Briefs

World Briefs

BERLIN – A new party that has expanded its anti-euro platform into a broader appeal to voters won seats in…

September 13, 2014

Education Briefs

These local students studied abroad through the International Programs Office at Fort Lewis College: Taylor Cunningham of Pagosa Springs studied…

September 13, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The La Plata West Water Authority has scheduled two public meetings that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and…

September 13, 2014

Regional News

Region Briefs

GRAND JUNCTION – A federal judge canceled Arch Coal Inc.’s plans to mine beneath a roadless area, saying the government…

September 13, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

Detained anti-government activists peer out from a prison van after their court appearance Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan’s opposition said…

September 13, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

State Police identify trooper killed in ambush BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. – A late-night ambush outside a state police barracks in…

September 13, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Congressional candidate and former state Sen. Abel J. Tapia will host a meet and greet session from 12:30 to 1:30…

September 12, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear “Our Stories” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. The…

September 12, 2014

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

NEW YORK – Newspaper company Digital First Media said Friday that it is exploring strategic options, which could include a…

September 12, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

OMAHA, Neb. – An American aid worker infected with Ebola has been given blood from a fellow doctor who battled…

September 11, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

SANTIAGO, Chile – President Michelle Bachelet marked Thursday’s anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled Marxist President Salvador Allende…

September 11, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

Durango artist Jane Pedersen will teach a handmade journal workshop from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the…

September 11, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Pine River Library will participate in the “Outside the Lines” movement, where libraries across the United States are working to…

September 11, 2014

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will host a fly-fishing workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Nature Center.…

September 11, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Brief

WASHINGTON – An extreme solar flare is blasting its way to Earth and could mess up some power grids, satellites…

September 10, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The city of Durango has contracted with Four Corners Materials for road surface treatment work on a section of Florida…

September 10, 2014

Nation & World

World Briefs

DAKAR, Senegal – A surge in Ebola infections in Liberia is driving a spiraling outbreak in West Africa that is…

September 9, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has the authority he needs to…

September 9, 2014

Food

On the side

Manna Soup Kitchen, Durango’s nonprofit organization that feeds the hungry, will get a boost this Friday from a group of…

September 9, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation announces an informational campaign focusing on pedestrian safety aimed at drivers and pedestrians. The campaign…

September 9, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Gomez-Cruz Durango School District 9-R schools will host these open houses: From 5 to 6:30 p.m. today at Fort Lewis…

September 9, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Darrick Robinson has been promoted to superintendent of system operations at La Plata Electric Association. In his new position, Robinson…

September 8, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will host a full-moon hike under the Corn Moon from 7 to 9 p.m. today at the…

September 8, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

“Dear Governor Hickenlooper,” a crowd-sourced documentary about hydraulic fracturing in Colorado, will play at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Fort…

September 7, 2014