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Shining Path bruised, but far from defeated, analysts say

Peruvian President Ollanta Humala has tentatively identified two bodies as “Comrade Gabriel,” or Marco Antonio Quispe Palomino, and “Comrade Alipio”…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. willing to engage North Korea on detained American

State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf would not say whether the U.S. might send a high-level official to Pyongyang to seek…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

Nuclear missile force fails key security test

The 341st Missile Wing at Malmstrom Air Force Base, Mont., which is in charge of maintaining and operating 150 Minutemen…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

College not the sex hot bed we thought

“Sexual behavior among contemporary college students has not changed greatly over the past 2½ decades,” says a study from the…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

Federal plea deal in NH details hepatitis C pains

David Kwiatkoski is set to plead guilty to federal drug charges in New Hampshire today as part of a plea…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

Whitey Bulger juror says deliberations were ‘insane, heated’

Following a seven-week trial and nearly five days of deliberations, Bulger was convicted Monday of participating or causing 11 murders…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

Bahrain Shiites seek larger role

Shiite activists are calling for national protests in Bahrain today, seeking more influence in the country. The government has stepped…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

Peace talks facing long odds

A poster shows two of the Palestinian prisoners Israel released Tuesday as part of an agreement to get peace negotiations…

August 13, 2013

Nation & World

U.S. opposing big airline merger

The federal government and several states are opposing plans by US Airways and American Airlines to merge, a move hailed…

August 13, 2013

Local News

Durango water rates could go up by 10 percent in 2014

A residential customer consuming 2,000 gallons a month, which is the minimum rate for a city water charge, could see…

August 12, 2013

Local News

Durango seeks extension for development rules

The current intergovernmental agreement is set to expire Dec. 31. County officials have made it a priority to adopt a…

August 12, 2013

Local News

Recreational pot shops in county on hold

attorney doesn’t expect a revenue bonanza from sales

August 12, 2013

Local News

Region needs more nurses

Colorado medical educators make the case Tuesday

August 12, 2013

Local News

Local defense attorney indicted

Prosecutor says lawyer refused to turn over evidence

August 12, 2013

Local News

Ignacio man pleads insanity in father’s killing

Defendant Richard Silva will undergo mental evaluation

August 12, 2013

Local News

A nice assist

Fort Lewis College soccer players Casey Higgins, right, Aaron Kleor, left, and Seth Mabe, along with teammates, spread about 40…

August 12, 2013

Local News

Finding a ‘leak’

whatever reason, public urination is a common sight in Durango

August 12, 2013

Regional News

Army weighs step to limit training site

Assistant Army Secretary Katherine Hammack said she will consider revoking a waiver to a moratorium on land acquisition that the…

August 12, 2013

Regional News

Garfield County wildfire prompts some evacuations

GLENWOOD SPRINGS – Sheriff’s officials say a wildfire burning near Glenwood Springs has prompted evacuations. Garfield County Sheriff’s Office spokesman…

August 12, 2013

Regional News

Police: Girl drowned while caught in storm

As runoff threatens a new flash flood on Tuesday, a man sandbags a driveway in Manitou Springs. Daily rainstorms have…

August 12, 2013

Local News

Durango resident alleged to have pointed a firearm

Kyle Tischler, 19, was being held Tuesday in La Plata County jail on suspicion of menacing, harassment and domestic violence,…

August 12, 2013

Nation & World

Sinkhole swallows part of Florida resort villa

Part of a resort villa in Clermont, Fla., fell into a sinkhole Sunday night, awakening vacationers who were staying at…

August 12, 2013

Nation & World

Judge tells quarter horse group to accept clones

The judge issued an injunction against the American Quarter Horse Association and its prohibition of cloned horses, and their offspring,…

August 12, 2013

Nation & World

Mexico proposes private firms in oil industry

Mexico’s President Enrique Pena Nieto is proposing to lift a constitutional ban so that foreign firms can start investing in…

August 12, 2013