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Free bocce ball offered at Buckley Park

A bocce ball court will be set up from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. every Wednesday through Aug. 13 at Buckley…

June 26, 2014

High court limits president’s appointments power

The Supreme Court Thursday dealt President Barack Obama a setback by limiting presidents’ power to make temporary appointments while the…

June 26, 2014

Nation & World

Sen. Baker, who queried Nixon on Watergate, dies

Former Senate Majority Leader Howard Baker called his years as Senate majority leader the high point of his career, which…

June 26, 2014

Local News

USA falls to Germany 0-1

Spectators at Carvers react as Germany scores the first goal of the game in the second half. The United States…

June 26, 2014

Local News

11th annual Durango parks and rec triathlon

Mary Oswald competes in the 8th Annual Durango Parks & Recreation Triathlon at the Durango Community Recreation Center.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald…

June 26, 2014

Nation & World

Bear falls through skylight, eats birthday cupcakes

A 180-pound young bear fell through the skylight into the living room of a suburban Juneau, Alaska, home on Wednesday…

June 26, 2014

Local News

550/160 intersection set to go with the flow

Westbound 160 turn lane going live Monday

June 26, 2014

Local News

Connecticut columnist gushes about Durango railroad

Jim Cameron, founder of Commuter Action Group, recently rode the train and talked to owner Al Harper. As unlikely as…

June 26, 2014

Local News

Up-and-down sport on rise

to descend this weekend on Durango to participate in the Big Mountain Enduro

June 25, 2014

Local News

Where’s the dough for our roads?

Highway fund may go broke soon

June 25, 2014

Local News

Cycling for Make- A-Wish

Chris Harley Rupp, right, a speedskater and firefighter from Madison, Wis., who says he doesnâ€™t consider himself a cyclist, is…

June 25, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Friday

Jeff Solon Jazz Trio, 5-9 p.m., Animas River Cafe at DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-6580. Dan Groth Art…

June 25, 2014

Nation & World

Work takes backseat to U.S. soccer game

America, big sporting events trump the daily grind

June 25, 2014

Regional News

Federal judge upholds Colorado gun restrictions

But gun-rights advocates who sued the state to overturn the laws called the ruling only the first round and said…

June 25, 2014

Local News

The Blotter

Thursday 4:31 a.m. An intoxicated man was leaning against a tree near some mailboxes in the 800 block of east…

June 25, 2014

Regional News

Gay couples tie the knot in Boulder

issues more marriage licenses after Utah court’s ruling

June 25, 2014

Local News

Marshal’s office seeks information on suspects

A security tape from a carport shows two teen males riding by on their bicycles, then one got into a…

June 25, 2014

Local News

Liquefied natural gas exports get boost with bill

Gardner’s measure could spur drilling in Southwest Colorado

June 25, 2014

Local News

The Blotter

Tuesday 7:49 p.m. Several men in a tan raft had open containers with alcohol near the 33rd Street put-in. 11:16…

June 25, 2014

Regional News

Federal appeals court: Gays have right to marry

covers Colorado, most of mountain West

June 25, 2014

Nation & World

Fears of wider Mideast war grow

Kurdish fighters battle Sunni militants from the al-Qaida-inspired Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant in Tuz Khormato, 62 miles…

June 25, 2014

Nation & World

House may sue to force president to enforce laws

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says President Barack Obama is violating his oath of office by not enforcing laws…

June 25, 2014

Nation & World

Obama touts action on climate change

President Barack Obama’s plans to curb greenhouse gas emissions include new rules that would place carbon limits on existing power…

June 25, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – U.S. Rep. Charles Rangel, the face of Harlem politics for generations, held off a strong Democratic primary…

June 25, 2014