Briefs

Local Briefs

A Modere Exclusive Event featuring international business expert and speaker, Margie Aliprandi, will take place at 5:30 p.m. Thursday in…

July 20, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Bloodmobile at…

Nation & World Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO – Already locked in its third dry year, an ongoing drought could complicate California’s battle against global warming…

Regional News

Region Briefs

DENVER – Sarah Palin, Sen. Ted Cruz and former Sen. Jim DeMint are headlining a gathering of about 2,500 at…

Local Briefs

Six wagons will compete at the Chuck Wagon Cook-off on Saturday under the trees south of the La Plata County…

Nation & World Briefs

FBI issues warning on air-conditioner coolant ATLANTA – As the U.S. tries to phase out a polluting refrigerant that is…

Religion

Religion Briefs

The Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these events as part of a special Shabbaton program called…

Nation & World Briefs

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – The government is rapidly expanding the number of names it accepts for inclusion on its terrorist watch…

Education

Education Briefs

Elizabeth R. Schell was named to the dean’s list at Colby College in Waterville, Maine, for her outstanding academic achievement…

Local Briefs

The city of Durango will host a public information meeting at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the council chambers of City…

Business

Pet amenities trending for homebuilders

Standard Pacific Homes is building and selling these homes in 27 of its 190 developments from Florida to California and…

Local Briefs

The city of Durango provides community support funding to local nonprofit agencies every year. Applications for community support funding for…

World Briefs

BERLIN – The top U.S. intelligence official in Germany has left the country, a week after the government in Berlin…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will offer these programs: A Mountain Lion Workshop will take place from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The ninth annual Animas River Blues Fest will bring two days of blues shows to Riverside Park and the Historic…

Nation Briefs

SAN FRANCISCO – Federal authorities have charged FedEx Corp. with assisting illegal pharmacies by knowingly delivering dangerous drugs to customers…

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The House voted Wednesday in support of making it easier for banks to do business with legal pot…

Local Briefs

Local historian John Porco will talk about the former Denver & Rio Grande Western Railroad and the line that ran…

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The San Juan/Four Corners Native Plant Society will host a Subalpine Flowers Hike on Friday in Columbus Basin of La…

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Historic Preservation Review…

Business

Business Briefs

Tommy and Jeannie Barnes have purchased Outlaw Tours in Durango. The couple is redirecting the company, as well as renaming…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – The United States is considering imposing unilateral sanctions on Russia over its threatening moves in Ukraine, a shift…

World Briefs

MOSCOW – A subway train derailed Tuesday deep below Moscow’s streets, twisting and mangling crowded rail cars at the height…