Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

MILWAUKEE – City leaders blamed outside agitators Monday after a second night of violence wracked Milwaukee’s mostly black north side…

August 15, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – The daylight slaying of a mosque leader and his associate set off fear and anguish Sunday among…

August 14, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts & Entertainment Briefs

The Durango Chamber Singers are currently auditioning for tenors and basses for their 2016/2017 season beginning Aug. 22. Rehearsals are…

August 11, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

New York Police officers Wednesday pulled a man through a window as he scaled the side of Trump Tower using…

August 10, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

CHICAGO – A federal judge refused Tuesday to lighten Rod Blagojevich’s original 14-year prison sentence for corruption, rejecting pleas for…

August 9, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Rising global temperatures are linked to increasing waterborne food poisoning, particularly from eating raw oysters, along with other…

August 8, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

SINKING SPRING, Pa. – A couple featured in news stories about their difficulties getting medication for a daughter, Willow, who…

August 7, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO – Northern California authorities say two skydivers are dead. San Joaquin Sheriff’s Sgt. Brandon Riley said the bodies…

August 6, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – An internal Federal Aviation Administration report urged greater safety oversight of the hot air balloon tour industry three…

August 2, 2016

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NEW YORK – A new poll shows about three out of four Americans believe Donald Trump will further divide the…

July 31, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

STOCKTON, Calif. – Prosecutors in Northern California say a gun stolen from Stockton’s mayor was used to kill a 13-year-old…

July 30, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

Prosecutors will not retry a man convicted of killing Washington intern Chandra Levy, saying they can no longer prove their…

July 28, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment Briefs

The Durango Arts Center’s BoysART program is intended for art-loving boys ages 12-15. This year, BART will feature multiple creative…

July 28, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

A source says President Barack Obama has selected Jackson Park on Chicago’s South Side to house his presidential library. The…

July 27, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The driver killed when his Tesla sedan crashed while in self-driving mode was traveling at 9 mph above…

July 26, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

Now that eliminating sexual harassment is a top priority for the National Park Service, Director Jonathan Jarvis is laying out…

July 25, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

MIAMI – Florida mosquito control officials worry they won’t be able to keep up their efforts to contain the bugs…

July 21, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

AUSTIN, Texas – Texas’ strict voter ID law discriminates against minorities and the poor and must be weakened before the…

July 20, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

KANSAS CITY, Kan. – A Kansas City, Kansas, police officer was shot and killed on Tuesday while searching for a…

July 19, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

BALTIMORE – A judge on Monday found the highest-ranking officer charged in Freddie Gray’s arrest and death not guilty on…

July 17, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

PENN TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania – Joshua Lee Long, a 26-year-old man who’s incarcerated by Cumberland County in connection with a string…

July 17, 2016

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Purgatory Resort will host the Mountain Marmot Trail Race from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Sept. 24. Registration for the…

July 14, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts and Entertainment Brief

“Snowdown Follienesia” will be a beach-themed evening of entertainment to benefit Snowdown Board Emeritus Bob Larson. Larson recently suffered a…

July 14, 2016

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Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama says he’s deployed 47 U.S. troops to South Sudan amid a worrisome outbreak of fighting…

July 13, 2016