Briefs

Local Briefs

The fifth annual Produce Bounty will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sept. 18-20 at the La Plata…

August 30, 2015

Local Briefs

Wolfwood Refuge will have an ambassador wolf from the refuge during Durango’s Art Walk from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday…

August 29, 2015

Nation Briefs

HOUSTON – Prosecutors on Saturday charged a 30-year-old man with capital murder in the killing of a sheriff’s deputy who…

August 29, 2015

World Briefs

BANGKOK – Thai authorities arrested a foreign man Saturday they said had been holed up in a suburban apartment with…

August 29, 2015

Local Briefs

The Whole Expo will be held from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Sept. 12 and from 10 a.m. to 5…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Friday compared tensions between the U.S. and Israel over the Iranian nuclear deal to…

World Briefs

WARSAW, Poland – A Polish official said Friday he has seen an image made by ground-penetrating radar that seemed to…

Religion

Religion Briefs

The public is invited to celebrate the 100th birthday of American monk and writer Thomas Merton from 2 to 5…

World Briefs

MONACO – In an unprecedented gesture of repentance, Monaco’s Prince Albert II apologized Thursday for his country’s role in deporting…

Nation Briefs

LOS ANGELES – Planned Parenthood Federation of America defended its practices Thursday in a lengthy letter to congressional leaders and…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities: An overnight backpack trip to Blue Lakes and a climb of Mt. Sneffels will…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Durango Arts Center will present “Courageous Carnivores and Compromised Conservationists,” a lecture by Michael Soulé, environmentalist, conservation biologist and author,…

Local Briefs

The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will offer these programs: The Tween After School program will take place from…

World Briefs

MINSK, Belarus – The warring sides in the eastern Ukraine conflict have called for a cease-fire Sept. 1, the day…

Nation Briefs

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – A Tennessee judge has upheld the state’s lethal-injection process for executing inmates. Davidson County Chancery Judge Claudia…

Election Briefs

Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Rodham Clinton, accompanied by Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack, told a crowd attending a campaign stop Wednesday…

Health

Health Briefs

The Community Health Action Coalition will host the free event, “What’s Bugging You? Infectious Diseases: Real Risks, Real Treatments, Real…

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The Mountain Studies Institute of Durango and Silverton has joined with Terra Environmental to study the effects of Terra’s EnviroNow,…

Local Briefs

The Kiwanis Club of Durango will welcome Harlene Russell as its guest speaker at noon Thursday at the Boys &…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – An unforeseen flood of revenue is shrinking federal deficits to the lowest level of President Barack Obama’s tenure,…

Business

Business Briefs

Kent Curtis, CEO of First Southwest Bank, announced the addition of Paul Broderick to the bank’s senior lending team as…

Local Briefs

The La Plata Conservation District has been awarded a $25,000 grant to assist local landowners with weed removal. The district…

Education

Education Briefs

Animas High School will host these programs: Parent orientation will be held from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday on campus.…