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Hunger summit seeks talk on poverty

Roughly 14% in state struggling to afford healthful meals

September 8, 2014

Steamworks to celebrate 18 years with cheap beer

Folks enjoy an evening at Steamworks on a recent Saturday.Durango Herald file photo The Durango brewery will offer $2.50 pints…

September 8, 2014

Local News

Retired DHS teacher honored

McLachlan The recipients will be honored Nov. 8 at the National High School Journalism Convention in Washington, D.C. McLachlan retired…

September 8, 2014

Nation & World

Arab League agrees to combat Islamic State group

Egyptian bodyguards flank Arab League Secretary-General Nabil Elaraby, second left, upon his arrival at the league’s headquarters in Cairo, Egypt,…

September 8, 2014

Nation & World

Obama to broaden U.S. effort against jihadis

President to speak to nation Wednesday

September 8, 2014

Regional News

Udall apologizes for comments on slain hostages

Senator invoked their names during debate

September 7, 2014

Nation & World

Um, about that raise …

feeling tight-fisted

September 7, 2014

Regional News

Rain sets records, engulfs cars in Phoenix

Monday’s total rainfall eclipses summer average

September 7, 2014

Local News

Nurtured by loving hands

spaces made beautiful and productive by local gardeners

September 7, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

MARIUPOL, Ukraine – Seeking to rally national unity, President Petro Poroshenko visited a southeastern port Monday that has been assaulted…

September 7, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. faces Arab reluctance in Islamic State fight

Key Sunni Arab states – Saudi Arabia chief among them – have wanted the U.S. to do more to provide…

September 7, 2014

Regional News

Prosecutors, defense argue against photos, TV during the trial

of concerns cited; media want unfettered access

September 7, 2014

Regional News

Can drones, fires mix?

Unmanned aerial vehicles may add new perspective

September 7, 2014

Regional News

Death penalty highlights governor’s race debate

“I have no plan to revisit my decision, so my decision stands,” Hickenlooper said. He said: “The government shouldn’t be…

September 7, 2014

Regional News

Udall, Gardner trade jabs in first debate

Moderator Rachel Richards flips a coin to start the Club 20 Debate as U.S. Senator Mark Udall, left, and U.S.…

September 7, 2014

Nation & World

Fare thee well, Joan

Comedian remembered at star-studded funeral in NYC

September 7, 2014

Local News

Celebrate San Juan Skyway on Tuesday

The San Juan Skyway is a 236-mile loop of highways through the San Juan Mountains that goes through Durango, Mancos,…

September 7, 2014

Local News

Keep ol’ Rover off your bed

Septicemic plague has arrived in county ... and symptoms ain’t pretty

September 7, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Southwest Colorado Genealogical Society will meet at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the La Plata County Historical Society’s Animas Museum,…

September 7, 2014

Local News

Intervention for Colo.’s obese kids

works to make healthful options norm

September 7, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Monday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

September 7, 2014

Nation & World

Will Arab League work to stop Islamic State?

22-country group has had a history of failing to help each other in crises

September 6, 2014

Nation & World

Cease-fire agreement threatened in Ukraine

Amnesty International condemns all sides

September 6, 2014

Local News

Local maestro of mushrooms leads the way

Ricci takes 30 people on hunt in San Juan forest

September 6, 2014