Briefs

Local Briefs

The Mason Center will not conduct regular gymnastics classes during the Durango School District 9-R spring break through Saturday. The…

March 24, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Seeking to isolate Russia, the U.S. and Western allies said Monday they are indefinitely cutting Moscow…

Nation Briefs

DETROIT – Michigan state agencies won’t immediately recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages performed in the hours before an appeals court…

World Briefs

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s presidency says its spy agency believes a foreign intelligence service, and not the country’s main militant…

Health

Health Briefs

The state of Colorado launched a new website to answer common questions about the legalization of retail marijuana and the…

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation is making its Bike & Byways Map available via a mobile application, providing instant information…

March 22, 2014

Business

Murphy bed helps make true ‘multipurpose’ room

Casey came up with a solution often used in small urban apartments: a Murphy bed. It takes up less space…

March 22, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

DETROIT – Michigan’s ban on gay marriage is unconstitutional, a federal judge said Friday as he struck down a law…

March 21, 2014

Local Briefs

The AARP Smart Driver class will take place at 8:30 a.m. Thursday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in the…

March 21, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Sage Myers of Durango has been named to the Colorado State University dean’s list for his academic achievement during the…

March 21, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

STARKE, Fla. – A Florida man has been executed for killing two female co-workers by beating them with a hammer…

Local Briefs

Friends of the Durango Public Library Bookstore now features a bargain cart of popular fiction and other categories for $1…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Registration is open for the 20th annual Pueblo to Pueblo Run/Bike event April 26 in Cortez. This year’s event features…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for March 21

TOP Jewels, a national juried design exhibition to be held May 16 through June 28 at Durango Arts Center, will…

Good Earth

Earth Brief

The Columbine Ranger District is accepting applications from schools and other educational organizations to reserve the historic Farmer Cabin north…

March 19, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

The La Plata Community Clinic purchased a portable patient monitor instrument funded through a grant from the Rotary Club of…

Local Briefs

The Columbine Ranger District is accepting applications from schools and other educational organizations to reserve the historic Farmer Cabin north…

Sports

Sports Briefs

Navajo Preparatory will hold the March Madness Youth Basketball Tournament on Friday through Sunday in Farmington. There will be 10-and-under…

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration ordered the Syrian government Tuesday to suspend its diplomatic and consular missions in the United…

World/Nation Briefs

PARIS – Paris imposed drastic measures Monday to combat its worst air pollution in years, banning around half the city’s…

March 16, 2014