Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The intruder who climbed a fence made it farther inside the White House than the Secret Service has…

September 29, 2014

Local Briefs

Speaking to the Rotary Club of Durango will be club member Barbara Harris at 6 p.m. today at the Strater…

September 29, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

The New York Film Critic Series continues at 3:45 p.m. Thursday at the Animas City Theatre, 128 E. College Drive,…

September 29, 2014

World Briefs

HONG KONG – Pro-democracy demonstrators defied onslaughts of tear gas and appeals from Hong Kong’s top leader to go home,…

September 28, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

Women’s Wellness Connection and the American Cancer Society urge women ages 40 to 64 to talk with their doctors during…

September 28, 2014

Local Briefs

Mancos Valley Resources will host an applied Grant Writing Workshop from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday. Mancos Valley Resources…

September 28, 2014

Education

Education Brief

Richard Donohue II, formerly of Durango, was awarded his doctorate of philosophy in geography in August from the University of…

Nation Briefs

Traficantdu1-i-syn WASHINGTON – The parents of Michael Brown said Saturday in an interview with The Associated Press they were unmoved…

World Briefs

BEIRUT – The U.S. is struggling to counter anger among the Syrian opposition, where many believe that the air campaign…

Local Briefs

SUP Girls Durango will host its second annual “A Paddle and a Pint,” a stand up paddle boarding fundraiser for…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – North Korea’s military is taking steps to field a road-mobile intercontinental ballistic missile that could threaten the United…

September 26, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive, will present a talk called “The Practice of Teshuvah” at…

September 26, 2014

Local Briefs

The Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering is seeking entries for its motorless parade, which will be held Oct. 4. Entries will…

September 26, 2014

Local Briefs

The Regional Housing Alliance of La Plata County offers a free monthly Homebuyer Education Class. The class is an eight-hour…

Arts and Entertainment

Art Briefs

Local photographer Paul Pennington’s work is included in the September/October issue of Orion Magazine. A photo of Pennington’s will be…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Robinsons Game Farm, on County Road 235, will host the La Plata County Chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation…

Sports

Sports Briefs

The future looks bright for the Bayfield High School boys basketball team. Bayfield Middle School sent a team of seventh…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The parents of Michael Brown and Eric Garner, two black men who died in encounters with white police…

September 24, 2014

World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – Iran’s president warned world leaders at the U.N. General Assembly on Thursday that the goal of extremists…

September 24, 2014

Local Briefs

Onward! A Legacy Foundation is a community foundation dedicated to the philanthropic health of Southwest Colorado and is launching its…

September 24, 2014