News

Obama pushes homeownership steps in once hard-hit Arizona

President Barack Obama, joined by Housing and Urban Development Secretary Julian Castro, Thursday speaks outside a home in a housing…

January 8, 2015

Nation & World

Vermont governor re-elected after failing to win majority

Sen. Mark MacDonald, left, and Rep. Maureen Dakin count ballots during a special election to elect Vermont’s next governor on…

January 8, 2015

Nation & World

French police detain 9 in massive hunt for 2 suspects

Women light candles to commemorate the victims killed in an attack at the Paris offices of the weekly newspaper Charlie…

January 8, 2015

Local News

CenturyLink services restored near Hermosa

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald<br><br>Matt Edwards a data technician with CenturyLink works on restoring 84 channels that carries land-line phone and internet…

January 8, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Road Runner Transit has made changes in its 2015 schedule which will take effect Monday. The Ignacio to Durango route…

January 7, 2015

Regional News

Hickenlooper seeks help for long-term jobless

Gov. John Hickenlooper describes his workforce initiative that he says will increase hiring of the long-term unemployed in a news…

January 7, 2015

Local News

Can you make it past a week?

Oft-abandoned resolutions really help – if you’re realistic and persistent

January 7, 2015

Regional News

Aurora shooting defense seeks another trial delay

Holmes James Holmes’ lawyers said in court filings Wednesday that they need more time to review the massive amounts of…

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

Attack highlights clash of cultures

freedom not welcome everywhere

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

House session gets off to rocky start

Boehner votes divides GOP members

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

ANJAR, Lebanon – Snow fell in parts of the Middle East on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm swept through…

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

EL PASO, Texas – Federal officials say a man suspected of fatally shooting a doctor and himself at an El…

January 7, 2015

Local News

Flooding cancels classes Thursday at Big Picture

A main drain pipe got blocked, causing many drainage pipes throughout the building to back up and water to pool…

January 7, 2015

Local News

A sunbeam runs through it

Anthony Vanmaanen of Durango takes advantage of the warm temperatures and abundant sunshine Wednesday while pursuing trout on the Animas…

January 7, 2015

Local News

Colorado swears in state’s new House speaker Hullinghorst

The Boulder Democrat replaced Mark Ferrandino, a Denver Democrat who became the first openly gay leader of the House. Ferrandino…

January 7, 2015

Local News

Most Hermosa phones restored

Matt Edwards, a data technician with CenturyLink, works to restore 84 channels that carry land-line phones and Internet links in…

January 7, 2015

Good Earth

Monarch may be classified as an endangered species

decline spurs review

January 7, 2015

Good Earth

The vast potential of small hydropower

Lawmakers on left, right back projects

January 7, 2015

Good Earth

Drilling delayed in Chaco region

to review public comments about lease sale

January 7, 2015

Local News

What will be the fate of McPhee Reservoir?

Commissioners say feds hamper recreation, economy of area

January 7, 2015

Local News

BLM touts more gas and oil leases in 2014

The Bureau of Land Management cites near-record numbers of drilling permits in some states in 2014, and says one of…

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

Much of U.S. shivering from arctic blast

At least the Northeast isn’t getting clobbered with snow the way it was this time last year. A look at…

January 7, 2015

Local News

Local Brief

The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road.…

January 7, 2015

Local News

The Blotter

Tuesday 10:02 a.m. A man trespassed onto someoneâ€™s property and dug a hole in the back yard, the 100 block…

January 7, 2015