Growing Partners of Southwest Colorado and the Montezuma Orchard Restoration Project will host a hands-on apple-grafting workshop as part of the Homegrown Food Retreat from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Saturday…
Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities: A hike of the Alien Run Trail will take place at 8 a.m. Monday. This is a relatively flat trail near Aztec. Dogs are…
CHICAGO – President Barack Obama accused Senate Republicans on Thursday of jeopardizing the “integrity of the judicial branch” by refusing to consider his “extraordinary” nominee to the Supreme Court. Holding…
The annual Creativity Festivity, a two-week celebration of children’s imaginative work in art, theatre, poetry and music, will continue through April 16 at the Durango Arts Center with special events,…
Hour Exchange La Plata, the local time bank, invites the public to a free introductory talk and software orientation from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Monday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church,…
The Colorado State University Extension Office in La Plata County will offer its Backyard Food Production Series from 6 to 8 p.m. on various Tuesdays beginning May 3 at the…
Licensed acupuncturist Caleb Gates will give a presentation called “Resolving Airborne Allergies, Allergic Asthma and Food Sensitivities” at 6 p.m. April 14 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.…
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Endangered salmon blocked for nearly a century from hundreds of miles of the Klamath River in Oregon and California are expected to return en masse under unusual…
Phoenix Recycling will participate in these community projects: Fort Lewis College Environmental Center will screen the “Embrace the Earth” film April 14. The event will be hosted by the FLC…
SAN FRANCISCO – San Francisco has approved a measure making it the first place in the nation to require businesses to provide fully paid leave for new parents. Advocates say…
The 42nd annual Spaghetti and Meatball Supper will take place from 5 to 8 p.m. April 30 at the Sacred Heart Parish, 254 East Fifth Ave. The cost for adults…
Know Your Dough, a nonprofit that provides financial wellness programs for local youth and young adults, is hosting a program this week at Mancos High School for 11th-graders. During the…
Registration is open for the 2016 Southwest Tourism Summit, April 13-14 in Pagosa Springs. The summit brings together local, regional and state tourism leaders to one event, and it is…
WASHINGTON – The Pentagon has transferred two Libyan detainees held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, to Senegal, Defense Department officials said on Monday, the latest step in President Obama’s accelerating effort…
The Women’s Foundation of Colorado is conducting a statewide survey of women to better understand their experiences and needs. The foundation is dedicated to helping women achieve economic self-sufficiency, helping…
Two people were killed and 35 were taken to hospitals Sunday morning when an Amtrak passenger train struck a railroad backhoe that was doing maintenance work just south of Philadelphia.…
Wendy Rice with the La Plata Extension Office will lead a series of estate planning classes from 5:45 to 7:45 p.m. April 12, April 19 and April 21 at the…
LOS ANGELES – A Los Angeles prosecutor has accused a 69-year-old man of killing his son for being gay. Shehada Issa was arrested Tuesday after police were called to his…
BAKU, Azerbaijan – At least 30 soldiers and a boy were reported killed as heavy fighting erupted Saturday between Armenian and Azerbaijani forces over the separatist region of Nagorno-Karabakh. The…
Fort Lewis College will host the second annual Marijuana Panel Discussion at 6 p.m. Monday in the Vallecito Room of the FLC Student Union. Local professionals in the health and…
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…
CHICAGO – Chicago teachers took to picket lines Friday in a one-day strike they say is aimed at getting lawmakers to adequately fund education and other programs in the nation’s…
KOLKATA, India – Indian police on Friday detained five officials of a company constructing an overpass that collapsed onto a crowded Kolkata neighborhood, killing at least 24 people and injuring…
St. Columba Parish, 1800 East Second Ave., will offer the education program, “Bridge Over Troubled Waters,” at 12:30 p.m. April 17 in the Parish Center. Dr. Matthew Clark, a local…
Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities: A hike of La Plata Canyon will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday. This will be a moderate hike of 3 to 4 miles…
Durango area high school students ages 14 to 18 are invited to a free open mic from 6 to 7:30 p.m. April 8 at iAM MUSIC Institute, 1315 Main St…
RICHMOND, Va. – A gunman shot a Virginia state trooper Thursday at a busy bus terminal in the capital city of Richmond before he was shot dead by two other…
SAO PAULO – Eighteen Brazilians were left blind after surgeons apparently used unsterilized instruments during a cataract treatment campaign in an industrial suburb of Sao Paulo, officials said Thursday. Sao…
The Durango Public Library staff can create a list of suggested titles for any age group, tailored specifically to their likes and dislikes. Participants will answer a short survey, and…
MONTGOMERY, Ala. – A top political aide to Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley resigned Wednesday, a week after the goernor publicly admitted making inappropriate remarks to her but denied the two…
