Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

MADRID – U.S. Defense Secretary Ash Carter on Sunday promised a full and transparent investigation into whether a U.S. aircraft…

October 4, 2015

Local Briefs

All elementary, middle school and high school students are invited to enter the Friends of the Durango Public Library annual…

October 3, 2015

Regional News

Region Briefs

DENVER – People living along northern and central mountains in Colorado woke up to a snow dusting Saturday. The National…

October 3, 2015

Local Briefs

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

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Senior U.S. officials say a Defense Department team will be visiting a state and a federal prison in…

World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – The new leader of the Afghan Taliban said Friday that the capture of the northern city of…

Religion

Religion Brief

The Rev. Edward W. Fowler will lead a study called “Fear, Faith and Freedom: A Study in the Life of…

Nation Briefs

New photos from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration’s New Horizons spacecraft show massive canyons and fractures on Charon, one…

World Briefs

CAIRO – Egypt’s antiquities minister is promising authorities will move quickly to get the necessary radar equipment to search for…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The award-winning documentary “Alive Inside” will be shown at 6 p.m. Thursday at Sunflower Theatre in Cortez.Courtesy photo The Open…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

In an effort to both assist hunters and protect valuable electrical equipment, La Plata Electric Association will resume its underwriting…

Local Briefs

As part of the Four Corners Lecture Series, the Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will present Chuck LaRue…

Nation & World Briefs

McALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma Gov. Mary Fallin postponed at the last minute Wednesday the execution of an inmate who claims…

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will offer a “Silent Nature” workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Nature…

Health

Health Briefs

Food safety training required for Colorado cottage-food producers and egg producers will be held from 5:30 to 9:30 p.m. Oct.…

Local Briefs

The new Community Development Services Online Toolkit is now available. It is designed to improve access to property information and…

Business

Business Briefs

Malarsie The La Plata County Economic Development Alliance will host the ninth annual Economic Summit Oct. 28 at the Sky…

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Edward Snowden, who has confounded U.S. officials since his abrupt departure from the country two years ago,…

World Briefs

DUBLIN – Sinn Fein party leader Gerry Adams and six other suspected IRA veterans will face no charges over the…

Local Briefs

Fort Lewis College will present a panel of experts speaking on Animal Sentience and Human Interaction at 7 p.m. Oct.…

Education

Education Briefs

The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County announces an upcoming “Screening with the Ages and Stages Questionnaire (Asq-3)” and…