Briefs

Local Briefs

The Daytime Book Club at Ignacio Library will meet to discuss “Americanah” by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie at 10 a.m., July…

July 3, 2016

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – A 19-year-old man suffered a serious injury to his left foot in Central Park on Sunday, police…

July 3, 2016

Nation Briefs

MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A mother in Tennessee has been charged with first-degree murder and child abuse and neglect in connection…

July 2, 2016

World Briefs

ISTANBUL – Fifty-two people are still in the hospital four days after suicide bombers attacked Istanbul’s Ataturk Airport, killing at…

July 2, 2016

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Rev. Debra (Debbie) Metzgar Shew has joined St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Durango and will begin leading worship services…

July 1, 2016

World Briefs

Hofer RAMALLAH, West Bank – A Palestinian gunman ambushed a family traveling in a car in the West Bank on…

July 1, 2016

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta Lynch acknowledged Friday that her meeting with Bill Clinton while his wife is under federal…

July 1, 2016

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With Democrats applying election-year pressure to act on gun control, Republican Speaker Paul Ryan said Thursday the House…

June 30, 2016

Good Earth

Good Earth Briefs

Maria’s Bookshop and Backcountry Experience are sponsoring “Beneath the Rim: Stories, Poems and Pictures from the Grand Canyon” at 6:30…

Health

Health Briefs

The Community Health Action Coalition in La Plata County has developed “My Life: Deciding in Advance,” an initiative designed to…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Federal health officials want to know whether hand sanitizers used by millions of Americans work as well as…

Local Briefs

Durango Friends of the Arts members will lead historic walking tours each Wednesday in July. As you stroll up Main…

World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – Sweden and Kazakhstan won contested elections for coveted seats on the Security Council on Tuesday, and the…

Nation Briefs

Glenn MONESSEN, Pa. – Donald Trump called for a new era of economic “Americanism” Tuesday, promising to restore millions of…

Business

Business Briefs

Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave., and the Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk: Coffee at Carver’s from…

Local Briefs

Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado seeks six leaders to participate in a Community Organizing Fellowship. The goal of the fellowship…

Education

Education briefs

Stillwater Music’s second summer session will begin July 11. Children and adults of any level of musical experience can register…

Local & Region Briefs

Local author and climber Mehall’s new book is a memoir containing two underlying themes: a narrative of Mehall’s tumultuous journey…

June 27, 2016

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – For the second time in two years, a Washington, D.C., man has been cited after police said he…

June 26, 2016

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – Rainbow flags were held high along with portraits of the dead as thousands of people marched Sunday…

June 26, 2016

Local Briefs

Seniors Outdoors! will hold several outdoor activities Monday: A hike on private property into the canyons adjacent to Mesa Verde…

June 26, 2016

Nation Briefs

SweePee Rambo PORTLAND, Maine – Famed defense attorney F. Lee Bailey, whose legion of high-profile cases includes the O.J. Simpson…

June 25, 2016