News

Gun-control debate is far from finished in Colo. Legislature

Two Democratic senators who supported the gun laws were recalled in September, and a third faces a possible recall vote…

November 18, 2013

Local News

Two Durangoans injured in Myanmar

back home to heal

November 18, 2013

Local News

Getting ready to blast

Three employees with Yenter Companies drill rock on U.S. Highway 550 at Bondad Hill, preparing to blast and remove the…

November 18, 2013

Local News

School board looking to fill two seats

2015, board shrinks from 7 to 5 members

November 18, 2013

Regional News

Leak spurs talk of monitoring schools’ carbon monoxide monitors

Local and state officials said Tuesday they’re reconsidering Utah’s policy, noting monitors could have prevented levels of exposure that required…

November 18, 2013

Regional News

Early votes in opposition to Albuquerque abortion ban

Signs advocating for and against a late-term abortion ban hang on a fence outside of a voting site at Eisenhower…

November 18, 2013

Local News

The Blotter

Monday 10:47 a.m. Someone reported smoke near Elmoreâ€™s Corner. 8:50 p.m. A fire alarm was set off in the 300…

November 18, 2013

Local News

Whitewater Park ready to rock

$850K construction project begins on Smelter Rapid

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Thousands expected for Gettysburg Address event

Thousands of people are expected to visit Gettysburg, Pa., this week to mark the 150th anniversary of President Abraham Lincoln’s…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Newly declassified surveillance documents released

The Supreme Court says it won’t take hear a request to stop the National Security Administration from collecting records of…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Obama: Must help people enroll by mail, in person

He says the error-riddled HealthCare.gov website can’t be the only way for people to purchase insurance through new exchanges. He…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Eight dead in Mexico border city may have known killer

Eight members of an extended family found stabbed to death early Sunday were not victims of organized crime and may…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

NASA launches robotic explorer to Mars

NASA’s Maven spacecraft will try to find clues about why the planet changed from being wet and warm to the…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

U.N. diplomat calls on coal industry to change

The United Nations’ top climate expert, Christiana Figueres, says the coal industry needs to “do a major, major rethink” about…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON, Ill. – When a cluster of violent thunderstorms began marching across the Midwest, forecasters were able to draw a…

November 18, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation has a single lane closed on U.S. Highway 550 on Bondad Hill that will continue…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Aides: U.S.-Afghan deal offers concessions for each

The accord, which is to be presented to a gathering of Afghan tribal elders this week, satisfies Afghan President Hamid…

November 18, 2013

Local News

Feds probe Pagosa resort

deny father is laundering money through hot springs

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Source: JPMorgan near deal with U.S.

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is near an agreement with the U.S. government to settle an investigation into the bank’s sale…

November 18, 2013

Local News

Strict gas industry standards unveiled

Governor’s staff brokered rules on methane pollution

November 18, 2013

Regional News

Saturday blast being looked at in mine probe

Accident Sunday killed two near Ouray

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Libyan army deploys in capital against militias

Tripoli residents are welcoming government troops who have moved into the streets of the capital to drive militia groups out…

November 18, 2013

Nation & World

Better forecasts, church services saved lives

Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn is aid to tornado victims in the state. A wave of late-season thunderstorms struck 12 states…

November 18, 2013

Daily update

Community Menus

Durango/La Plata Senior Center: French dip, oven browned potatoes, mixed veggies, salad bar, Mandarin oranges and chocolate pie. Durango School…

November 18, 2013