Obama declaring an end to the combat mission in Iraq, nearly eight years, more than 4,400 American dead and $1 trillion since the war began

The Doubletree and Strater hotels stepping ahead of the competition by taking major steps to green their operations
The State of Wyoming enacting regulations Sept. 15 that will require energy companies to disclose the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing
Empty shelves at the Durango Food Bank and the Manna Soup Kitchen amidst record demand and unprecedented local hunger
Senseless vandalism hitting the Durango Whitewater Park and dinging slalom boaters for more than $5,000 for the second time in five years
Hurricane Earl, a powerful category 3 storm, churning on a Labor Day Weekend collision course with the Eastern Seaboard