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Activists pressure Tipton

Rallies demand immigration reform

November 13, 2013

Local News

Power to the victim

work to bring ease, support when reporting sexual abuse

November 13, 2013

Regional News

Seized ivory crushed in Denver

U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service officers carry confiscated ivory to a crusher to be pulverized at the National Wildlife Property…

November 13, 2013

Local News

The Blotter

Thursday 2:27 a.m. A man was sleeping inside Walmart. Wednesday 7:51 a.m. A vehicle was vandalized overnight in a parking…

November 13, 2013

Local News

A helping hand

Fort Lewis College sophomore Spencer Edsall steadies the head of fellow sophomore Sierra Jeffers during a mock wilderness first-aid scenario…

November 13, 2013

Local News

Durango woman to appear on ‘Let’s Make a Deal’

La Plata County residents can tune in and see Sarah Shedd navigate “deals” and “zonks” on the long-running CBS program…

November 13, 2013

Local News

Colorado senators seeking to protect same-sex couples

Udall, Bennet support nondiscrimination bill

November 13, 2013

Local News

Renewable energy focus at tribal conference

Nation’s 566 tribes bring concerns to White House

November 13, 2013

Good Earth

Scientists warn of hot, sour, breathless oceans

The world’s oceans are getting more acidic at an unprecedented rate, faster than at any time in the past 300…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Warhol painting fetches record $105 million at New York auction

Andy Warhol’s “Silver Car Crash (Double Disaster)” by Andy Warhol was auctioned off for $105 million Wednesday, seting a record…

November 13, 2013

Business

Yellen calls economy and job market still subpar

In testimony prepared for her confirmation hearing Thursday, Yellen said the economy is still performing far below its potential. And…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Top priority for DHS pick: Vacancies not terrorism

Jeh Johnson, President Barack Obama’s choice to become Homeland Security secretary, argues that his two year’s experience as a federal…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Kerry warns against new sanctions

Secretary of State John Kerry is urging Congress to not move forward with plans to impose new sanctions on Iran…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Gridlock slowing relief operations

The intensifying frustrations of delivering aid five days after Typhoon Haiyan struck elicited a plea from the top U.N. relief…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

HONOLULU – Hawaii Gov. Neil Abercrombie has signed a bill legalizing gay marriage in a state that kicked off a…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

CIA declassifies Camp David Accords intelligence

Bob Daugherty/Associated Press<br><br>President Carter says documents presented to him before he met with Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Egyptian…

November 13, 2013

Good Earth

Corn crops rise, prairies vanish

push for green energy, farming practices may worsen global warming

November 13, 2013

Good Earth

Frackers take to recycling water

Popular recent change reduces use of freshwater, waste creation

November 13, 2013

$Book chronicles businessmen who led fracking boom$

Good Earth

Book chronicles businessmen who led fracking boom

The Frackers: The Outrageous Inside Story of the New Billionaire Wildcatters, by Gregory Zuckerman, tells the story of those who…

November 13, 2013

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society will present “Forests, Fens and Medicinal Plants” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday in the Lyceum…

November 13, 2013

Good Earth

UN: Besides Haiyan, 2013 storm season near average

Apart from Typhoon Haiyan, which has devastated the Philippines, it’s been an average year for tropical cyclones, the U.N. weather…

November 13, 2013

Nation & World

Prince Charles turning 65

Prince Charles is turning 65 today and will begin collecting a government pension. The British prince is the longest-waiting heir…

November 13, 2013

Local News

Local Briefs

The 1000 block of Main Avenue will close to through-traffic from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. today to allow for…

November 13, 2013

Local News

State loses patience with Wildcat Mining, yanks permit

Company failed to repair illegal road at La Plata Canyon operation

November 13, 2013