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Wildflowers conflict with oil shale

Habitat protection could put limits on energy production

Offshore fracking under scrutiny

California considers tougher regulations

It’s fair time

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald – DURANGO, CO- 08/07/2013 – 10 year old T. C. Rockwell of Durango holds a Holland Lop…

Obama calls off Putin summit amid Snowden tensions

President Barack Obama will not meet with Russian President Vladimir Putin prior to a G-20 meeting that will be held…

Yemen raises security after exposing plots

Yemen says it has foiled al-Qaida plots to attack foreign embassies and to take over several major cities in the…

Towaoc man sentenced in shooting

Matthew Jaramillo gets 55 years behind bars

Worker, BP settle employment lawsuit

had claimed his reporting of safety violation led to retaliation

Shale boom passing by S.W. Colorado

economist says new fields getting more play

Rain doesn’t daunt 4-Hers

Livestock competition starts, carnival gets doused

A little harvest heaven

Obama’s snub won’t faze Russia

Confrontation could hamper other priorities for U.S., analysts say

U.S. embassy closures offer window into threat concern

The U.S. diplomatic posts across the Mideast and in Africa that were closed because of a terror threat suggests U.S.…

First charges filed in Benghazi attack, sources say

News reports say the Justice Department has filed the first criminal charges in the deadly attack on the U.S. diplomatic…

Autopsies performed on two boys killed by python

Canadian authorities are investigating the deaths of two boys who were killed by a python that escaped from its glass…

Al-Qaeda on the run? No way, say experts

Despite the decimation of al-Qaeda’s core leadership in Afghanistan and Pakistan, “Al-Qaeda has been able to morph over the past…

Gold coins of Nevada recluse sold at auction for $3.1 million

Nearly 900 gold coins were auctioned off Tuesday for $3.1 million in Carson City, Nev., in an estate sale. The…

Rising tax revenue eases pressure for budget cuts

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid of Nevada says Democrats want a balanced approach to reducing the federal deficit, balancing spending…

President proposes mortgage overhaul

President Barack Obama is proposing to do away with Freddie Mac and Fannie Mae and let the private sector take…

Senators push Egypt on detainees

U.S. Sens. John McCain, left, and Lindsey Graham called on Egypt to release Muslim Brotherhood prisoners before the military-backed government…

Iranian renews call for talks

New Iranian President Hasan Rouhani says Iran is ready to reopen talks on its nuclear program with the West as…

School can’t ban ‘boobies’ bracelets

The 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals also concluded that school officials didn’t prove the bracelets were disruptive. “Because the…

6 apps to help students manage life at college

Here are just some of the apps you may find yourself using in your four years at school. The best…

Fort Hood suspect says evidence will show ‘I am the shooter

Military prosector Lt. Col. Steve Henricks opened his case against Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan Tuesday. Henricks…

Westerners evacuated amid terror fears in Yemen

Hani Mohammed/Associated Press<br><br>The government of Yemen is criticizing Western countries’ decisions to evacuate embassy personnel in the country because of…