Last week’s Noel Night festivities bringing large crowds to downtown Durango to celebrate the season and support local mom and pops


Fissures forming in the Tea Party foundation, with chairman of the ultra conservative Freedom Works group, Dick Armey, stepping down for a reported $8 million, because of an internal ideological split
 

The chance of snow returning to the forecast this week, fueling hopes that the delayed winter might arrive in time for the holidays
 

The death toll from Typhoon Bopha surpassing 300, with dozens of small villages and towns in the Philippines wiped off the map by the tropical torrent

 
 

A new study linking air pollution to the dramatic rise in autism, which now affects one on 88 children nationwide

 

 
The scourge of doping scandals continuing to surface, with four athletes being stripped of their medals from the 2004 Athens Games and Lance Armstrong under investigation for his bronze in the 2000 Games
 

In this week's issue...

January 25, 2024
Bagging it

State plastic bag ban is in full effect, but enforcement varies

January 26, 2024
Paper chase

The Sneer is back – and no we’re not talking about Billy Idol’s comeback tour.

January 11, 2024
High and dry

New state climate report projects continued warming, declining streamflows