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Dayplanner Tuesday

Dayplanner Tuesday

Operation Christmas Child collection site open, 10 a.m.-4 p.m., First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, (303) 745-9179, samaritanspurse.org. Screening…

November 18, 2013

Community Road Work Conditions

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 18, 2013

Off-duty state troopers stand as ‘Guardian Angels’

Off-duty state troopers stand as ‘Guardian Angels’

Dan Thompson fires at a target on a private firing range near Ault. Thompson, the vice president of the Rocky…

November 17, 2013

Retiring forest supervisor no stranger to hot seat

Retiring forest supervisor no stranger to hot seat

began San Juan career battling 72,000-acre blaze

November 17, 2013

Eating fresh, eating healthy

Eating fresh, eating healthy

Durango students above curve in consuming good food that is locally grown

November 17, 2013

La Plata County commissioners to discuss marijuana rules

La Plata County commissioners to discuss marijuana rules

proposes cap on retail stores, hours

November 17, 2013

Surprised by beautiful weather

Surprised by beautiful weather

Four-year-old Marcos Lucero seemed to be holding on to the last rays of sunlight hitting the playground at Santa Rita…

November 17, 2013

Local Briefs

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

November 17, 2013

Durango miner remembered

Durango miner remembered

Investigation underway into mining accident that killed Rick Williams

November 17, 2013

La Plata County commissioners shoot down cap on pot stores

La Plata County commissioners shoot down cap on pot stores

Commissioners expressed skepticism toward several proposed regulations presented by county staff to control the advent of recreational marijuana permitted by…

November 17, 2013

3 airlifted to hospitals after leak at Utah school

3 airlifted to hospitals after leak at Utah school

San Juan County, Utah, spokesman Rick Bailey says a female teacher originally airlifted to Southwest Memorial Hospital in Cortez was…

November 17, 2013

GOP targets 3 Ariz. Dem lawmakers on health law

GOP targets 3 Ariz. Dem lawmakers on health law

The strategy outlined Monday by the political director for the National Republican Congressional Committee isn’t a surprise – Republicans have…

November 17, 2013

Albuquerque vote targets late-term abortions

Albuquerque vote targets late-term abortions

becomes first to place issue on municipal ballot

November 17, 2013

Vo-tech classroom has wheels

Vo-tech classroom has wheels

Community college aims to bring its campus to you

November 17, 2013

The Blotter

Monday 12:33 a.m. A drunken man was trying to break into a vehicle at McDonald’s, 201 West College Drive. Sunday…

November 17, 2013

Prosecutors pursue Holmes psych evaluation

Prosecutors pursue Holmes psych evaluation

Holmesdu1-i-syn The findings of the first evaluation have not been publicly disclosed, but longtime Denver defense attorney Dan Recht said…

November 17, 2013

Syrian refugees flee to Lebanon

Syrian refugees flee to Lebanon

Syrian displaced children play outside their tents at a Syrian refugee camp, at Delhamiyeh village in the Bekaa valley, eastern…

November 17, 2013

Aid missions boost U.S. troops’ image, readiness

Aid missions boost U.S. troops’ image, readiness

Americans not always welcome presence in Asia

November 17, 2013

Obama health-care woes become credibility fight

Obama health-care woes become credibility fight

hard for president, maybe worse for Congress

November 17, 2013

Nation/World Briefs

Nation/World Briefs

CHICAGO – Intense thunderstorms and tornadoes swept across the Midwest on Sunday, causing extensive damage in several central Illinois communities,…

November 17, 2013

Smoke from controlled burn spotted in Durango

Smoke from controlled burn spotted in Durango

A La Plata County Central Dispatch spokeswoman said several calls had been received reporting smoke, but it was coming from…

November 17, 2013

Remembering Dylan

Remembering Dylan

Family, friends gather for a memorial service to honor teen

November 16, 2013

Nation reaches oil milestone

Nation reaches oil milestone

Fracking, fuel-efficient cars helping U.S. produce more than it imports

November 16, 2013

Fewer homes repossessed by lenders in October

Fewer homes repossessed by lenders in October

The trend reflects a growing appetite among investors for buying homes before they exit the foreclosure process and end up…

November 16, 2013

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