Briefs

Nation & World Briefs

WASHINGTON – White House press secretary Jay Carney became the news instead of just delivering it Friday, when President Barack…

Local Briefs

True Life Coaching will start a new bimonthly group for the summer, guiding people dealing with change. A free meeting…

Religion

Religion Briefs

Registration is open for a six-week beginning meditation class with Katherine Barr, an experienced meditation practitioner, teacher and community Dharma…

Education

Education Briefs

Katrina H. Ferguson of Bayfield has been named to the 2014 spring semester dean’s list at Colorado State University-Pueblo. The…

World Briefs

BANGKOK – More than 1,000 Thai troops and police sealed one of Bangkok’s busiest intersections Thursday to prevent a planned…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – A House committee has endorsed a GOP plan to allow some schools to opt out of healthier meal…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

The First Thursdays Art Walk will take place from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday around downtown Durango. The walk celebrates…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Mountain Bike Specialists will participate in the third annual Specialized Women’s Ride, the national event encouraging women to ride a…

Nation Briefs

NEW ORLEANS – BP PLC must resume paying claims while it asks the U.S. Supreme Court to review its settlement…

World Briefs

CAIRO – Egyptian authorities scrambled to rescue the country’s presidential election from the embarrassment of low voter turnout that has…

Local Briefs

Marvel Grange will host a free community breakfast from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Grange Hall, 217 County…

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Durango Nature Studies will host a New Moon Astro-Tour at 9 p.m. Friday at the Durango Nature Center in Bondad.…

Local Briefs

The Durango Lions Club will meet at noon Wednesday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. The speaker will…

May 27, 2014

World Briefs

ABUJA, Nigeria – Nigeria’s military chiefs and the president are apparently split over how to free nearly 300 schoolgirls abducted…

May 27, 2014

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Senior White House officials say President Barack Obama asked his Homeland Security chief to hold off on completing…

May 27, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Pilates Durango, a new fully equipped Pilates Studio located at 801 Florida Road, Suite 6, announces its opening. Pilates Durango…

May 26, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Officials said rain forecast this week in Alaska may help crews gain control over a massive wind-whipped…

May 26, 2014

Local Briefs

Regular tours of the Library Demonstration Garden, located between the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., and the Animas…

May 26, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

San Juan Basin Health Department reminds residents as summer approaches, so does the risk of contracting certain animal-borne diseases, such…

May 25, 2014

Local Briefs

The summer reading program “Fizz, Boom, Read!” will start at 10 a.m. June 2 for children from newborns to 18-year-olds…

May 25, 2014