States sue over new clean air rules

WASHINGTON (AP) – States and industry groups dependent on fossil fuels began filing court challenges Friday to President Obama’s Clean Power Plan, which aims to reduce greenhouse gas emissio...

Health care website offers more help

The Obama administration is working to make it easier for people to compare health plans and sign up for coverage on the website created under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act....

Briefs

Avian flu outbreak hurts supply of eggs Higher egg prices at restaurants and grocery stores are here to stay for a while. An outbreak of avian flu in June triggered a m...

Independent report blames EPA for Gold King spill

Incident could have been prevented, was plagued by errors

Colorado’s U.S. senators back public lands bill

Colorado’s U.S. senators are joining a bipartisan effort to reauthorize the Federal Land Transaction Facilitation Act, a Western land program that sold unwanted federal lands in exchange for...

Western Slope water interests fear transmountain diversion

Official: Plan isn’t policy yet

Delay upsets Paradise Village residents

City officials vow to improve communication about progress

Middle school counselor tapped as among best in state

Schneider-Lemay a semifinalist

State rejects county bid to lower ag-land tax

County wanted to send message

Semi loaded with cattle clogs Durango thoroughfare

No cattle injured in accident that brought out ranchers to help

Menacing case ends in mistrial

A Cortez man on trial for menacing and weapons charges received an early birthday present last week after the court declared a mistrial. Moments after day three of the trial start...

Mesa Verde’s historic visitor center needs tenant

Mesa Verde’s historic visitor center needs to pay for itself