Briefs

Nation Briefs

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Authorities say a retired Tampa police officer has been charged with fatally shooting a man during…

January 13, 2014

World Briefs

BAMAKO, Mali – A spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali says three peacekeepers have been wounded while pursuing…

January 11, 2014

Local Briefs

Terry Hutchison of YESS The Book Hutch will present to the Rotary Club of Durango meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday…

January 10, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis offered another gesture to Catholics who are estranged from the church, saying this week he…

January 10, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – It came as a shock: U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December, far fewer than anyone expected.…

January 10, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With the number of seriously wounded and ill soldiers at a six-year low, the Army is closing down…

January 9, 2014

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Ice climbers will compete for $16,000 in prize money Sunday as the 19th annual Ouray Ice Festival ends a four-day…

January 9, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Jan. 10

Merely Players will hold auditions for the spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz,” on Tuesday and Wednesday. Auditions are open…

January 9, 2014

Local Briefs

Solarize La Plata, a grass-roots program with the goal of installing solar photovoltaic systems on 100 homes in the area,…

January 8, 2014

Regional News

Colorado Briefs

DENVER – The Denver City Council wants marijuana businesses in Colorado to be granted access to federal banking institutions now…

Nation Briefs

NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday on whether the state of Texas can enforce a law…

World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – U.N. officials are warning the Security Council that Central African Republic is on the brink of a…

Local Briefs

Motorists on U.S. Highway 550 (north Main Avenue) will encounter the final single-lane closure on northbound Main Avenue at 18th…

Nation/World Briefs

NEW YORK – Authorities say one person has died and another has been injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire…

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Motor Vehicle Division in both Durango and Bayfield as well as the Bayfield Clerk and Recorder’s…

Business

Business Briefs

The Durango Business Improvement District has relocated its office to 850½ Main Ave., Suite 2, upstairs from Beads & Beyond.…

Military Brief

Logandu1-i-syn Logan also received the honor of “Distinguished Graduate,” which is determined by totaling combined academic, instructional performance and operational…

Local Briefs

As marijuana becomes available for recreational use throughout Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Patrol remind…

Nation Briefs

Plane makes emergency landing on NYC highway NEW YORK – A small plane made an emergency landing Saturday on an…

World Briefs

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis has made another one of his cold calls to wish a group of nuns in…