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Dayplanner Saturday

Christmas in Vallecito, 7 a.m.-9 p.m., various locations at Vallecito. Winter Haven mandatory volunteer training, new inclement weather shelter program,…

December 13, 2013

Local News

From eggs to hatchlings

study life cycles, students get special delivery

December 13, 2013

Regional News

Horse-slaughter ban lifted

The 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Denver lifted the emergency injunction it issued in November after The Humane…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Udall backs extending energy credit

Udalldu1-i-syn His effort comes with a new budget proposal that was brought through the Senate earlier this week. The tax…

December 13, 2013

Local News

The Blotter

Friday 1:04 a.m. A vehicle was traveling faster than 100 mph on County Road 220, heading toward Colorado Highway 172,…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Starting early

Three-year-old Bently Furda, left, makes a startling discovery under the Christmas tree at the Strater Hotel on Thursday. “My present,”…

December 13, 2013

Local News

‘Layaway Santa’ brings Christmas cheer to Durango’s Walmart

The grand total: $16,700. About 80 people had items on layaway, including a Walmart employee who had a total of…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Jang’s execution leaves China in delicate position

People watch a TV news report about the execution of Jang Song Thaek, the uncle of North Korean leader Kim…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

White House reviewing intelligence ideas

Director of National Intelligence James Clapper says a task force looking at intelligence oversight proposals doesn’t need to observe federal…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Defense bill up for vote

Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz. walks to a closed-door briefing on the recent agreement reached between Iran and western powers on…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WICHITA, Kan. – A Kansas man who prosecutors say sympathized with violent terrorists was arrested Friday as part of an…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Iran’s fears of being a target cloud nuke talks

Iran is concerned about letting international inspectors into its nuclear facilities because it fears it could increase the risk of…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry meets Israel’s Netanyahu to push peace talks

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, left, is trying to get a framework peace agreement in place between Israel and…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Pressure builds to find man

A photo shows retired-FBI agent Robert Levinson in a photo the family received in April 2011.Associated Press Levinson’s family urged…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

A bird walk will be hosted by the Durango Nature Studies at 9 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Chapman Hill to open today

Chapman Hill will open from noon to 6 p.m. today. The Big Tow line will carry skiers and snowboarders up…

December 13, 2013

Local News

Archuleta County begins truck inspections

A deputy with a Class 1 certification to inspect commercial vehicles stopped trucks weighing more than 10,000 pounds Thursday near…

December 13, 2013

Regional News

School shooter wounds 2, kills self

Sheriff: Student at Arapahoe looking for teacher

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

NASA may OK spacewalk for fix

Astronauts aboard the International Space Station may have to make a spacewalk to try to repair the space station’s cooling…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

100,000 gather to view Mandela’s body

Some people are complaining that the South African government failed to make adequate arrangements for residents to view the body…

December 13, 2013

Nation & World

Sentence in Texas teen’s fatal DWI wreck stirs ire

Evan Jennings talkls about his father, Brian Jennings, one of the victims of a drunken driving accident that killed four…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – U.N inspectors said Thursday that chemical weapons have been used in the Syrian conflict, definitely in a…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

Data tracks insurance disparities

New data shows that states with Democratic leaders are registering more people on their health-care insurance websites than those with…

December 12, 2013

Nation & World

House OK’s budget proposal

House Speaker John Boehner is attacking tea party-backed groups for not supporting the budget agreement the House passed Thursday.J. Scott…

December 12, 2013