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Making power, saving habitat

Calif., balancing renewable-energy, conservation plans

Two hearings on smart meters

The meetings are set for 5:30 p.m. on Oct. 8 at Ross Aragon Community Center in Pagosa Springs and on…

Local Briefs

Onward! A Legacy Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to the philanthropic health of Southwest Colorado and is launching its…

The Blotter

Wednesday 6:46 a.m. A suspicious man was reportedly yelling obscenities between east Ninth Street and Main Avenue. An arrest was…

Dayplanner Thursday

Health Summit of La Plata County, 8 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.chaclaplata.org. Durango High Noon Rotary meeting,…

Shooter drill conducted at Ignacio High

The drill was planned several months ago, said Carl Bush, a supervising officer at Homeland Security, who answered the telephone…

Analysis finds Colorado is one of happiest states

Researchers took a look at state-specific figures about income, health, divorce rates and other factors to come up with the…

Candidates talk vision, experience

Schirard touts record; Smith cites new ideas

Obama urges U.N. to fight ‘extremism’

President issues warnings to Russia, China

Now, in living color

starting their annual high-country show

U.S. to pay Navajo Nation $554 million

The settlement, to be signed in Window Rock, Arizona, on Friday, resolves a long-standing dispute between the Navajo Nation and…

Help with the job hunt

Open letter from Durango Herald circulation

I’m sure you’ve noticed that today’s paper has a new look. This is the result of our search for a…

Hundreds remember Chad Novak

Friends, colleagues, students recall laughter, joy

U.S. existing home sales fall in August

Sales of existing homes fell 1.8 percent to a seasonally adjusted annual rate of 5.05 million, the National Association of…

Ebola in U.S. a near-certainty

Experts: Country’s luck can’t last as disease spreads

Nation Brief

NEW ORLEANS – BP wants its money back – hundreds of millions of dollars of it – but a federal…

Curriculum changes in history prompt large student protest

board looks to emphasize contentious values

World Briefs

BAGHDAD – The Islamic State group Tuesday paraded captured Iraqi troops through the streets of a militant stronghold west of…

City fixes carry costs

Council considers rate increases

Candidates fill their debate dancing cards

Who’s on the stage?

U.S. prison population down

Attorney general credits shift in federal sentencing rules

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials Tuesday laid out worst-case and best-case scenarios for the Ebola epidemic in West Africa,…

In Durango, it’s never too early for good beer

Oktoberfest was born. With a nod to Ludwig I, Durango will host its own Oktoberfest this Saturday and Sunday in…