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Dayplanner Thursday

Free prediabetes educational class, 9-11 a.m., Suite 140 of the medical office building at Mercy Regional Medical Center, 764-2720. Durango…

Steep creeking

Let your freedom ring

Custom-made chimes to honor war veterans

Blog: Roberts on running mate list

Beauprez was looking to fill lieutenant governor position

Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Historical Society will meet at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Style Shoppe, 390 Goddard Ave., Ignacio. Everyone…

SUV hits motorcycle

A 54-year-old Durango man was transported to Mercy Regional Medical Center after a crash at U.S. Highway 550 and Trimble…

Spending the Fourth in Durango?

Here’s what you need to know to plan your holiday

Drought disaster for S.W. Colorado

The designations mean that local farmers and ranchers will be eligible for financial assistance from the Farm Service Agency. Affected…

Officials: Durango water rights in danger

Lawmakers, water-agency officials skeptical of ballot proposals

Creep up on unsuspecting shores: The Great Lakes

Piers that once easily reached the water had gone high and dry. Fishermen did not dare venture into the shallow…

Earth Briefs

Navajo State Park, 1526 County Road 98 in Arboles, will hold these events: Japanese fish painting will take place from…

Oceans teeming with plastic junk

Study: There’s less than expected

From billions to zero

humans killed the passenger pigeon

Uncompahgre forest grows a bit

Valley land near Telluride earns protection

Evacuation ordered for island on North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Road clearing equipment is staged near the old Coast Guard Station at the north end of Hatteras Island, N.C., to…

Judge: Libyan militant to remain in U.S. custody

U.S. marshals patrol the area outside a federal courthouse in Washington where Libyan militant Ahmed Abu Khattala, charged in the…

Rights groups blast report supporting NSA program

The bipartisan Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board says the National Security Agency’s collection of Internet data within the United…

Colo. seeks same-sex marriage resolution

Boulder County clerk issuing licenses to couples

FBI: Colo. woman wanted to wage jihad

Shannon Maureen Conley had told agents that she wanted to use her American military training from the U.S. Army Explorers…

Water auctions spur worries in California

Some water economists are calling for stricter regulations to govern the auctioning of water rights in California to ensure that…

One more state sees ban on gay marriages fall

Attorney Laura Landenwich and Timothy Love speak to reporters after a federal judge earlier in the day struck down the…

What’s it take to make a horn?

New research suggests one of the most famous dinosaurs – the triceratops – took 2 million years to develop its…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Navy has its first female four-star admiral. She is Michelle Janine Howard, promoted on Tuesday to the…

Militant calls on all Muslims to join new state

Iraq’s new parliament was forced to end its first session early after Kurdish and minority Sunni representatives failed to return…