Nation & World Nation Briefs WASHINGTON – The Obama administration is coming to the aid of states that had technical problems running their own health-care… February 27, 2014
Nation & World World Briefs SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea fired four suspected short-range missiles into its eastern waters Thursday, South Korean defense officials… February 27, 2014
Local News Local Briefs The Glacier Club will host its annual job fair from noon to 7 p.m. Wednesday inside the Clubhouse, 600 Glacier… February 27, 2014
Arts and Entertainment Arts Briefs for Feb. 28 As part of Women’s History Month, Fort Lewis College will host singer-songwriter Namoli Brennet on Monday and Tuesday. Brennet will… February 27, 2014
Nation & World Nation/World Briefs WASHINGTON –Troubled by an anti-gay movement in Uganda and across much of the world, the U.S. is launching a new… February 26, 2014
Local News Local Briefs A free class titled: “Soils and Soil Amendments” will be held at noon Saturday at Native Roots Garden Center, 26266… February 26, 2014
Health Health Briefs Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer free education to people with prediabetes from 9 to 11 a.m. March 6 in… February 22, 2014
Local News Local Briefs Mt. Allison Grange will host its annual Chili Cook-off at 5 p.m. Saturday. All community members are invited to participate.… February 22, 2014
Nation & World World Briefs SHARON PRISON, Israel – Israeli special forces raided a prison in central Israel Sunday after an inmate stole a gun,… February 22, 2014
Nation & World Nation Briefs SAN FRANCISCO – Meteorologists say a pair of storms could dump several inches of rain on parched cities and croplands… February 22, 2014
Business Business Briefs Smoke-Sachsdu1-i-syn The Medical Doctor Investment Consortium recently announced a program to allow area doctors to invest in local income-producing real… February 22, 2014
Local News Local Briefs Herbalist, Marija Helt, Ph. D., will offer a class on natural fertility at 6 p.m. Tuesday at Osadha Herbal Wellness.… February 22, 2014
Nation & World World Briefs CARACAS, Venezuela – Venezuelans on both sides of the nation’s political divide took to the streets on Saturday after nearly… February 22, 2014
Nation & World Nation Briefs High-wire walker sets sights on Tallulah gorge ATLANTA – Daredevil tightrope walker Nik Wallenda is setting his sights on a… February 22, 2014
Religion Religion Briefs St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, 2611 Junction St., will hold Family Sunday School at 9:15 a.m. Sunday. Family Sunday School is… February 21, 2014
Nation & World World Brief UNITED NATIONS – North Korea is rejecting a U.N. commission’s report that it committed crimes against humanity, calling it an… February 21, 2014
Nation & World Nation Brief BOSTON – Lawyers for Boston Marathon bombing suspect Dzhokhar Tsarnaev are again asking a federal judge to lift special restrictions… February 21, 2014
Education Education Briefs The Colorado Youth Corps Association honored Auston Craig of Bayfield with a “2013 Corpsmember of the Year” award at the… February 21, 2014
Arts and Entertainment Arts Briefs for Feb. 21 New Face Productions and the Durango Arts Center invite artists to submit original works for a national juried jewelry design… February 20, 2014
Local News Local Briefs The Southwestern Colorado Area Health Education Center and The Colorado Trust will present “The Health Equity Learning Series,” regularly scheduled… February 18, 2014
Nation & World Nation Briefs UPPER MARLBORO, Md. – Drawing a link between reduced fuel consumption and climate change, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that… February 18, 2014
Nation & World World Briefs VIENNA – Iran drew a red line on Tuesday on how far it would go at landmark nuclear talks, saying… February 18, 2014
Local News Local Briefs The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College will present “Blazing Ice: Pioneering the 21st Century’s Road to the… February 18, 2014
Education Education Briefs U.S. Sen. Mark Udall’s regional offices throughout Colorado and in Washington, D.C., are accepting internship applications from undergraduate students and… February 18, 2014