The Center of Southwest Studies and the Fort Lewis College Office of the President will host Center of Southwest Studies director candidates’ public presentations. A meet-and-greet reception will immediately follow…
All city of Durango administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. The following is the schedule for other city programs: City administrative offices…
WASHINGTON – With time running out on open enrollment season, many seniors are facing sharply higher premiums for Medicare’s popular prescription drug program. The reason: rising drug costs have overtaken…
NEW YORK – Two members of the Eagles of Death Metal band tell VICE that several people hid in their dressing room during the deadly terrorist attack in Paris last…
The 29th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place from 11 .am. to 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Meals can be delivered or…
TEHRAN, Iran – Paramilitary forces from Iran’s powerful Revolutionary Guard have held a war game simulating the capture of Jerusalem’s Al-Aqsa Mosque from Israeli control, state media reported Saturday. It…
The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will host its Thankful Potluck for consumers and community members from noon…
Health officials in Liberia say they are treating a 10-year-old boy for Ebola, the first case of the disease reported in the country in two months. One of the boy’s…
WASHINGTON – A U.S. air attack on an Islamic State checkpoint in Iraq in March probably killed four civilians, possibly including a child, according to findings released Friday from a…
The First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will offer a new sermon series called “The Reel Christmas” on Nov. 28-29 and Dec. 23-24 Favorite Christmas movies can bring friends…
The city of Durango announces a Call to Artist for existing 3-dimensional artwork (sculpture) to be added to its collection of public art. The city is seeking artwork for three…
The 42nd Holiday Bazaar will take place from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. The bazaar will feature vendors, crafts, plants,…
The Be Local Book, which is sold at a variety of merchants around Durango, provides coupons, story pages, photographs and educational facts about local economies. The theme this year, “Getting…
WASHINGTON – Congress is pressing ahead with efforts to update the much-criticized No Child Left Behind education law. A bipartisan conference committee of about two dozen lawmakers met Wednesday to…
Mountain Film on Tour, Nature Studies’ fifth annual fall fundraiser, will take place Nov. 21 at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m.,…
Dr. Nancy Utter, naturopathic doctor at Durango Natural Medicine, will offer free thyroid health assessments from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Friday. The thyroid gland is the master gland of…
ATHENS, Greece – A strong earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of at least 6.1 hit the western Greek island of Lefkada on Tuesday, killing two people, sparking landslides and causing…
Jindal BATON ROUGE, La. – Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal dropped out of the 2016 race for president Tuesday, ending a campaign that failed to gain much support, especially in early-voting…
The Durango Chamber of Commerce will host Tuesday Talk at 7:45 a.m. Dec. 1 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. This is a casual networking event. Participants will receive…
The fear of losing your crop to an infestation can be a powerful motivator to protect your vines with synthetic chemicals. Wine makers and grape growers face a difficult decision…
M. Brent Williams, violin, and Marilyn Mangold Garst, piano, will perform at 7 p.m. Friday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. The cost is $20…
The Pine River Library District announces that it has received a grant in the amount of $4,500 from the Colorado State Library through the State Grants to Libraries Act. The…
BALTIMORE – U.S. Roman Catholic bishops, at their first assembly since gay marriage became legal nationwide, vowed Monday to uphold marriage as only the union of a man and a…
Durango Nature Studies will host its fifth annual fall fundraiser, “Mountain Film on Tour,” at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Doors will open…
WASHINGTON – Congress is racing toward a Friday deadline to renew the law that pays for national transportation programs, and lobbyists trying to shape the legislation are in a frenzy.…
Four Corners Support for Transgender people, Allies and Relatives will host its annual event for the Transgender Day Of Remembrance at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of…
Herbalist Marija Helt will draw on her training as a microbiologist and herbalist in a class on natural support for gut health from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Durango.…
WASHINGTON – The global anxiety sparked by a series of deadly attacks in Paris by the Islamic State group has given new urgency to President Barack Obama’s upcoming talks with…
WASHINGTON – There’s little doubt which candidate the Democratic Party establishment supports for president. It’s not even close. Hillary Clinton has locked up public support from half of the Democratic…
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is looking for local families to host boys and girls between the ages of 15 to 18 from a variety of countries. The exchange students…
