Briefs

Nation & World

World Briefs

ANJAR, Lebanon – Snow fell in parts of the Middle East on Wednesday as a powerful winter storm swept through…

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

EL PASO, Texas – Federal officials say a man suspected of fatally shooting a doctor and himself at an El…

January 7, 2015

Local News

Local Brief

The La Plata Quilters Guild will meet at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road.…

January 7, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama pledged to stand with Mexico against “the scourge of violence and the drug cartels” as…

January 6, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – The Syrian government Tuesday accused U.S. Sen. John McCain, former French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner and two…

January 6, 2015

Business

Business Briefs

Katie Marechal announces the opening of Yamuna Body Rolling by Katie Marechal. The practice is at 128 W. 14th St.,…

January 6, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

A free “Doing your own divorce and/or custody in Colorado” seminar will take place at 5:30 p.m. Monday at Durango…

January 6, 2015

Education

Education Briefs

Durango School District 9-R is seeking feedback about options for the 2015-16 academic calendar. While the district can’t accommodate every…

January 6, 2015

Food

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If you’d like to learn how to make your own smoothies, health coach Tiffany Godwin will teach you how, at…

January 5, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

BERLIN – The square around the Cologne Cathedral was plunged into darkness Monday evening after the historical landmark in western…

January 5, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

MIAMI – Lesbian and gay couples were wed in Miami on Monday by the same judge who approved their marriage…

January 5, 2015

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Joy Kilpatrick and Rachel Turiel are teaming up to lead a yoga and writing retreat for the new year. The…

January 5, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

Kim Jirasart, Rotary exchange student from Thailand, will speak about his country to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6…

January 5, 2015

Regional News

Regional Briefs

CAÑON CITY – Opponents say they may appeal after a federal judge refused to stop a plan by the artist…

January 4, 2015

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

EDDYVILLE, Ky. – Sailor Guztler – the 7-year-old girl who survived a plane crash, walked a mile through the cold,…

January 4, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. Friday in Suite…

January 4, 2015

Nation & World

World Briefs

PESHAWAR, Pakistan – Pakistani airstrikes killed 31 jihadists, and a suspected U.S. drone strike killed another seven, officials said Sunday,…

January 4, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort…

January 3, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

BOSTON – Former U.S. Sen. Edward W. Brooke, a liberal Republican who became the first black in U.S. history to…

January 3, 2015

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Rev. Katie Kandarian-Morris will present “Letting Go of Certainty” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of…

January 2, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Federal regulators are expected to vote next month on rules to govern how Internet service providers like AT&T,…

January 2, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

FERNDALE, Calif. – The U.S. Geological Survey has downgraded an earthquake off the coast of Northern California to a magnitude-5.1…

January 1, 2015

Local News

Local Briefs

The Pine River Library is sponsoring monthly “Pine River Creates” days at the Pine River Senior Center. Led by card-maker…

January 1, 2015

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Leaders of the Senate Judiciary Committee said Wednesday they were seeking answers from the Obama administration about federal…

December 31, 2014