WARSAW, Poland – Poland will challenge the findings of an international human rights commission which is expected to deliver a scathing assessment of democratic backsliding in the European Union’s largest…
Senior Outdoors announces the following events: Moderate Vallecito Creek Trail hike at 9 a.m. Saturday. Participants should bring water and lunch and expect to be back to the car in…
Tickets are now on sale at early-bird prices for the 11th annual Pagosa Folk ‘N Bluegrass festival, taking place from June 3 to June 5 in Pagosa Springs. This year’s…
Durango High School class of 1976 is looking for classmates to come to the 40th class reunion July 22-23. Visit the Facebook page “Reunion of the Class of ’76 –…
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Three days of formal mourning for former first lady Nancy Reagan began Wednesday as her casket was taken in a police-escorted motorcade up an empty freeway…
Durango Nature Studies and astronomer John Buting will present the Green Laser Star Program from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Friday at the Old Fort in Hesperus. Buting will be the…
Blueprints of Hope invites people who are experiencing any phase of a cancer diagnosis to the program “Cancer Journaling: The Healing Power of Gratitude” from 6 to 7 p.m. Tuesday…
San Juan Basin Health recommends that every private well used for drinking water be tested. Private wells should be tested once per year by a certified laboratory. SJBH and the…
Animas High School announces these events: AHS families are invited to a presentation called “Know the Facts: Teen Vaping and E-Cigarette Use,” a conversation with Sloan Skinner from San Juan…
The Kiwanis Club of Durango welcomes Kathleen O’Connor, director of the Powerhouse Science Center, as guest speaker at noon Thursday at the Durango Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. O’Connor will…
The Home Builders Association of Southwest Colorado and First National Bank of Durango will host “Contract Lien Law” with Tonya Wales from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m. March 16. This class…
BOSTON – A college student who survived serious injuries in the Boston Marathon bombing was killed in a car accident in Dubai over the weekend, a spokesman for Northeastern University…
A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be featured from 3:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. on the second Friday of each month at the Ignacio Community…
Ray Tomlinson, the inventor of modern email, has died. Raytheon Co., his employer, on Sunday confirmed his death; the details were not immediately available. Email existed in a limited capacity…
Durango Friends of the Arts, a nonprofit, all-volunteer organization, will hold a general membership meeting on Thursday at Toh-Atin Gallery, 145 W. Ninth St. It will begin with a social…
The Rotary Club of Durango will hear an update about activities at the Manna Soup Kitchen at the club’s dinner meeting at 6 p.m. on Tuesday at the Strater Hotel,…
WASHINGTON – A Florida man who flew a small gyrocopter through protected Washington airspace before landing outside the U.S. Capitol last spring was seconds away from colliding with a Delta…
KABUL – Taliban leaders will not participate in peace talks with the Afghan government, the insurgent group said in a statement on Saturday, throwing into question a U.S.-backed plan to…
Colorado Legal Services will present a free presentation about tenant rights from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. For more information, call…
Megan D. Ganley and Christopher A. Petty, both of Durango, have been named to the fall semester dean’s list at Boston University. Sadie Geauthreaux named to dean’s list Sadie Geauthreaux…
CHARLESTON, S.C. – A high school student who went through his teacher’s cellphone, found a nude picture of her and posted it online has been charged with a computer crime…
SANAA, Yemen – Gunmen in southern Yemen on Friday stormed a retirement home run by a charity established by Mother Teresa, killing 16 people, including four Catholic nuns, officials and…
The Starry Night Snowshoe Tour will be held from 6-8 p.m. March 11 at Andrews Lake. Participants should bring warm clothing, warm boots, hot drinks, binoculars and a flashlight with…
Housing Solutions for the Southwest will present an exhibit of photographs in a show, “One Paycheck Away,” in the Red Room of the Open Shutter Gallery at 735 Main Ave.…
Zia Taqueria will hold a Benefit Day all day Sunday for Durango Instrumental Music Booster Club and Durango High Red Pride Marching Band at both Zia locations, 3101 Main Ave.…
WASHINGTON – Electronic cigarettes are prohibited on any domestic or foreign airline flying to, from or within the United States under a final rule the government issued Wednesday. “This final…
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 at Durango High School, 2390 Main Ave., and…
Wolfwood Refuge will visit Purgatory Village Plaza from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday. An educational talk will be given at 12:30 p.m., and volunteers will be available to answer…
Teen Tech Week will take place from Sunday to March 12 at Ignacio Community Library. For more information, call 563-9287. Diversity dialogue to be held March 19 An experiential, thought-provoking…
Astronaut Scott Kelly makes a photo of himself as he prepares a scientific experiment on the International Space Station.Scott Kelly/NASA CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – Astronaut Scott Kelly closed the door…
