Briefs

Local Briefs

A property tax exemption may be available for tax year 2014 for qualifying senior citizens, the surviving spouses of seniors…

Nation Briefs

AUSTIN, Texas – A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas’ tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of…

World Briefs

GENEVA – A U.N. panel has found serious shortcomings in the United States’ civil-rights record, with experts citing Thursday a…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for March 28

Merely Players has launched a “Pave the Yellow Brick Road” campaign to assist in the theatrical troupe’s continued ability to…

World/Nation Briefs

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. said, a defiant…

March 26, 2014

Local Briefs

Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Department of Wildlife Museum at the Durango Fish Hatchery,…

March 26, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Brief

Roulsondu1-i-syn Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a nonprofit advocacy group, has hired M’Lissa Roulson as its communications director. With more…

March 26, 2014

Nation Briefs

NORFOLK, Va. – A civilian approaching a Navy destroyer at the world’s largest naval base late at night took a…

March 25, 2014

Local Briefs

Adult Day Care at Our Place is seeking loving, caring, compassionate and dependable volunteers. People who are at least 18…

March 25, 2014

Education

Education Briefs

Colorado State University-Global Campus is offering $5,000 scholarships for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in select rural Colorado counties, including…

March 25, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

On March 13, a total of $192,500 in grants was awarded by the Southwest Regional Council of El Pomar Foundation…

March 24, 2014

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…

March 20, 2014