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Former prime minister rallies Kiev protesters

Ukraine’s Tymoshenko urges more occupation

You finally got busted, ‘El Chapo’

International drug empire may now fall to his at-large partner, ‘El Mayo’

Nation Briefs

High-wire walker sets sights on Tallulah gorge ATLANTA – Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda is setting his sights on a…

Stuck in limbo

Citizenship’s challenges

Lawmakers from rural areas fight to be heard

Colorado’s Rep. Sonnenberg advocates one representative per county

Dayplanner Saturday

Homegrown Retreat: Home Cookin’: A Showcase of Regional Innovative Local Food Projects, 8:30 a.m.-3:30 p.m., Fort Lewis College in the…

Anatomy of an avalanche

There’s no substitute for knowledge when heading into the backcountry, but even then danger lurks

Hillcrest complex sells for $14.5M

California company buys 112 apartments near FLC

Light pole takes hit on Main Avenue

Durango police officers and members of the Durango Fire Protection District closed a lane of Main Avenue on Friday morning…

The Blotter

Friday 1:40 a.m. Someone was arrested for sleeping under a tree near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, 479…

Throwing down at Chapman

N.M. teacher pay raise uncertain

An educational union leader said Friday he hoped Martinez will accept the Legislature’s pay directive. Martinez indicated after the Legislature…

250 protest Arizona bill targeting gays

Friday afternoon’s protests come a day after the House passed a bill pushed by conservative Republicans that adds protections from…

World Brief

UNITED NATIONS – North Korea is rejecting a U.N. commission’s report that it committed crimes against humanity, calling it an…

Nation Brief

BOSTON – Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are again asking a federal judge to lift special restrictions…

Cellphones on planes? Not plain nor simple

Airline flight attendants are opposing a proposal to allow passengers to use cellphones during flights, arguing that it will interfere…

Got plans this weekend? Maybe not

Nordic folklore has it that after three freezing winters, when there have been no summers in between, the world will…

Obama seeks support for minimum wage hikes

Republican governors say President Barack Obama should let states decide whether or not to raise minimum wage levels for their…

Ky. man going barefoot for charity in icy winter

That’s because he’s not wearing any. Hudgins, a hair stylist, has stripped off his shoes and socks and is going…

After chemical spill comes water-tasting contest

A water tasting contest will give West Virginians a chance to discuss the need for clean tap water. The 17th…

Education Briefs

The Colorado Youth Corps Association honored Auston Craig of Bayfield with a “2013 Corpsmember of the Year” award at the…

January DUIs/DWAIs

The following are convictions made in January 2014 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent…

Turf war ends: You can water your lawn

Roberts’ bill now an agreement to study cities’ outdoor water use

Your dark horse in Republican bid for Senate drops out of race

McMillan cites family, business