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At least 57,000 await first VA appointment

At least 57,000 await first VA appointment

Rep. Tim Huelskamp, R-Kan., left, confronts Philip Matkovsky, center, assistant deputy under secretary for health for administrative operations at the…

Recovery plan for lynx could take until 2018

Recovery plan for lynx could take until 2018

Juans’ effort is already underway

Jumping mouse added to protection list

Jumping mouse added to protection list

has been spotted in San Juan National Forest

Semi rollover on Colo. Highway 140

Semi rollover on Colo. Highway 140

is not blocked

Two Durango men overdue

Two Durango men overdue

Sheriff’s deputy conducting a preliminary investigation

Guardians of the ancients

Guardians of the ancients

tribesmen intervene to shore up Hovenweep ruins

Dayplanner Tuesday

Dayplanner Tuesday

Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. La Plata County Board of County Commissioners planning meeting, 10…

Nation & World Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Up to 5 million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a…

The Blotter

Sunday 8:47 a.m. A group of juveniles was reportedly drinking along the river across from Durango High School, 2390 Main…

Tribes welcome voting access

Tribes welcome voting access

Legislative action possible

Ironclad work

Rick Manheimer, an iron worker with Hermosa Iron Works, on Monday releases a steel I-beam from a crane. The crew…

Colorado veterans faced long waits

Colorado veterans faced long waits

The report also showed as many as 115 patients faced the prolonged waits at western Colorado facilities – despite the…

Pot-tax collections booming in state

Pot-tax collections booming in state

Tax collections released Monday showed Colorado sold about $22 million worth of recreational pot in April. That’s an increase of…

D-Day celebrations come to an end

D-Day celebrations come to an end

World War II German veteran Kurt Keller, right, of Homburg, Germany, 89, who fought against the Allied landing on Omaha…

Local Briefs

A free screening of the documentary “The New Black” will take place at 6 p.m. June 18 at the Powerhouse…

Winds create headaches in Southwest Colorado

Winds create headaches in Southwest Colorado

Strong winds blew throughout La Plata County on Sunday afternoon, breaking some trees in half, like this one in Vallecito,…

Dylan Redwine death subject of cold case blog

Dylan Redwine death subject of cold case blog

writer investigates Colorado’s unsolved cases

20 years after O.J., views still black and white

20 years after O.J., views still black and white

Today, 20 years after the case divided the nation, few opinions have changed. Despite two decades’ worth of increasing racial…

Job market recovers what it lost

Job market recovers what it lost

it appears weaker because of loss in industries

Arizona judge rules pot can be used for PTSD

Arizona judge rules pot can be used for PTSD

Arizona Department of Health Services Director Will Humble has until July 9 to accept, modify or reject an administrative law…

Nation & World Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

LAS VEGAS – Two suspects shot and killed two police officers in an ambush at a Las Vegas restaurant Sunday…

Under attack, coal maintains its political muscle

Under attack, coal maintains its political muscle

shows majorities – regardless of politics – support emission limits

Gunmen storm Pakistani airport, killing 13

Gunmen storm Pakistani airport, killing 13

VIP, cargo area had heavy gunfire, multiple explosions

Escape attempt prompted torture

Escape attempt prompted torture

Bergdahl ‘not emotionally prepared’ to see his family