Briefs

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

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

September 16, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

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

September 16, 2014

Sports

Sports Briefs

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

September 16, 2014

Food

On the side

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

September 16, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

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

September 16, 2014

Local News

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

Nation & World Briefs

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

September 14, 2014

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…

September 14, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

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

September 14, 2014

Local News

Local Briefs

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

September 14, 2014

Nation & World

Nation Briefs

BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100…

September 13, 2014

Nation & World

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

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