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Good Earth

Vaccine protects prairie dogs

Researchers see promise in bid to fight plague

June 18, 2014

Good Earth

Stats many, facts few in pollution debate

do Obama’s power plant rules really mean?

June 18, 2014

Local News

LPEA board glows ‘green’

Leadership in hands of newcomers

June 18, 2014

Local News

Durango gay pride festival starts tonight

The fifth annual Four Corners Pride Festival will start tonight and run through Sunday morning.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald The gay pride…

June 18, 2014

Local News

Mancos woman killed in motorcycle accident

Victim, 22, loses control, crashes on Highway 160

June 18, 2014

Local News

No play at Lake Nighthorse this year

frustrates some residents

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

2014 health-insurance premiums reasonable

2015 looks promising with more insurers

June 17, 2014

Local News

LPEA’s search for CEO in progress

Munrodu1-i-syn Mycoff, Fry & Prouse LLC of Conifer was hired to find Munro’s successor. The firm now is interviewing about…

June 17, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Durango-La Plata County Airport reminds its passengers to arrive at the airport at least 90 minutes before their scheduled…

June 17, 2014

Local News

Dayplanner Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango…

June 17, 2014

Local News

A big bet on coal

Mine faces uncertain future with new carbon regulations

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

President Obama created in 3-D

A handout photo shows the first presidential portrait created from 3-D scan data. A team at the Smithsonian Institution has…

June 17, 2014

Regional News

State briefs

GRAND JUNCTION – Health officials say the West Nile virus has been found in mosquitoes in Mesa County. The county…

June 17, 2014

Local News

Ramping down

Fourteen-year-old Isabel Hausrath, front, and Ben Schroeder, 15, warm up for Wednesday’s Zia Town Series race in and around Ska…

June 17, 2014

Local News

La Plata Open Space celebrates gift

asked to give now for matching $50,000 grant

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Backing Iraq war haunts many early supporters

Lawmakers who eagerly voted to authorize military force 12 years ago to oust Saddam Hussein and destroy weapons of mass…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

AUSTIN, Texas – Could Texas Gov. Rick Perry be California dreamin’? The Republican has made persuading top employers around the…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Contributions from wealthy are on rise

The Giving USA report, released Tuesday, said Americans gave an estimated $335.17 billion to charity in 2013, up 3 percent…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Millennials stepping up shift to walkable cities

People walk along Washington’s Barracks Row. Neighborhoods that have a mix of businesses, homes, shops and restaurants are increasingly popular…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Lawmakers say more IRS emails missing

Congressional investigators are looking through former Internal Revenue Service worker Lois Lerner’s emails to determine who was involved in handling…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Fight for gay rights not over yet, president says

President Barack Obama is shown a 3-D printer by Andy Leer during his tour of TechShop Pittsburgh Tuesday in Pittsburgh.…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Somali extremists attack village

Residents of Kibaoni, Kenya, barricade a road with burning tires as they protest the recent killings and the government’s failure…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

Iraqi army rout hampers efforts to rally

Iraqi security forces in uniforms and plainclothes head to Baghdad in the main road between Baghdad and Mosul, a day…

June 17, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

MONROVIA, Liberia – Seven people believed to have the Ebola virus have died in recent days in the first deaths…

June 17, 2014