News

Stocks surge after Bernanke remarks

in no rush to curtail stimulus, chairman says

July 11, 2013

House OKs scaled-down farm bill sans food stamps

Republicans faced significant opposition to the plan from Democrats, farm groups and conservative groups that threatened to use the vote…

July 11, 2013

Nation & World

Dead Russian lawyer Magnitsky found guilty

Whistle-blower died of untreated illness in prison

July 11, 2013

Local News

Hiker dies in fall on Jagged Mountain

“He fell about 300 to 400 feet down a steep face,” said Sheriff Sue Kurtz. The hiker’s identity and age…

July 11, 2013

Local News

Express yourself

Michele Harris helps paint a Dumpster in the parking lot behind North Point Mall with the Dumpster Beautification Project. Local…

July 10, 2013

Local News

Time to hop to it?

Growing for breweries not easy, but possible

July 10, 2013

Local News

House GOP picks a new leader

Domino’s franchisee to lead chamber’s Republicans

July 10, 2013

Local News

State treasurer announces bid for re-election

2 Dems seek to replace GOP incumbent

July 10, 2013

Local News

Man gets 38-year prison term

19-year-old sentenced for his role in Ignacio murder

July 10, 2013

Local News

Colo. delegation seeks aid with forest fires

Rep. Scott Tipton says allowing more local control would help

July 10, 2013

Regional News

School tax measure a big question mark in state

“It doesn’t seem that schools have the money they need, so yeah, I’d say I’d vote for it,” said Kyla…

July 10, 2013

Local News

Schirard: Gun laws obstruct police

Issuing guns to deputies, returning stolen guns presents a problem

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Coal burning cuts lifespans in northern China

Visitors to Tiananmen Gate wear masks during a day of heavy pollution in Beijing. Air pollution significantly shortens people’s life…

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Quietly protecting our lands

conservation group has headquarters in Durango

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Group sues EPA over invasive species regulations

The National Wildlife Federation says Wednesday it has filed the lawsuit with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Washington,…

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Hormones help make new plants from cuttings

Such shoots, snipped from the mother plants as so-called half-woody cuttings, can be rooted to make new plants. Cuttings made…

July 10, 2013

Good Earth

Agency denies ribbon seal endangered species listing

The National Marine Fisheries Service announced Tuesday that it has rejected listing ribbon seals as a threatened or endangered species…

July 10, 2013

Nation & World

Boston bombing suspect pleads not guilty

MIT police officers stand at attention outside the federal courthouse before the arraignment for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev…

July 10, 2013

Local News

Courtroom wrangling clarifies gun law

legal battle averted, another still looming

July 10, 2013

Local News

Help from above

A helicopter drops water on a small brush fire just south of Silverton early Wednesday afternoon, while a Durango &…

July 9, 2013

Local News

Governor lends support to tax hike

revenue would go to Colorado schools

July 9, 2013

Local News

Downtown street rehab hits hard rocks below

plans to reopen Main Ave. on July 18

July 9, 2013

Local News

An upstream battle

playing at Oxbow boat launch: Homeowners vs. river rowdies

July 9, 2013

Local News

Drug agents dismantle southeast county meth lab

Investigators learned of the lab June 2 from the property owner, who found the lab in an outbuilding. Authorities executed…

July 9, 2013