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The community is invited to give the gift of Love by the Pound this holiday season. Now through Dec. 19,…

November 29, 2013

Local News

Mercury spills shut public facilities

being held in jail; EPA will conduct inspections

November 29, 2013

Nation & World

China sends fighters to ID flights in zone

The United States and its Asian allies are continuing to challenge China’s declaration of a maritime air defense zone in…

November 29, 2013

Nation & World

Holiday sales season off to big start

Retailers say the holiday shopping season is off to a good start, with shoppers packing stores to find bargains on…

November 29, 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…

November 28, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

A bird walk will be hosted by the Weminuche Audubon Society at 9 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560…

November 28, 2013

Nation & World

S. Korea, Japan defy Chinese air-defense zone

While China’s surprise announcement last week to create the zone initially raised some tensions in the region, analysts say Beijing’s…

November 28, 2013

Nation & World

World/Nation Briefs

SAO PAULO – A safety engineer at the World Cup stadium where a giant crane collapse killed two workers allegedly…

November 28, 2013

Nation & World

Balloons steal show at parade after wind fears

Paul Frank’s iconic Julius the monkey prepares to take flight with his jumbo jet back at the 87th annual Macy’s…

November 28, 2013

Nation & World

Holiday shopping season begins on Thanksgiving

Shoppers stand in line outside, waiting for Best Buy to open Thursday on Thanksgiving evening in Baxter, Minn.KELLY HUMPHREY/Brainerd Baxter…

November 28, 2013

Local News

Many kinds of thanks

Hundreds of Durangoans eat, run, shop on Thanksgiving Day

November 27, 2013

Nation & World

Sucker for a good deal?

data shows shopping habits

November 27, 2013

Daily update

Dayplanner Friday

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

November 27, 2013

Regional News

Are you drinking toilet water? It’s not as rare as you think

Without the right plumbing, it’s possible to end up drinking toilet water.Courtesy of I-News at Rocky Mountain PBS Without the…

November 27, 2013

Regional News

University seeks Navajos to train for uranium cleanup

A $200,000 grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will allow the school’s Institute for Tribal Environmental Professionals to train…

November 27, 2013

Local News

Thanksgiving in the house

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters and family members from clockwise, Tony Harwig, Morgan Reeder, Erica Munz, Taren Schmida, Sean Schmida,…

November 27, 2013

Daily update

Community Menus

Durango/La Plata Senior Center: Center closed in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Durango School District 9-R: 9-R schools closed in…

November 27, 2013

Nation & World

Obama pardons turkeys as part of annual rite

Popcorn, the national Thanksgiving turkey, enjoys the view for the north portico of the White House Wednesday after receiving a…

November 27, 2013

Nation & World

Syria, opposition both confirm presence at talks

The Syrian government and the main rebel group are planning to attend U.N.-sponsored peace talks to try to end the…

November 27, 2013

Nation & World

Latest NSA charge under fire by ACLU

The Huffington Post is reporting that the National Security Agency monitored porn traffic of six people the agency called “radicalizers.”…

November 27, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Compounding pharmacies that custom-mix medications in bulk are expected to come under more federal oversight under a bill…

November 27, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

Trails 2000, Mountain Bike Specialists and Maria’s Bookshop will offer the gift of a Trails 2000 membership beginning on Noel…

November 27, 2013

Good Earth

The great methane miscalculation

U.S. spewing 50% more than EPA estimates, study shows

November 27, 2013

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Aztec Ruins National Monument has received a Connecting Trails to Parks grant for 2014. The park will receive $95,314 to…

November 27, 2013