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Local firm buys phone directory

parent company acquires Rio Grande Publishing

Record low temps shouldn’t last long

So, go ahead and prepare for lovely spring days ahead

Yard signs must be permitted

Temporary signs, such as yard and garage sales, are permitted for 48 hours and are free. “That is to make…

A little help from above

air tankers prepare for upcoming wildfire season

Smarter than your average bear

Pam Gibson, a facility assistant with Manna Soup Kitchen, disposes of food scraps in its new bear-proof trash cans and…

Here’s your invitation to LPEA’s big shebang

Celebration marks its 75th birthday with food, election results

Death toll rises in Turkish mining disaster

Relatives try to get information outside a local hospital after an explosion and fire Tuesday at a coal mine in…

Showing stripes

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br><br>A workman for Kolbe Striping Inc. of Castle Rock spray-paints street lines at College Drive and Camino del…

Beef prices spur thoughts of growth

per pound up 46 cents

Into the wild

Veterinarian training brings Durango native face to face with Africa’s most exotic wildlife

Region Briefs

DENVER – The Colorado Symphony says a series of marijuana-themed fundraising concerts will be invitation-only in an attempt to address…

New Mexico oil country can’t keep up with growth

Permian Basin and advances in drilling light economic fire

Business Briefs

Bennetdu1-i-syn The Southwest Colorado Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers will meet from 5:30 to 7 p.m. May…

Is your phone screen cracked?

Repairman opens shop in Durango

Applicants, bosses both blamed as jobs go unfilled

Portland-Ore.-based Vacasa’s chief strategy officer Scott Breon asked applicants for a marketing position to perform a simple task: Design a…

Apple CEO breaks new ground

Cook dares to be different from Steve Jobs

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Ignacio Community Library…

Storm changes travel plans

and snow delay flights, briefly open U.S. 550 rockfall zone

Dayplanner Tuesday

Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019…

The Blotter

Sunday 1:24 p.m. A male wearing camouflage pants with a large knife on his belt was reportedly asking for drugs…

Mercury sold to Vantiv for $1.65B

Durango company pulls back initial public offering

Veterans nonprofit asks for help

to Veterans seeks to be information source

Durango Discovery gets new name

Powerhouse Science Center better reflects its mission, history

Smoke leads to bank evacuation