Briefs

Nation Briefs

RANCHO MIRAGE, Calif. – The White House says a costly spending bill President Barack Obama signed into law five years…

February 17, 2014

World Briefs

CARACAS, Venezuela – President Nicolas Maduro’s government Monday gave three U.S. Embassy officials 48 hours to leave the country, accusing…

February 17, 2014

Local Briefs

Katherine Burgess will give a presentation, “Why We Travel: Tourism through the Ages” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Animas…

February 16, 2014

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Online fundraising site Kickstarter says hackers got some of its customer data. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler said…

Health

Health Briefs

Sunshine Gardens Country Home, 2518 Colorado Highway 172, has been designated as a “Leader in Dementia Care” for the second…

Business

Business Briefs

Goff Engineering and Surveying Inc. announces the addition of Bill Hickam as a principal at the firm. Hickam is a…

Local Briefs

“Garden Trends for 2014” will be the topic of the Durango High Country Gardeners meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at…

World Briefs

LONDON – Strong winds pummeling Britain killed a taxi driver, whose car was crushed by falling chunks of masonry from…

Nation Briefs

Another blast of snow makes its way to Northeast BOSTON – Another round of snow made its way into the…

World Briefs

MEXICO CITY – A group of leftist Mexico City lawmakers have introduced a bill to legalize the sale of marijuana…

Nation Briefs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California would become the first state to require warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks under…

Local Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer these blood drives: From 3 to 6:45 p.m. April 1 in Conference Room A…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Feb. 14

Durango Public Library will host Andrew Gulliford from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday for his presentation “Journeys and Wagons West:…

Outdoors

Online hunter education is available for youths

The Internet course is a convenient way for prospective hunters to earn their hunter education cards. The class is open…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Registration is open for the 20th annual Pueblo to Pueblo Run/Bike Event on April 26 by visiting www.cortezculturalcenter.org. This year’s…

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Legislation to raise the federal debt limit and prevent a crippling government default cleared Congress on Wednesday with…

Local Briefs

Fort Lewis College History Department will present “‘Dr. Colorado’ Confessions of a Public Historian: Bars and Boneyards” at 6:30 p.m.…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Unwilling to spook the markets and divided among themselves, House Republicans backed away from a battle over the…

World Briefs

TEHRAN, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for “fair and constructive” nuclear talks with world powers as Iran marked…

Local Briefs

A Zumbathon, a dance-fitness class raising funds for a cause, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21…

February 8, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

Dems say they passed, fixed health-care law WASHINGTON – Hit with a multimillion-dollar barrage of televised attacks, Democrats in tough…

February 8, 2014