Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

MADISON, Wis. – A Wisconsin law that requires abortion providers to get admitting privileges at nearby hospitals is unconstitutional, a…

November 23, 2015

Local Briefs

The Center of Southwest Studies and the Fort Lewis College Office of the President will host Center of Southwest Studies…

November 23, 2015

Local Briefs

All city of Durango administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The following…

November 22, 2015

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare’s popular…

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Two members of the Eagles of Death Metal band tell VICE that several people hid in their…

Local Briefs

The 29th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place from 11 .am. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the La Plata…

World Briefs

TEHRAN, Iran – Paramilitary forces from Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard have held a war game simulating the capture of Jerusalem’s…

Local Briefs

The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will host…

World Briefs

Health officials in Liberia say they are treating a 10-year-old boy for Ebola, the first case of the disease reported…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – A U.S. air attack on an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March probably killed four civilians, possibly…

Religion

Religion Briefs

The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will offer a new sermon series called “The Reel Christmas” on Nov.…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The city of Durango announces a Call to Artist for existing 3-dimensional artwork (sculpture) to be added to its collection…

November 19, 2015

Local Briefs

The 42nd Holiday Bazaar will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church,…

November 19, 2015

Local Briefs

The Be Local Book, which is sold at a variety of merchants around Durango, provides coupons, story pages, photographs and…

Nation Brief

WASHINGTON – Congress is pressing ahead with efforts to update the much-criticized No Child Left Behind education law. A bipartisan…

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Mountain Film on Tour, Nature Studies’ fifth annual fall fundraiser, will take place Nov. 21 at the Durango Arts Center,…

Health

Health Briefs

Dr. Nancy Utter, naturopathic doctor at Durango Natural Medicine, will offer free thyroid health assessments from 10 a.m. to 1…

World Briefs

ATHENS, Greece – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.1 hit the western Greek island of…

Nation Briefs

Jindal BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a…

Business

Business Briefs

The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 1 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main…

Food

The Grapevine

The fear of losing your crop to an infestation can be a powerful motivator to protect your vines with synthetic…

Local Briefs

M. Brent Williams, violin, and Marilyn Mangold Garst, piano, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship…

Education

Education Briefs

The Pine River Library District announces that it has received a grant in the amount of $4,500 from the Colorado…