Briefs

Local Briefs

The second annual Peace & Unity Festival will take place from 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. today at Buckley Park.…

September 20, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

Bonnie Miller will give a talk called “Contemplating Afterlife” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalists Fellowship, 419 San…

September 19, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Army’s top officer warned Friday that it will become increasingly difficult to target and launch precision airstrikes…

September 19, 2014

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Home Depot said that 56 million debit and credit cards are estimated to have been breached in…

September 18, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

The local artistic community is invited to meet Cristie Scott, the new executive director of the Durango Arts Center, at…

September 18, 2014

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

The latest rock climbing guide to the Durango area has been released. The fifth edition of Durango Sandstone â€“ The…

September 18, 2014

World Briefs

BEIRUT – Islamic State militiamen backed by tanks defiantly advanced Thursday in Syria, capturing more than 20 Kurdish villages as…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House voted grudgingly to give the administration authority to train and arm Syrian rebels Wednesday as…

Local Briefs

The town of Dolores has contracted with D & L Construction to build sidewalk, curb and gutter along Railroad Avenue…

Good Earth

Earth Brief

Durango Nature Studies will host a Natural History Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday at the Durango Nature Center.…

World Briefs

EDINBURGH, Scotland – The two sides in Scotland’s independence debate are scrambling to convert undecided voters, with just two days…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The poverty rate in the United States has dropped for the first time since 2006, bringing a bit…

Local Briefs

As part of Durango AIDS Awareness Week, Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., will host sections of the AIDS…

Sports

Sports Briefs

Coming off their 191-100 defeat to the Ark Valley Rollergirls on Sept. 6 in Salida, the Durango Roller Girls have…

Food

On the side

Autumn arrives next week and Mother Nature is preparing for the season. Sweet summer fruits like cantaloupes and peaches are…

Education

Education Briefs

Students between the ages of 17 and 21 who enroll in the GED program at Pine River Community Learning Center…

Local Briefs

Colorado Department of Transportation will perform shoulder work using three graders, two loaders, several tandem plows and a broom truck…

September 15, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday that…

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

The Durango Nature Studies’ annual online auction, which kicked off late last week, will be open until Sept. 25. The…

Health

Health Briefs

The Citizens Health Advisory Council will host the fifth annual Health Summit of La Plata County on Sept. 25 at…

Local Briefs

Interact will host a community-wide garage sale to support affordable home ownership in La Plata County from 7 a.m. to…