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Nationwide search on for suspect in Colo. slayings

Harry Carl Mapps is wanted on charges of first-degree murder and arson in the Nov. 27 shooting deaths and a…

December 19, 2013

Local News

LPEA gets update on alternative-energy project

man wants to turn forest debris into electricity

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

U.N. finds systematic disappearances in Syria

In this image taken from video obtained from the Shaam News Network, a man carries a child out of a…

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

Rodman returns to North Korea

Former NBA basketball star Dennis Rodman says his plans to stage an exhibition game in North Korea won’t be affected…

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

Israel downplaying threat of new boycott

Some in Israel are beginning to worry about growing efforts to organize boycotts to put pressure on the country to…

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

FDA rules being delayed

The FDA says it wants to make sure the rules are practical for farmers who have to abide by them.…

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

Tide shifting toward new curbs on spying

White House press secretary Jay Carney says President Barack Obama is ready to consider approving most of the recommendations a…

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

Lights dimming on Edison’s bulbs

The 60- and 40-watt incandescent bulbs are being phased out in the United States beginning Jan. 1. The century-old light…

December 19, 2013

Local News

Guv: Firefighting air corps too costly

rural residents as first responders, Hickenlooper suggests

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

London theater partially collapses

A bandaged man comforts a woman after the Apollo Theatre in London partially collapsed Thursday evening. Police said there were…

December 19, 2013

Local News

Mercury charges dismissed

Insufficient evidence precludes trial

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

NATO warns EU leaders on defense cooperation

British Prime Minister David Cameron says European Union member states need to work together more closely on defense issues, but…

December 19, 2013

Nation & World

Target: 40 million card accounts may be breached

Target is advising credit- and debit-card customers to double-check their credit statements for possible fraudulent purchases. The Minneapolis-based retailer confirmed…

December 19, 2013

Regional News

More Ariz. firefighters’ families file claims

The 12 claims filed Thursday seek more than $220 million from the state of Arizona, the city of Prescott, Yavapai…

December 18, 2013

Local News

Thank you, educators!

During the Durango Education Center’s GED graduation ceremony Thursday night at Durango Public Library, graduate Sarah Logan offers a “thank…

December 18, 2013

Local News

’Tis the season of giving

Plata County residents donate in a variety of ways

December 18, 2013

Regional News

New Mexico legalizes same-sex marriage

Supreme Court rules licenses can’t be denied

December 18, 2013

Local News

Feeling congested

Bumper-to-bumper traffic continued Wednesday afternoon on Main Avenue as gas-line work closed the center and one northbound lane. Atmos Energy…

December 18, 2013

Local News

Heavy lifting to regulate marijuana begins

Plata County aims to write rules by next spring

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

China says all OK with U.S.-China sea incident

China’s Ministry of Defense said the Chinese ship was conducting “routine patrols” when it had a near-miss incident with the…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Palestinians ready to extend talks with Israel

The comments by Saeb Erekat marked the first time Palestinian negotiators endorsed the U.S. idea of seeking a preliminary rather…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Executions in U.S. drop close to 20-year low in 2013

Protesters gather outside St. Francis Xavier Church in St. Louis before last month’s execution of Joseph Paul Franklin, a white…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Budget deal should help support U.S. economy

The budget bill that Congress sent to President Barack Obama Wednesday should be good news for the economy. The compromise…

December 18, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

NEW ORLEANS – The first criminal trial produced by the Justice Department’s sweeping probe of BP’s massive 2010 oil spill…

December 18, 2013