CAIRO – An Egyptian court on Saturday recommended the death sentence against six people, including two Al-Jazeera employees, for allegedly passing documents related to national security to Qatar and the…
Four Fort Lewis College geology students, who are scholarship recipients sponsored by the Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club, will present their research about local geology from 6:30 to 9…
More than 80,000 people have left Fort McMurray, Alberta, as a wildfire threatens to devastate the area.Royal Canadian Mounted Police Alberta via Associated Press FORT MCMURRAY, Alberta – A massive…
The Lifetree Café will meet Wednesday and May 18 at the First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. The café is designed to be a comfortable place to explore life…
“Shattered Constellations” is a devised piece of new theater created by the upperclassmen of Durango High School Troupe 1096. The production was crafted using personal life experiences to create fictional…
Young hunters who want to continue developing their hunting skills can attend a Youth Hunter Education Competition, May 14-15, sponsored by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. The event will take place…
The Durango Derailers cycling team is selling tickets for its fundraiser, Dancing with the Durango Stars. Ten local couples will compete Saturday at the Henry Strater Theatre for the Mirror…
NEW YORK – Every minute of every day, usually without thinking, thousands of New Yorkers reach across the counter at shops and supermarkets and accept a disposable plastic bag. The…
Several organizations will work together Saturday in the Hay Gulch area to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. The Vista de Oro Property Owners Association, in partnership with the Fort…
Free dental clinics for La Plata County students will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school-based health centers May 17 at Durango High School and May…
HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital after doctors discovered her…
Residents of Durango and La Plata County who have not filled out a bear survey they received earlier this year are asked to complete the questionnaire. Colorado Parks and Wildlife…
PHOENIX – The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on Tuesday was identified as Charlie Keating IV, a former Phoenix high school star distance runner and the grandson of the late…
RE/MAX Pinnacle has announced that Durango business owner Katri Annast has joined its team as a broker associate. As a local entrepreneur Annast has owned and operated the Twilight Café…
Leadership La Plata will host an information session about its program from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 11 at Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Animas Room. Alumni of the program will…
The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County is accepting applications from licensed child care providers (centers and homes) who will or have recently expanded their capacity of infant and…
Lonnie Franklin Jr., left, appears in Los Angeles Superior Court on Feb. 16 for opening statements in his trial in Los Angeles. The “Grim Sleeper” serial killer trial is coming…
The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Meg Foley will present “Amazing Adoption Saga.”…
Emergency personnel work at the scene after a CSX freight train derailed in Washington on Sunday.Cliff Owen/Associated Press NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan rescuers continued searching for survivors Sunday of a…
The Man to Man Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Durango Public Library, second floor, 1900 East Third Ave. Anyone with prostate issues is…
Memphis Melton, 7, looks at the destruction in his aunt’s backyard in Lindale, Texas, on Saturday. Lindale is about an hour north of Palestine, Texas, where a grandmother and four…
La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours for the general public to meet with her from 10 a.m. to noon Thursday at the Pine River Library Conference…
BEIRUT – The Syrian government launched new airstrikes Saturday on insurgent-held neighborhoods in Aleppo while rebels shelled government-held parts of the northern city, as a truce in other parts of…
The Durango Elks Lodge Veterans Committee will serve breakfast from 9 to 11 a.m. the first and third Sundays of the month at the Durango Elks Lodge, 901 East Second…
FILE – This 1978 file photo shows actor-director John Wayne. California lawmakers have defeated a resolution intended to honor Wayne after opponents challenged what they say are racist statements by…
MADRID – Workers laying pipes in a southern Spanish park have unearthed a 1,300-pound trove of Roman coins in what culture officials say is a unique discovery. The Seville Archaeological…
Connie Morse completed her oil painting, “Along the Coast,” on location. Morse said you can smell the cool, clean ocean air and the feel of the sand along with the…
The San Juan Fly Fishing Federation is will present its spring “free” fly fishing seminar Saturday at the Cottonwood Campgrounds located four miles below Navajo Dam. Registration will begin at…
The Durango Police Department will accept unused or expired household medication for safe disposal from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday in the lobby of the Durango Police Department, 990…
The community is invited to attend the National Nurses Week Champagne Celebration at 7 p.m. May 5 in The Pullman Room at The Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. The Southwestern…
