Briefs

Local Briefs

La Plata County Farm Bureau will host Greg Walcher, who will speak at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fort Lewis College.…

World Brief

CAIRO – In a significant leap toward harsher authoritarian rule, Egypt has enacted a draconian new anti-terrorism law that sets…

Nation Brief

JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its…

Local Briefs

The annual picnic for San Juan Mountains Association volunteers and members will take place Thursday at Junction Creek Group campground…

Nation Briefs

ATLANTA – Julian Bond’s life traced the arc of the civil-rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man…

August 16, 2015

World Briefs

SAO PAULO – Brazilians took to the streets of cities and towns across the country Sunday for anti-government protests being…

August 16, 2015

Local Briefs

Thrive! Living Wage Coalition and Food Not Bombs will hold a Pre-Labor Day Potluck Picnic from 2 to 6 p.m.…

August 16, 2015

Local Briefs

La Plata County Farm Bureau will host Greg Walcher, who will speak at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fort Lewis College.…

August 15, 2015

World Brief

TOKYO – Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th…

August 15, 2015

Nation Briefs

PHOENIX – Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the lone Republican senator who was considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced…

August 15, 2015

Local Briefs

A prayer ceremony for the Animas River will be held at sunrise (about 6:30 a.m.) Sunday at Santa Rita Park.…

August 14, 2015

Nation Briefs

Mueller WASHINGTON – American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of…

August 14, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

Tom Miller will discuss “Soul Matters: What Matters to You?” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of…

August 14, 2015

Nation Brief

HARTFORD, Conn. – Three years after Connecticut abolished the death penalty for any future crimes, the state’s highest court on…

World Briefs

HELSINKI – Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The Durango Arts Center will celebrate the Boys Art Camp wrap-up from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday in the center’s…

Local Briefs

The city of Durango will be completing weed spraying through Aug. 23 at these locations: City-road right of ways in…

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center has opened Mercy Orthopedic Associates, a physician clinic specializing in treatment of injuries and diseases of…

August 12, 2015

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will offer these programs: The Durango Nature Center will be open to the public from 10 a.m.…

August 12, 2015

Nation & World Briefs

ATLANTA – Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday. “Recent…

August 12, 2015

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will continue a series of “On the Road” meetings at 7 p.m.…

August 11, 2015

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says the FBI has taken possession of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails, a few of which…

August 11, 2015