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Hunting programs for women, youths

The Hunter Outreach Program is for women and youths interested in learning how to hunt big or small game –…

July 9, 2014

Local News

Highway between Mancos-Dolores closed today

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July 9, 2014

Local News

Solar-panel project to benefit low-income families

GRID Alternatives, based in Oakland, California, will work with staff members of the Four Corners Office for Resources Efficiency, La…

July 9, 2014

Local News

Single-lane traffic on Highway 550

Lane closures at the intersection of 550/160 caused some delay for motorists Wednesday morning.JOSH STEPHENSON/Durango Herald The concrete dries in…

July 9, 2014

Regional News

President raises money for absent Colo. senator

Gardner releases video of Udall praising Obama presidency

July 8, 2014

Local News

National Weather Service issues flash flood watch

Rain has been reported in Vallecito and Ignacio, but none had fallen in Bayfield as of 4 p.m. Tuesday. The…

July 8, 2014

Business

Soda tax’s last stand?

Area preps for showdown against beverage association

July 8, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Sorrel Sky Gallery announces a new addition to its Durango team. Deborah Sussex will join the gallery as a sales…

July 8, 2014

Business

Too busy on the weekend? Not a problem

Farmers market now open Tuesdays for your food-shopping indulgence

July 8, 2014

Business

Washington finally gets its pot

refer madness as recreational sales kick off

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

Colorado, Washington going head to head

A worker cultivates a special strain of medical marijuana known as Charlotte’s Web inside a greenhouse, in the mountains west…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

They may not like it, but Americans still love a party

Residents rally outside the state Capitol in Springfield, Ill. Even though many American voters feel little love for the Democratic…

July 8, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Pine River Library, 395 Bayfield Center Drive, will show “Iron Man 3” on its outdoor screen at dusk on Saturday.…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

GOP is Cleveland bound

Ohio’s electoral votes played a key role in the Republican National Convention Committee’s decision to recommend the GOP hold its…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

Bankruptcy threat haunts Flint

Michigan is still reeling from the effects of the retrenching of the automobile industry and the recession, with many cities…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – A federal investigative agency is examining 67 claims of retaliation by supervisors at the Department of Veterans Affairs…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

MANAMA, Bahrain – A senior U.S. diplomat who was ordered to leave the Middle Eastern nation of Bahrain after meeting…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

Iraqi parliament to meet

A member of an Iraqi volunteer forces group trains near the Imam Ali shrine in the southern holy Shiite city…

July 8, 2014

Nation & World

Israeli offensive against Hamas kills 25

Israel is carrying out rocket attacks on Hamas targets in the Gaza Strip in retaliation for attacks on Israel. The…

July 8, 2014

Education

Math, science graduates earn top dollar

According to a new report by the National Education Center for Statistics, graduates with degrees in math and science have…

July 8, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Visiting students, ages 15-18, from around the world, including Germany, Spain, Switzerland and Thailand, are seeking host families in and…

July 8, 2014

Education

‘Summer melt’ can evaporate college ambitions

first-generation students fail to follow steps after acceptance

July 8, 2014

Local News

Power outage in Cascade Creek area

LPEA crews were walking the mountainous, wooded area to find the cause of the remaining outages. The overall cause of…

July 8, 2014

Local News

Funding available for new health centers

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services could award $100 million in grants for new centers in Colorado and…

July 8, 2014