Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

Two people were killed and 35 were taken to hospitals Sunday morning when an Amtrak passenger train struck a railroad…

April 3, 2016

Local Briefs

Wendy Rice with the La Plata Extension Office will lead a series of estate planning classes from 5:45 to 7:45…

April 3, 2016

Nation Briefs

LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles prosecutor has accused a 69-year-old man of killing his son for being gay. Shehada…

April 2, 2016

World Briefs

BAKU, Azerbaijan – At least 30 soldiers and a boy were reported killed as heavy fighting erupted Saturday between Armenian…

April 2, 2016

Local Briefs

Fort Lewis College will host the second annual Marijuana Panel Discussion at 6 p.m. Monday in the Vallecito Room of…

April 2, 2016

Local Briefs

The Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. the first and third Sundays of…

Nation Briefs

CHICAGO – Chicago teachers took to picket lines Friday in a one-day strike they say is aimed at getting lawmakers…

World Briefs

KOLKATA, India – Indian police on Friday detained five officials of a company constructing an overpass that collapsed onto a…

Religion

Religion Briefs

St. Columba Parish, 1800 East Second Ave., will offer the education program, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” at 12:30 p.m. April…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities: A hike of La Plata Canyon will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday. This…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Durango area high school students ages 14 to 18 are invited to a free open mic from 6 to 7:30…

Nation Briefs

RICHMOND, Va. – A gunman shot a Virginia state trooper Thursday at a busy bus terminal in the capital city…

World Briefs

SAO PAULO – Eighteen Brazilians were left blind after surgeons apparently used unsterilized instruments during a cataract treatment campaign in…

Local Briefs

The Durango Public Library staff can create a list of suggested titles for any age group, tailored specifically to their…

Nation & World Briefs

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Wednesday, a week after the goernor publicly…

Southwest Life

Earth Briefs

National Wildfire Community Preparedness Day will be held May 7. The National Fire Protection Association selected 125 communities to receive…

Southwest Life

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department’s Promoter Program will present “Cholesterol – Good or Bad?” from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. April…

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Human Services announces the awarding of a new Family Support Services grant to La Plata Family…

Business

Business Briefs

Pinnacol Assurance, Colorado’s leading workers’ compensation insurer, will distribute $30 million in workers’ compensation dividend checks to its policyholders. Nearly…

Nation & World Briefs

Lewandowski NEW YORK – The number of foreign children adopted by U.S. parents dropped by 12 percent last year to…

Education

Education Briefs

Ignacio Schools Relay for Life Team will host its annual Family Dance from 7 to 9 p.m. April 22 at…

Local Briefs

The Kiwanis Club will welcome Kip Turner, aviation director of the Durango-La Plata County Airport, to its meeting at noon…