Briefs

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

Good Earth

Earth Brief

The Veterans Homestead Project will bring a 13-day training series to the farming and ranching community in support of large-scale…

December 31, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation, the Colorado State Patrol and law-enforcement agencies throughout Colorado will have the final DUI enforcement…

December 31, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. Tuesday at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave.…

December 30, 2014

Food

On the side

You know what you like in a wine, but sometimes you want to try something new. Some folks believe that’s…

December 30, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Durango Public Library, 1900 East…

December 30, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

The first 50-state report on the latest sign-up season under President Barack Obama’s health-care law shows that more than 4…

December 29, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

“Don’t Spill the Beans” New Year’s Eve Party will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Marvel Grange, 217…

December 29, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

MONROVIA, Liberia – Dozens of new Ebola cases have erupted in Liberia, near the border with Sierra Leone, Liberian health…

December 28, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

LOS ANGELES – An autopsy report released Monday on a 25-year-old black man killed in a confrontation with Los Angeles…

December 28, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

ATHENS, Greece – Hundreds of passengers and crew endured a second night of smoke, frigid temperatures and gale-force winds as…

December 28, 2014

Health

Health Brief

The Citizens Health Advisory Council has published on its website a report about the Health Information Technology Summit held earlier…

December 27, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

McALESTER, Okla. – Oklahoma’s last execution went so badly that the state tried to cancel it before it was over.…

December 27, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

VATICAN CITY – The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on…

December 27, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

Patrick Valentine will present “Astrological Wisdom for the 21st Century” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of…

December 26, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

BERKELEY, Mo. – Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after a white police officer in Berkeley, Missouri,…

December 25, 2014

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

The Nordic Center at Purgatory is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. The center…

December 25, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Arts briefs

The Durango Arts Center invites emerging and professional playwrights to submit works to its fourth annual 10-Minute Play Contest. The…

December 25, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army has prosecuted about 1,900 cases of desertion since 2001, despite tens of thousands of soldiers…

December 24, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Alternative Horizons has openings for a free and confidential 10-week women’s group exploring healthy relationships. Groups will start Jan. 20,…

December 24, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez is accepting applications for its three-week summer institute. Called “From Mesa Verde to…

December 24, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

HONOLULU – Call it a holiday gift from Pele. Lava from the mountain believed to be home to the Hawaiian…

December 23, 2014

Nation & World

World Brief

BEIRUT – The search for a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war is gaining steam, as President Bashar Assad’s…

December 23, 2014

Food

On the Side

Pumpkin Chocolate Spice Muffins are one of many baked goods Baker Streak offers.Courtesy of Baker Streak Baker Streak, a new…

December 23, 2014