Briefs

Local Briefs

Allison Morrissey, newly elected La Plata County Treasurer, will speak to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. Dec.…

December 15, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Durango Barbershoppers will perform their annual Christmas concert on Tuesday. The show – “Need a Little Christmas?” – will take…

Nation & World Briefs

PENNSBURG, Pa. – A man suspected of going to three houses in the Philadelphia suburbs and fatally shooting six people,…

Health

Health Briefs

The practitioners at Pura Vida Healthcare will host a free afternoon of 20-minute sessions and classes from noon to 5…

Nation & World Briefs

The Department of Defense says two servicemen died from wounds suffered during an attack in Afghanistan. Officials said Sunday that…

Local Briefs

Ignacio Wrestling Association, a nonprofit organization started to promote Ignacio Wrestling and the surrounding communities, announces its merger with the…

World Briefs

MUBI, Nigeria – With a military escort instead of the usual pomp, the Emir of Mubi was reinstalled Friday in…

December 13, 2014

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – When CIA interrogators were torturing accused Sept. 11 mastermind Khalid Sheikh Mohammed at a secret prison in Poland…

December 13, 2014

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Humane Society will host the 14 Dog Days of Christmas through Dec. 24. Usually a dog…

December 13, 2014

Local Briefs

The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501…

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Durango Herald will print a schedule of Christmas and holiday services Dec. 20. Churches and organizations may submit information…

World Briefs

LONDON – The airspace over London was briefly closed Friday afternoon due to what authorities said was a computer failure…

Nation Briefs

PORTLAND, Ore. – The economic recovery has not been equal among the races, according to a Pew Research Center study…

Education

Education Briefs

Pueblo Community College’s solution for meeting skilled manufacturing workforce needs in its service areas has earned its selection of finalists…

World Briefs

VIENNA – The U.N. nuclear agency on Thursday turned down an offer by Iran to visit a site, saying access…

Nation Brief

WASHINGTON – In a victory for unions, the National Labor Relations Board ruled Thursday that employees can use their company…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The Stillwater Foundation’s fourth annual Winter Wonder Bands fundraising concert will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. Sunday at…

Local briefs

McDonald’s will host “Breakfast with Santa” from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at McDonald’s, 201 West College Drive. Santa will…

Outdoors

Outdoors Brief

Seniors Outdoors will host these activities: John Martin will lead a snowshoeing group in the mountains Saturday. An avalanche beacon…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The chairman of a special House committee investigating the deadly 2012 attacks in Benghazi, Libya, strongly defended his…

December 10, 2014

Local Briefs

The Old Fort Farm Stand will be on the Fort Lewis College campus from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday. The…

December 10, 2014

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Secretary of State John Kerry asked Congress on Tuesday for new war powers to provide the legal grounding…

December 9, 2014