Briefs

Local News

Local Briefs

Hour Exchange La Plata (HELP), the local time bank, invites the public to a free introductory talk at 5:30 p.m.…

June 13, 2015

Religion

Religion briefs

R. Carlos Nakai will perform in concert to benefit Tara Mandala at 8 p.m. July 11 at Tara Mandala Retreat…

June 12, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

DANNEMORA, N.Y. – A worker at an upstate New York maximum-security prison has been arrested on charges she helped two…

June 12, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

A canal worker looks over a railing as water from the Atlantic begins to flood the Gatun flood chambers that…

June 12, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College will celebrate the summer solstice at 6 a.m. June 21. At the…

June 12, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The IRS says it’s working with states and companies to fight identity theft. The problem has affected thousands…

June 11, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Maria’s Bookshop, 960 Main Ave., will host award-winning authors Win and Meredith Blevins for a reading and signing of their…

June 11, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Durango Natural Foods Co-op, 575 East Eighth Ave., will offer these programs: “De-stress Community Acupuncture Clinic” with Tyler VanGemert of…

June 11, 2015

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors will host the following activities: A hike on Haflin Creek Trail to Missionary Ridge is scheduled at 8…

June 10, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The engineer in last month’s fatal Amtrak crash wasn’t using his cellphone to talk, text or download anything…

June 10, 2015

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society will lead the free wildflower walk, “Wildflowers and Views,” on June 21 on…

June 10, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

The 22nd annual Silverton Hillside Cemetery volunteer work day will be held from 10 a.m. to noon June 20. This…

June 10, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

ABENGHAZI, Libya – UN-brokered negotiations aimed at stemming Libya’s collapse into a failed state threatened to fall apart after the…

June 9, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The House voted Tuesday to make permanent a moratorium that prevents states from taxing access to the Internet.…

June 9, 2015

Business

Business Briefs

Kristi Zink has opened Waterfall Spa. The spa, located on Waterfall Ranch in the Animas Valley, has four waterfalls on…

June 9, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Southwest Colorado Community College has named Anita Seamans as its new Law Enforcement Academy coordinator. Seamans has 32 years of…

June 9, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Trails 2000 will host a Build Day on the progressive-style trail maintenance project on Medicine Trail, in partnership with the…

June 8, 2015

Nation & World

World Brief

MEXICO CITY – Despite widespread disillusionment with his government, President Enrique Peña Nieto on Monday emerged from midterm elections with…

June 8, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

HONOLULU – A parachute failed to inflate during a NASA test of new technology for landing larger spacecraft – and…

June 8, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Social-skills groups are available for teens and young adults. The groups use the UCLA PEERS program model. The six-week session…

June 8, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

DANNEMORA, N.Y. – Two murderers who used power tools to escape from prison must have taken days to cut through…

June 7, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

ELMAU, Germany – A top European Union official said Sunday that Greece’s creditors didn’t deliver a take-it-or-leave-it ultimatum to end…

June 7, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Compañeros, Four Corners Immigrant Resource Center will present “Harvest of Empire, The Untold Story of Latinos in America,” documented by…

June 7, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Express Employment Professionals will participate in Brand It Blue Day through Friday by collecting food donations to be given to…

June 6, 2015