News

Party divide evident in U.S. House race

climate change to regulation, familiar fault line separates Tapia, Tipton

October 11, 2014

In last weeks of campaign, be wary of what you hear

Two narratives have competed for attention since Campaign 2014 got underway. One says, rightly, that the political environment favors the…

October 11, 2014

Local News

Udall: Energy is my passion

Senator defends commitment to Colorado

October 11, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Sunday

Durango Flea Market, 7 a.m.-2 p.m., La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Mesa Verde Paint Horse Club’s Open Western-English…

October 11, 2014

Local News

Doubling down for a cause

Runners hit trails, roads for annual half-marathons

October 11, 2014

Local News

Police find 2 missing kids taken from La Plata County

Hughes Law enforcement for the Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office arrested the children’s mother, Kallisha Hughes, about 9:30 p.m. in Alto,…

October 11, 2014

Nation & World

Shale boom threatening U.S. oil drillers

this herald return of cheap gas?

October 11, 2014

Nation & World

Other gay-rights challenges loom beyond marriage

issues are hoped to be tackled nationally

October 11, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

TRIPOLI, Libya – UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon traveled Saturday to Libya to support a reconciliation process between warring factions there,…

October 11, 2014

Nation & World

Car bombs kill 38 in Iraq’s capital

of journalists beheaded

October 11, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Electra Sporting Club will begin burning slash piles on club owned parcels north of Durango this winter when appropriate snow…

October 11, 2014

Local News

And the West is History

“The Spanish Trails Fiesta stagecoach started its daily runs to help publicize the celebration in August of 1964. The stagecoach…

October 11, 2014

Nation & World

Airport Ebola screening begins

95% of travelers from affected countries land at 5 airfields

October 11, 2014

Business

Is your home well-equipped for winter?

Resources help protect your home, wallet

October 10, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot. Bayfield Farmers Market, 8:30 a.m.-noon, Bayfield Roadside Park, U.S. Highway…

October 10, 2014

Local News

The Blotter

Thursday 1:10 p.m. A man and a woman shoplifted from Albertsons, 311 W. College Drive. 5:41 p.m. A man in…

October 10, 2014

Local News

Barkers are legendary

Rod Barker, owner of the Strater Hotel, talks with Penny Spittler, left, aka “Sadie Six-Shooter,” and Leslie Ashcraft, aka, “Fanny…

October 10, 2014

Local News

Wells creep toward Chaco

Advocates fight for better planning near ancient sites

October 10, 2014

Regional News

Utah teacher whose gun fired in school bathroom charged

A schoolteacher at Westbrook Elementary School in Taylorsville, Utah, who was injured when her gun accidentally went off in a…

October 10, 2014

Regional News

Colorado school shooter was motivated by revenge

Karl Pierson, 18, wrote that he planned the Dec. 13, 2013, attack at Arapahoe High School to start a conversation…

October 10, 2014

Nation & World

1 in 4 say poor should just work harder

poll suggests many Americans don’t understand full extent of wealth gap

October 10, 2014

Nation & World

Kmart becomes latest retailer hit by data theft

Pedestrians pass a Kmart store location in New York. Sears Holdings Corp. announced that it detected a data breach at…

October 10, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The State Department is renewing its global terrorism alert for Americans traveling abroad, saying it sees a heightened…

October 10, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Alpine Health Solutions will provide a free informational presentation regarding “All-Things Health Care” from 7 to 8 p.m. Monday in…

October 10, 2014