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Colorado launches bid for 2016 GOP convention

If they succeed, it would be eight years after the Democrats held their quadrennial gathering in the Mile High City.…

Beverly Hills center pampers poshest of pets

The Pussy & Pooch Pet Lifestyle Center store in Beverly Hills, Calif., markets itself as a lifestyle hub, complete with…

Remains closer to reburial

Anthropologist to return soldiers to New York fort

Kiss for good luck

Gov. John Hickenlooper kisses Denver Broncos mascot Thunder on Friday at a rally on the steps of the state Capitol.…

Obama backs limits on NSA phone collections

President Barack Obama is giving the intelligence community and attorney general 60 days to come up proposals for who should…

Surgeon general renews anti-smoking push

A new report from the surgeon general’s office warns that the United States may not meet its goal of reducing…

Oklahoma Sen. Coburn to retire after current session

J. Scott Applewhite/Associated Press<br><br>Sen. Tom Coburn, R-Okla., a longtime deficit hawk, released a statement late Thursday saying he would give…

Website security gets OK

Health and Human Services Department technology experts say cybersecurity concerns with the HealthCare.gov website have been resolved since the website…

Court may look at cellphone privacy

Evan Vucci/Associated Press file photo<br><br>The Supreme Court may decide today whether police need a search warrant to collect information from…

Panel questions Vatican about sex-abuse policies

The Vatican says it strongly encourages Catholic Church officials to report sexual abuse cases to authorities but told a U.N.…

Fire district reduces its debt

refinancing helps Upper Pine

Tad Elliott falls short of Olympic goal

Mononucleosis strikes at worst possible time

Gessler’s budget blame misplaced

cuts, not Dems’ election bill, cost Secretary of State’s Office

Obama urges action on expanding college access

President Barack Obama is urging U.S. universities to commit to expanding opportunities for low-income Americans to get a college degree.…

Egyptian government hails election results

Unofficial results from the Egyptian government show about 40 percent of the voters in Cairo and Alexandra turned out for…

Proposed trail would link Cortez, Mesa Verde, Mancos

Steering committee being formed to consider 17-mile recreation path

Letting the locks talk

locals let their hairdos speak themselves

Dayplanner Friday

Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385.…

Here’s pie in your face

Mancos trustees weigh pot tax

Measure would take effect in 2015

Listeria cantaloupe farmers seek probation

Eric Jensen, 37, right and Ryan Jensen, 33, brothers who owned and operated the now-defunct Jensen Farms and who both…

Budget shortchanges Western states

funds to compensate for tax-exempt federal lands

The Blotter

Wednesday 7:37 a.m. Wires were hanging down in an alley behind Doughworks, 2653 Main Ave. 8:54 a.m. Someone’s computer, bag…

Local Briefs

A new contractor will take over the operation of a VA medical clinic in Durango, Valor Healthcare Inc. will manage…