Briefs

Local News

Local Briefs

The Animas Valley Grange will host a chili and soup potluck dinner at 4 p.m. Sunday at 7271 County Road…

January 14, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

The Kiwanis Club will host Judith Reynolds of Fort Lewis College as its guest speaker at noon Thursday at the…

January 13, 2016

Health

Health Briefs

Dr. Jim Youssef has been named one of the nation’s “315 Spine Surgeons to Know – 2016” by industry website…

January 13, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama and Russian President Vladimir Putin joined Wednesday in calling for a tough global response to…

January 13, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Florida’s unique system for sentencing people to death is unconstitutional because it gives too much power to judges…

January 12, 2016

Education

Education Briefs

The Durango Education Foundation announces a 25 percent increase this year in its Core Academic Grants budget for programs, materials…

January 12, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

La Plata County will be moving the Department of Human Services from the La Plata County Courthouse and Riverbend North…

January 12, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

The city Parking Division is directed to immobilize vehicles with two or more unpaid citations. Drivers who are eligible for…

January 11, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Two days after a Philadelphia police officer was shot by a man who said he had pledged loyalty to the…

January 10, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – A Syrian refugee is among those invited to sit in first lady Michelle Obama’s visitor box to watch…

January 10, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet on Thursday at its new location, First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive.…

January 10, 2016

Regional News

Region Briefs

PUEBLO WEST – About 30,000 residents of Pueblo West are debating whether to form their own town or change its…

January 9, 2016

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

FORT WORTH, Texas – Weeks before “affluenza” teen fugitive Ethan Couch was arrested in Mexico with a cheap disguise of…

January 9, 2016

Local News

Local Brief

The Thrive! Living Wage Coalition will meet Monday on the third floor of the Commons Building, 701 Camino del Rio.…

January 9, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

Ute Eckstein, an independent distributor for Thirty-One, will hold a benefit sale for Melanie Mazur, who has stage 1 breast…

January 8, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – Fliers who don’t have the latest driver’s licenses will have a two-year reprieve before their IDs are…

January 8, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

FAIRFAX, Va. – President Barack Obama tore into the National Rifle Association on Thursday as he sought support for his…

January 7, 2016

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

A Starry Night Snowshoe Tour will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday at Andrews Lake. San Juan Mountains…

January 7, 2016

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The Snowdown Fashion Do’s & Don’ts announces that ticket sales will begin at 6 a.m. Jan. 16 at Magpie’s Newsstand,…

January 7, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The GOP-led Congress sent legislation to President Barack Obama Wednesday repealing his signature health law, fulfilling a promise…

January 6, 2016

Health

Health Brief

An introduction to mindfulness meditation and to practices for coping more effectively with stress, illness and pain will be held…

January 6, 2016

Local News

Local Briefs

“Colorado Experience,” a weekly program broadcast on Rocky Mountain PBS, will screen “Ladies of the Mines” Tuesday in the Vallecito…

January 6, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO –- Forced by drought to become miserly with water, Californians were warned against reverting to old habits Tuesday…

January 5, 2016

Regional News

Colorado Briefs

ARVADA – Officials have confirmed that a body found in the rubble of an Arvada building gutted by a fire…

January 5, 2016