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Duong SANTA ANA, Calif. – Police arrested one of three violent fugitive inmates on Friday after he told a woman in the same city where the jailbreak occurred a week…
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LANSING, Mich. – Michigan lawmakers directed another $28 million on Thursday to address Flint’s lead-contaminated water supply, allocating money for bottled water, medical assessments and other costs for the financially…
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World Briefs
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Seeking to assert Taiwan’s sovereignty and build his legacy, President Ma Ying-jeou paid a visit Thursday to an even smaller island also claimed by China. Defying rare…
Outdoors
Outdoors Briefs
The third annual Critter Curiosity at Chris Park snowshoe tour will take place from 10 a.m. to noon, Feb. 6. Participants will follow tracks, look for burrows, and maybe even…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts BRIEFS
MarchFourth! will perform at 7 p.m. Feb. 13 at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College. The dance floor will be open. MarchFourth!’s original music is anchored by funky…
Local News
Local Briefs
The Compassionate Friends, a support group for parents whose child died, at any age, no matter how long ago, will meet from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday at First United…
Health
Health Briefs
Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Volunteer Services will host a recruitment event for Mercy Super Dogs, a pet therapy program, from 10 to 11 a.m. Feb. 10 at the medical center,…
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McCain WASHINGTON – The chairman of the Senate Armed Services Committee assailed Pentagon officials on Wednesday for relying on Russian rocket engines to launch American military satellites into space, arguing…
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Local Briefs
Durango Dharma Center leader Maureen Fallon-Cyr will present a six-week Beginning Meditation class on successive Wednesdays, from 6 to 7:30 p.m., from Feb. 3 through March 9 in the Dharma…
Business
Business Briefs
Durango Fire Protection District has developed a Life Safety Self-Inspection program for businesses identified at ‘low-risk’ for fire and life-safety hazards. The program provides an opportunity for the DFPD and…
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World Briefs
MOSCOW – Russia’s foreign minister has rejected the conclusion by a British judge that former KGB officer Alexander Litvinenko had been poisoned by two men acting at the behest of…
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MARSHALLTOWN, Iowa – Republican Donald Trump on Tuesday bowed out of the final Republican presidential debate before the leadoff Iowa caucuses, saying Fox News moderator Megyn Kelly is “a lightweight.”…
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The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College presents “Siddhartha Revisited” at 7 p.m. Thursday in Room 130 of Noble Hall at the Fort Lewis College. The presentation is…
Education
Education Briefs
Know Your Dough, a nonprofit that provides financial-wellness programs for local youths and young adults, is hosting a program at Animas Valley Elementary School for fourth-graders through Friday. The program…
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A family in New Jersey, trapped over the weekend in the massive East Coast snowstorm, was trying to dig its way out when the chill became too much to handle.…
Local News
Local Briefs
The Community Relations Commission will meet from 4 to 5:30 p.m. Wednesday in the North Conference Room in Durango City Hall, 949 East Second Ave. Euchre tournament to be held…
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Lynn Urban, president and CEO of United Way of Southwest Colorado, will provide an update on what’s new at United Way to the Rotary Club of Durango at 6 p.m.…
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VIENTIANE, Laos – Secretary of State John Kerry arrived Sunday in Laos, where the United States is helping the government clear a countryside still littered with unexploded ordnance dating to…
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ALEXANDROUPOLIS, Greece – A day after 46 migrants drowned in a choppy Aegean Sea, protesters demonstrated Saturday at a Greek border town to demand that Greece ease transit restrictions at…
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Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County’s Home Ownership Program provides an opportunity for residents to address their housing needs. Program orientations will be held at 10 a.m. Feb. 5…
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WICHITA, Kan. – The Kansas Court of Appeals refused Friday to allow the state’s first-in-the-nation ban on a common second-trimester abortion method to take effect, saying in a split decision…
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World Briefs
BRUSSELS – Top NATO brass on Thursday agreed on changes to recommend in the alliance’s force posture and decision-making procedures to better deal with a more aggressive Russia and other…
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Brooks ATMORE, Ala. – A man convicted of the 1992 rape and beating death of a woman received a lethal injection Thursday evening in Alabama’s first execution in more than…
Outdoors
Outdoors Briefs
The Senior Outdoors Group will hold following events: Snowshoe with John Martin at 9 a.m. Saturday. A shovel will be required on all trips. Turn backs with a partner may…
Local News
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The Morefield Campground winter trails at Mesa Verde will be open for a Full Moon Snowshoe and Ski event for snowshoeing and cross country skiing from 6 to 10 p.m.…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
The Durango Arts Center announces the following events: “Viewpoints: An Inspiring Approach to Creating Theatre” with Leah Brewer will be held from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Feb. 6 in…
Health
Health Briefs
The first Live by Living walk will be held at 10 a.m. Friday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Blueprints of Hope, a local nonprofit which provides…
Good Earth
Earth Briefs
The Durango Nature Studies will hold these events: Winter Volunteer Naturalist Training will be held from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Thursday at the Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave.,…
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DETROIT – President Barack Obama hailed the revival of the nation’s auto industry on Wednesday while acknowledging the water crisis in nearby Flint, Michigan, saying the detection of high levels…
Local News
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Office hour with Councilor Dick White on Jan. 28 has been canceled. Dharma Center has moved to new site The Durango Dharma Center has moved to its new location at…