor; predecessor resigns

Oregon Secretary of State Kate Brown is sworn in as Oregon governor by Oregon Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer in…

February 18, 2015