News

Bedroom desk? It’s somewhere under that junk

For Rebekah Kaufman, the desk her parents bought her for homework has become “a repository for the four outfits she…

August 12, 2014

Education Briefs

All ninth-grade Animas High School students will have student orientation from 8:15 a.m. to 3:15 p.m. Monday , from 8:15…

August 12, 2014

Education

What to do when back-to-school headaches strike

Dr. Nick DeBlasio, a pediatrician with the Cincinnati Children’s Hospital Medical Center, says about 10 percent of school-aged children and…

August 12, 2014

Local News

‘Bounty Hunters’ in Durango

Cindy Dahlberg, general manager at Hassle Free Sports on Main Avenue, confirmed that bounty hunters on the popular television show…

August 12, 2014

Local News

Airport to offer ‘behind-the-scenes’ tours

The tour will give a “behind-the-scenes look, at where your bags go” that features the airport’s increasingly decrepit infrastructure and…

August 12, 2014

Local News

Bear smashes car window for some trail mix

The window may have been left down a few inches, enabling the bear to break the window and get in,…

August 12, 2014

Nation & World

Williams hanged himself with belt, officials say

Actor and comedian Robin Williams’ body was discovered Monday by his personal assistant, Marin County Sheriff’s Department officials said Tuesday.…

August 12, 2014

Business

Local natural-food co-op no more?

Durango Natural Foods, group based in N.M. may hook up

August 12, 2014

Nation & World

Iraqi leader growing more isolated

There’s seemingly little left for Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki to cling to, beyond the support of party stalwarts and high-ranking…

August 12, 2014

Local News

Give the city your thoughts – from your own couch

At the beginning of August, the city launched a virtual city hall, where residents can comment on the issue of…

August 11, 2014

Local News

2 thorny ordinances get final approval

tweaks marijuana, vacation rental rules

August 11, 2014

Nation & World

Robin Williams dead at 63

had been battling depression recently

August 11, 2014

Local News

Health reform sickens Gardner

fires back after TV ad airs

August 11, 2014

Local News

New faces abound for 9-R schools

administrators fill top spots in district

August 11, 2014

Local News

Dynamite find leads to warning

Plata County Sheriff’s Office says don’t touch

August 11, 2014

Local News

County’s pot rules to take effect this week

La Plata County’s regulations regarding legal marijuana businesses will go into effect Friday.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file photo La Plata County’s…

August 11, 2014

Local News

Ignacio man sentenced in beating death

Richard Silva receives 23 years in prison

August 11, 2014

Nation & World

U.S. agency moves slowly on investigation requests

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration acting Administrator David J. Friedman testifies before the Senate Commerce, Science and Transportation subcommittee on…

August 11, 2014

Nation & World

Judges extends temporary halt to Ohio executions

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction/Associated Press<br><br>Ronald Phillips was scheduled to die Sept. 18 for the rape and murder of…

August 11, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The city of Durango has partnered with Peak Democracy to launch Virtual City Hall, an online platform designed to engage…

August 10, 2014

Nation & World

Iraq in crisis

Iraqis from the Yazidi community displaced by the terrorist group the Islamic State in northern Iraq are settling in a…

August 10, 2014

Local News

Unbalanced perception

Abortion accounts for less than 10 percent of Planned Parenthood’s services, but the attention it receives outweighs the others

August 10, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Tuesday

Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019…

August 10, 2014

Regional News

Colorado Briefs

DENVER – A 19-year-old suburban Denver woman accused of trying to help a foreign terrorist organization plans to plead guilty…

August 10, 2014