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San Juan Generating Station cleanup set to begin in 2025

decommissioned coal-fired plant is scheduled to be demolished Saturday

August 19, 2024

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British tech giant Mike Lynch missing from a yacht sinking off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection says his wife survived

ROME (AP) — British tech giant Mike Lynch missing from a yacht sinking off Sicily, Italy’s civil protection says his…

August 19, 2024

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Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died, his family says

NEW YORK (AP) — Phil Donahue, whose pioneering daytime talk show launched an indelible television genre, has died, his family…

August 19, 2024

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US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using Icahn Enterprises securities to secure personal loans worth billions

NEW YORK (AP) — US settles with billionaire Carl Icahn for using Icahn Enterprises securities to secure personal loans worth…

August 19, 2024

Local News

What’s driving the Durango-La Plata County conflict over jail space?

chief and sheriff have sparred in writing – but they don’t seem to understand each other

August 19, 2024

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Local authorities issue mandatory evacuation for families with children in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russian troops approach

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Local authorities issue mandatory evacuation for families with children in Ukraine’s Pokrovsk as Russian troops approach.

August 19, 2024

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Indian doctors demand tougher laws after a colleague was raped and killed at a hospital

Doctors and paramedics protesting against the rape and killing of a trainee doctor at a government hospital in Kolkata gather…

August 19, 2024

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Denver 27, Green Bay 2

Green Bay 0 0 2 0 — 2 Denver 3 14 3 7 — 27 First Quarter Den_FG Lutz 37,…

August 18, 2024

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Prince Harry and Meghan meet with Afro-Colombian leaders to wrap up their first visit to Colombia

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan pose for a group photo after a forum on Afro women and power in…

August 18, 2024

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Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a hurricane again, forecasters say

MIAMI (AP) — Tropical Storm Ernesto strengthens into a hurricane again, forecasters say.

August 18, 2024

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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kursk operation aims to create buffer zone

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Kursk operation aims to create buffer zone.

August 18, 2024

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Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says

CAIRO (AP) — Cholera outbreak in Sudan has killed at least 22 people, health minister says.

August 18, 2024

Local News

From the archives: Old cases, same legal debates

Plata County court dockets from 1905 show expediency, for better or worse

August 18, 2024

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Video: Demolition Derby returns for some smashing excitement at La Plata County Fair

Multiple derby cars thrill the crowd Saturday in Ignacio

August 17, 2024

Local News

La Plata County Fair Demolition Derby all the (road) rage in Ignacio

competition, cash prizes and lasting friendships make up annual smash ’em up

August 17, 2024

Local News

Honoring Rosie

Celerating the fifth year of the National Rosie the Riveter Rose Garden

August 17, 2024

Local News

Residents ‘elated’ city of Durango agreed to split Head Start project into two proposals

Announcement comes day after library neighborhood meeting with mayor

August 17, 2024

Local News

Chuckwagon Rendezvous co-founder Harry Baxstrom ready to hang up the apron

‘It’s hard to not do something you’ve been doing a long time that you love,’ he says

August 17, 2024

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Trump again decries two gold medalist Olympic athletes, falsely labeling the female boxers as men

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally at the Mohegan Sun Arena at Casey Plaza,…

August 17, 2024

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Keith Urban plays free pop-up concert outside a Buc-ee’s store in Alabama

FILE – Keith Urban performs during CMA Fest on Saturday, June 8, 2024, in Nashville, Tenn. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP,…

August 17, 2024

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Former Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in federal fraud case, source tells the AP

CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y. (AP) — Former Rep. George Santos expected to plead guilty to multiple counts in federal fraud case,…

August 17, 2024

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Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say

CAIRO (AP) — Sudan’s paramilitary fighters killed 85 people in an attack on a central village, residents say.

August 17, 2024

Local News

Talks of a library district in Durango have grown quiet, but not forgotten

Proposal won’t become reality until 2026, at the earliest

August 17, 2024

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Hurricane Ernesto has made landfall on the Atlantic Ocean territory of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center says

MIAMI (AP) — Hurricane Ernesto has made landfall on the Atlantic Ocean territory of Bermuda, the National Hurricane Center says.

August 17, 2024