Briefs

World Briefs

BAGHDAD – Iraq’s prime minister said on Thursday that his country and neighboring Turkey have agreed on closer security and…

November 19, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – A vehicle being chased by police slammed into a downtown Kansas City building where vintage cars…

November 19, 2014

Nation & World

World Brief

OUAGADOUGOU, Burkina Faso – The military colonel who briefly seized control of Burkina Faso after the longtime president stepped down…

November 19, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Years before Edward Snowden sparked a public outcry with the disclosure that the National Security Agency had been…

November 19, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The Colorado State Forest Service is accepting applications on a first-come, first-serve basis for more than 40 varieties of low-cost…

November 19, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host these program: Friends of the Library will meet at 10 a.m. Thursday.…

November 19, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

MOSCOW – Russian President Vladimir Putin says that the United States wants to make Russia submissive, but won’t succeed in…

November 18, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

BUFFALO, N.Y. – Four people died during a storm that dumped more than 4 feet of snow around Buffalo and…

November 18, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

“‘Dear Father, Don’t Worry.’ Letters home from a student abroad” will be presented at 4 p.m. today at Roshong Recital…

November 18, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Know Your Dough, a local nonprofit providing financial literacy for youth and young adults, announces it has received a donation…

November 18, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Todd Macon’s Mountain Middle School sixth-grade humanities students will host a book-release party and “Alice in Wonderland” exhibition from 6…

November 18, 2014

Food

On the side

Olde Tymer’s long-timer Jon Park has parlayed 20 years of experience, mostly at Olde Tymer’s Cafe, into his newest venture,…

November 18, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – U.S. airlines are saving tens of millions of dollars every week because of lower prices for jet…

November 17, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

Fort Lewis College students and actors will celebrate International Education Week with a readers’ theater performance of “Dear Father, Don’t…

November 17, 2014

And the West is History

Local Briefs

John Bregar will present on his trips in Ecuador to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m. today at…

November 17, 2014

Regional News

Regional Briefs

AURORA – The Aurora Police Department has increased the amount of a reward to help find the person who shot…

November 16, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Open enrollment for health insurance from Connect for Health Colorado will last until Feb. 15. San Juan Basin Health Department…

November 16, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

LA PORTE, Texas – DuPont officials said Sunday it’s still not clear what caused a toxic chemical to leak from…

November 16, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Columbine Ranger District plans to burn slash piles in the Tripp Gulch area near Hermosa and Vallecito area north…

November 15, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

OMAHA, Neb. – A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone arrived in Nebraska on Saturday for treatment…

November 15, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

BRISBANE, Australia – With an eye on China, President Barack Obama and the prime ministers of Japan and Australia are…

November 15, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Hannah Robertson of Durango was one of 26 students to take part in the Cornell College Steel Drum Ensemble concert…

November 14, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fish Hatchery, 151 E.…

November 14, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting the stage for a Senate…

November 14, 2014