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ATV bill begins long journey

Measure would allow off-highway vehicles on Colorado county roads

January 28, 2015

Local News

Durango Fire honored for accounting

Baker noted for four years of excellence

January 28, 2015

Local News

Honors to be bestowed on Ernest House Jr.

House The ceremony will take place at the History Colorado Center in Denver. House, a Ute Mountain Ute, will be…

January 28, 2015

Local News

Eccentric garb abounds at costume contest

Throughout the two-hour event participants were imbibing, laughing and comparing outfits. A man wearing goggles made from metal springs was…

January 28, 2015

Local News

Support for minority experience

to talk, share problems

January 28, 2015

Local News

The bill to limit elections crimes killed at Capitol

Concerns about coercing voters and selling ballots takes stage

January 28, 2015

Local News

Don’t fall for scam; it’s not an IRS agent

This time, a recorded telephone message says the caller is from the Internal Revenue Service and that an arrest warrant…

January 28, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Becca Simon at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Methodist Church,…

January 28, 2015

Local News

Steampunk fashion boils over

At 11:30 a.m., the parking lot at La Plata County Fairgrounds was packed to the gills. Several latecomers were forced…

January 28, 2015

Local News

The Blotter

Tuesday 4:14 p.m. An intoxicated man was loitering by the Comfort Inn & Suites, 455 South Camino del Rio. 10:23…

January 28, 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…

January 28, 2015

Good Earth

Magnificent blue glow of Hong Kong seas signals trouble

The glow is an indicator of a harmful algal bloom created by something called Noctiluca scintillans, nicknamed Sea Sparkle. It…

January 28, 2015

Good Earth

Museum fossil discovery pushes snake origins back 65M years

Fossil discoveries in neglected museum collections have pushed back the age of snakes considerably. Until now, the oldest-known snake fossils…

January 28, 2015

Nation & World

Fed stays ‘patient’ on rate hike; notes ultra-low inflation

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen, left, is acknowledged by International Monetary Fund Managing Director Christine Lagarde, right, with British Prime…

January 28, 2015