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PORTLAND, Ore. – The economic recovery has not been equal among the races, according to a Pew Research Center study…

December 12, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. seeks answers to crisis in Mideast

wants to avoid clash over Palestine

December 12, 2014

Nation & World

Storm brings rain to parched Calif.

Experts say state’s drought still not over

December 12, 2014

Nation & World

CIA doctors’ role in torture program stirs moral worries

Ethicists upset report doesn’t propose reforms

December 12, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Pueblo Community College’s solution for meeting skilled manufacturing workforce needs in its service areas has earned its selection of finalists…

December 12, 2014

Local News

Post office to extend its hours

Jennifer Sadowski of Durango drops off her 2012 taxes in the drive-thru at the Durango post office. The post office…

December 12, 2014

Local News

Senate passes Hermosa act

president’s signature, S.W. Colo. to add wilderness

December 12, 2014

Local News

Herald delivers weather to you

Expanded weather coverage is now available at DurangoHerald.com. The page features a five-day forecast, weather webcams, radar and precipitation forecasts,…

December 12, 2014

Local News

Durango Inn death determined to be suicide

Authorities responded to a man who was found dead at the Durango Downtown Inn on Sunday. The death has been…

December 12, 2014

Local News

Let’s talk foreign policy here

League of Women Voters of La Plata County member Deanna Collins helps prepare the Program Room of the Durango Public…

December 12, 2014

Local News

BLM to burn slash on Animas Mountain

Army infantry veteran Mike Bremer with San Juan Public Lands Core lights slash piles in the lower portion of Animas…

December 12, 2014

Local News

New farm insurance set to roll out

Happy Hill drives a tractor while baling hay southeast of Durango near Colorado Highway 172. Two meetings on insurance available…

December 12, 2014

Local News

Concealed guns for marijuana users?

initiative would allow marijuana users to obtain carry permits

December 12, 2014

Local News

Holiday Farmers Market to be held Saturday

Offerings include artisanal gifts and treats for holiday tables

December 12, 2014

Local News

Landfill seeks to stop baling

Officials want a compacting operation

December 12, 2014

Nation & World

Poll: many Republicans back limits on carbon

Nearly half the Republicans surveyed for a poll by the Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and Yale University…

December 12, 2014

Nation & World

Senate to take up $1.1T bill to keep government running

Senate Majority Leader Sen. Harry Reid of Nevada, left, and Senate Minority Leader Sen. Mitch McConnell of Kentucky are pushing…

December 12, 2014

Local News

‘Hipster’s tears’ spill

slathers road, broken bottles lie strewn about

December 12, 2014

Nation & World

House OKs government funding bill

blast president for supporting plan

December 11, 2014

Nation & World

Director defends CIA program

Chief: Interrogrations offered ‘valuable’ information

December 11, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday turned down an offer by Iran to visit a site, saying access…

December 11, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Brief

WASHINGTON – In a victory for unions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that employees can use their company…

December 11, 2014

Nation & World

Newtown still struggles with shooting

Psychological problems haunt many survivors

December 11, 2014

Nation & World

Kabul bombing kills 1

suicide bomber attacks French-run school

December 11, 2014