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Providing a lift to kids

County’s foster and adoption program always on lookout for families

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

6 detained in Mexico theft of radioactive material

MEXICO CITY – Six people being tested for possible radiation exposure in a hospital in central Mexico are suspects in…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Biden: Asia’s growth ‘a chance to bend history’

U.S. Vice President Joe Biden, right, talks with South Korean President Park Geun-hye as he signs the guest book upon…

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

New jobs raise hope for U.S. economy

Unemployment rate falls to 7% as 203,000 find work

December 6, 2013

Nation & World

Budget deal? Big obstacles, New Year’s deadline

House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio says there will not be time for Congress to act on a budget and…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Mandela, anti-apartheid icon, mourned world over

Former South African President Nelson Mandela, right, shakes hands with former U.S. President Jimmy Carter in May 2010 during a…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Negotiators see hope for farm bill renewal

From left, Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-Mich., House Agriculture Committee Chairman Rep. Frank Lucas, R-Okla., and Rep.…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry seeks to soothe Israeli security concerns

U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry is in Israel trying to ease Israel’s concerns about an international agreement that eases…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Dozens of current or former Russian diplomats and their spouses enjoyed luxury vacations and spent tens of…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

World Briefs

TRIPOLI, Libya – An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

CDC: U.S. measles cases up sharply

That’s about three times the usual number of cases of measles, CDC Director Thomas Frieden said Thursday. The U.S. has…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Economy appears on mend

It’s growing faster, corporate profits are rising and companies are laying off the fewest workers in six years, government reports…

December 5, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, will teach these computer workshops from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Durango/La Plata Senior…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

South Africans mourn Nelson Mandela

South Africa’s first black president spent nearly a third of his life as a prisoner of apartheid, yet he sought…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Violence erupts in Africa nation

France is promising to double the number of troops it has in the Central African Republic “within a few days,…

December 5, 2013

Nation & World

Obama pushes renewable energy

Environmental groups are hailing President Barack Obama’s Thursday announcement that he is ordering federal agencies to expand their use of…

December 5, 2013

Local News

BLM, city closing local trails for wildlife

Protections in place for deer, elk

December 5, 2013

Daily update

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.…

December 5, 2013

Daily update

Community Menus

Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Salmon with dill sauce, wild rice pilaf, broccoli and carrots, salad bar, wheat roll, lemon bar…

December 5, 2013

Daily update

Community Road Work Conditions

The city of Durango Community Development Department’s fall construction of the Downtown Sidewalk Improvement Project has resumed. Each side street…

December 5, 2013

Regional News

Health exchange official seeks raise

member: ‘I think it’s incredibly audacious’

December 4, 2013

Local News

Low temperatures to stick around in Durango

Homes, cars need cold-weather care

December 4, 2013

Local News

A new driving force

Zink tapped to serve state Transportation Commission

December 4, 2013

Local News

The best Christmas lights?

We’re collecting your photos and nominations

December 4, 2013