Nation Briefs
Fogle INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana television station is reporting that Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges. The report on Fox 59 comes six weeks…
Fogle INDIANAPOLIS – An Indiana television station is reporting that Subway pitchman Jared Fogle is expected to plead guilty to child-pornography charges. The report on Fox 59 comes six weeks…
Scenic Aperture announced its opening at 708 Main Ave. Scenic Aperture’s Durango gallery features fine-art nature photography of the Four Corners. The gallery showcases the photography of Durango photographer Frank…
Mountain Middle School’s first day of school will be Monday with early release at 2 p.m. Adult Education Center offers GED, ESL classes The Durango Adult Education Center will hold…
La Plata County Farm Bureau will host Greg Walcher, who will speak at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fort Lewis College. Raised in Western Colorado, Walcher has spent a lifetime working…
CAIRO – In a significant leap toward harsher authoritarian rule, Egypt has enacted a draconian new anti-terrorism law that sets a sweeping definition for who and what could face a…
JOINT BASE LANGLEY-EUSTIS, Va. – Faced with escalating aggression from Russia and China, the Pentagon is planning to increase its use of drones by about 50 percent over the next…
The annual picnic for San Juan Mountains Association volunteers and members will take place Thursday at Junction Creek Group campground in Durango. The social hour will start at 5 p.m.…
ATLANTA – Julian Bond’s life traced the arc of the civil-rights movement, from his efforts as a militant young man to start a student protest group, through a long career…
SAO PAULO – Brazilians took to the streets of cities and towns across the country Sunday for anti-government protests being watched as a barometer of discontent with the increasingly unpopular…
Thrive! Living Wage Coalition and Food Not Bombs will hold a Pre-Labor Day Potluck Picnic from 2 to 6 p.m. Aug. 30 at Santa Rita Park near the playground area.…
La Plata County Farm Bureau will host Greg Walcher, who will speak at 5:30 p.m. Saturday at Fort Lewis College. Raised in western Colorado, Walcher has spent a lifetime working…
TOKYO – Emperor Akihito expressed rare “deep remorse” over his country’s wartime actions in an address Saturday marking the 70th anniversary of Japan’s World War II surrender, a day after…
PHOENIX – Arizona Sen. Jeff Flake, the lone Republican senator who was considering support for the Iran nuclear deal, announced plans Saturday to vote no, dealing a significant blow to…
A prayer ceremony for the Animas River will be held at sunrise (about 6:30 a.m.) Sunday at Santa Rita Park. The Native American ceremony will be dedicated to the cleansing…
Mueller WASHINGTON – American hostage Kayla Mueller was repeatedly forced to have sex with Abu Bakr Baghdadi, the leader of the Islamic State group, according to accounts provided to U.S.…
Tom Miller will discuss “Soul Matters: What Matters to You?” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Miller is a retired counseling…
HARTFORD, Conn. – Three years after Connecticut abolished the death penalty for any future crimes, the state’s highest court on Thursday spared the lives of all 11 men who were…
HELSINKI – Swedish prosecutors on Thursday dropped cases of lesser sexual misconduct against WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange but said they still want to question him on accusations of rape made…
The Durango Arts Center will celebrate the Boys Art Camp wrap-up from 2 to 3 p.m. Friday in the center’s Education Studio, 802 East Second Ave. The celebration will share…
The city of Durango will be completing weed spraying through Aug. 23 at these locations: City-road right of ways in SkyRidge subdivision. Open space between Hillcrest Drive and SkyRidge subdivision.…
Mercy Regional Medical Center has opened Mercy Orthopedic Associates, a physician clinic specializing in treatment of injuries and diseases of the bones, joints and muscles. As part of the new…
Durango Nature Studies will offer these programs: The Durango Nature Center will be open to the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturdays through October. The center is free…
ATLANTA – Former President Jimmy Carter announced he has been diagnosed with cancer in a brief statement issued Wednesday. “Recent liver surgery revealed that I have cancer that now is…
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners will continue a series of “On the Road” meetings at 7 p.m. Monday at the Vallecito Lake Community Center, 17252 County Road…
WASHINGTON – A U.S. official says the FBI has taken possession of Hillary Rodham Clinton’s emails, a few of which have been deemed to contain classified information. The official is…
The Kiwanis Club of Durango will hear from Pat Senecal from Celebrating Healthy Communities Coalition at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Senecal will discuss…
For the fifth year, the Durango Education Foundation is the beneficiary of the Durango Mall Back to School promotion, which runs through Aug. 30. For every $40 spent, shoppers receive…
The Zen Den Body and Skincare announces its opening at 1315 Main Ave., Suite 220. The business is owned by Erica Munz, who has a background in esthetics. The beauty…
DENVER – Marijuana activists campaigning to see pot consumption allowed in bars and other public places in Denver are turning in signatures to get the question on November’s city ballots.…
WASHINGTON – Attorney General Loretta Lynch voiced strong support Monday for the country’s police officers, praising them as peacemakers and encouraging them to be part of the national conversation about…