News

Dimmer job outlook hits consumer confidence

Americans are growing more concerned about hiring and pay raises with the private Conference Board reporting Wednesday that consumer confidence…

September 24, 2013

Business

Retailers tightening belts for holidays

casual workers to face tougher time finding seasonal jobs

September 24, 2013

Business

Coal’s future darkens around world

that powered revolution in industry losing economic viability

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

Navy Yard shooting victims remembered

Friends and family remember four victims of the Sept. 15 massacre at the Washington Navy Yard. Services were held for…

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

Cruz vows to speak till he can’t against Obamacare

“This grand experiment is simply not working,” the Texas freshman told a largely empty chamber of the president’s signature domestic…

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

Study predicting more storms

Severe springtime thunderstorms could increase by as much as 40 percent across the eastern U.S. (roughly from the Rockies to…

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

Iran, French leaders meet

Iranian President Hasan Rouhani says he is open to talks with the U.S. to try to resolve their differences over…

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. unveils insurance costs

President Barack Obama and former President Bill Clinton are touting the benefits of the new Affordable Care Act a week…

September 24, 2013

Education

Shh: Naps may help preschoolers learn

The lesson for grown-ups: Don’t cut out the naps if you try to cram more learning activities into a preschooler’s…

September 24, 2013

Education

Tuitions cut to lure students

Colleges address sticker shock

September 24, 2013

Local News

2 die in Highway 550 head-on

Durango resident is one of victims

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

At U.N., Obama welcomes signs of Iranian moderation

U.S. President Barack Obama says the United Nations must ensure that Syria follows through with its commitment to turn over…

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

Kenyan president: Terrorists defeated

Kenya’s president says government forces defeated terrorist forces that took over a mall in Nairobi on Saturday. Government reports say…

September 24, 2013

Nation & World

Major quake in southwestern Pakistan kills 39

The Pakistani military said it was rushing troops and helicopters to Baluchistan province’s Awaran district, where the quake was centered,…

September 24, 2013

Local News

Second death reported in Highway 145 crash

Authorities had reported one death just after Monday’s accident, which occurred just southwest of Dolores near the Skyline Gas Station.…

September 23, 2013

Local News

Parking violator pays her dues

rash of tickets created a civic-minded Durango resident

September 23, 2013

Local News

Parade of Homes set as construction makes comeback

industry builds momentum as economy grows

September 23, 2013

Local News

Solution to city housing issue?

Accessory dwellings compromise unveiled

September 23, 2013

Local News

Someone to look up to

Francesca Bianchi, 14, front, performs on the uneven bars for an audience of Gabriella Piccaro, 8, back left, and Shelby…

September 23, 2013

Local News

Sexual assault suspect arrested

Mexico man, 25, to be extradited to La Plata County

September 23, 2013

Local News

Ignacio enacts permanent marijuana ban

illegal on tribal lands that overlap the town’s boundaries

September 23, 2013

Regional News

All accounted for in floods

more people found alive and well

September 23, 2013

Local News

Vallecito dam road retiring

Replacement ready for aging 72-year-old section

September 23, 2013

Nation & World

Egypt bans Muslim Brotherhood group

Khalil Hamra/Associated Press<br><br>Egypt’s government upped the ante in its crackdown on Islamists Monday by banning the Muslim Brotherhood and ordering…

September 23, 2013