Durango City Council has adopted a Sustainability Action Plan for Internal Operations. Council adopted the plan at the July 21 meeting. The plan is intended to elevate the city’s internal…
In a response to recent speculation that he is being drafted into the 2016 race, Starbucks CEO Howard Schultz said Thursday that he’s not running. In an op-ed in The…
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – Haitians were electing legislators to Parliament on Sunday after a yearslong wait, but the vote was plagued with delays, disorder and occasional fistfights and rock throwing. The…
BEIRUT – Hundreds of Christian families have fled a central Syrian town as Islamic State fighters advance toward it, activists said Saturday, the anniversary of the United States beginning airstrikes…
NORRISTOWN, Pa. – Pennsylvania’s top prosecutor has taken on the new role of criminal defendant. Attorney General Kathleen Kane was arraigned Saturday afternoon in suburban Philadelphia on charges including a…
Marija Helt will lead a medicinal plant walk from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Aug. 16. Participants should meet at the Elbert Creek trailhead at Needles Store, next to the…
WASHINGTON – Eager for a break from Washington, President Barack Obama is returning to his summer vacation spot of choice, the Massachusetts island of Martha’s Vineyard, a day earlier than…
BAMAKO, Mali – Jihadists stormed two hotels in central Mali on Friday, seizing at least six hostages and killing three Malian soldiers and a UN peacekeeper in one of the…
Karlene Stange will discuss “Animas: the Spiritual Nature of Animals” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. Participants will gain insight into the soul…
WASHINGTON – The government should crack down on airline fees for things such as seat reservations, checked baggage and ticket changes or cancellations, which are often unfair or hidden from…
Following this year’s successful productions of “Mary Poppins” and “Much Ado About Nothing,” Merely Players is now selling tickets for their 2015-16 season. The show lineup includes Sarah Ruhl’s comedy…
Trails 2000 has launched a new, interactive 2D online map and mobile application. The map, which is available online at www. Trails2000.org, features more than 500 miles of mapped trails…
The Taste of the Four Corners Dinner and Silent Auction will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Aug. 22 at Fox Fire Farms, 5737 County Road 321 in Ignacio.…
WASHINGTON – The campaign to stop President Barack Obama’s sweeping emissions limits on power plants began taking shape Wednesday, as 16 states asked the government to put the rules on…
Durango Nature Studies will offer the training titled “Teaching Outside the Classroom: Using the School Yard as a Learning Laboratory for Kindergarten to Fifth-graders” from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.…
San Juan Regional Rehabilitation Hospital will celebrate its newly completed Healing Garden from 4 to 6 p.m. Wednesday at 525 South Schwartz Ave. in Farmington. San Juan Regional Medical Center…
The Durango High School Class of 1970 is still looking for a few classmates. Almost all 300 graduates have been located. An additional 100 classmates have been invited who attended…
CHICAGO – Former Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich on Tuesday asked a full federal appeals court to rehear his case, hoping it will overturn more of his 18 corruption convictions than…
La Plata County Commissioner Julie Westendorff will hold office hours for the general public to meet with her from 10 a.m. to noon Aug. 13 at the Pine River Library…
Slots are still available in the Certified Nurse Aide program at Southwest Colorado Community College. Classes will start Aug. 24 in Mancos and run through Oct. 13. Classes will be…
Discount Tire announces the opening of a new tire store at 1175 South Camino del Rio. Discount Tire will offer customers free winter tire change out at its Durango tire…
LOWER LAKE, Calif. – Cooler weather helped crews build a buffer Monday between a raging Northern California wildfire and some of the thousands of homes it threatened as it tore…
ASOTTHALOM, Hungary – Hungarian soldiers started building a fence Monday on the border with Serbia, an effort meant to stop the rising flow of migrants trying to enter the European…
COLORADO SPRINGS – A man who set off a small explosion near the NAACP office in Colorado Springs pleaded guilty Monday to arson under an agreement with prosecutors, saying he…
The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will host its annual Kaa-vi- Nuu-ci Tuvu-pu (Ute Mountain Lands) Vallecito Potluck…
MEMPHIS, Tenn. – A person of “interest” has been taken into custody in connection with the fatal shooting of a police officer during a traffic stop in Memphis, police said…
The Children’s Organ Transplant Association, a national charity dedicated to organizing and guiding communities in raising funds for organ transplant-related expenses, with the volunteers of Liam’s Heart Club, announce Heartfest…
WASHINGTON – It took Ted Cruz three months to raise $10 million for his campaign for president, a springtime sprint of $1,000-per-plate dinners, hundreds of handshakes and a stream of…
RIO DE JANEIRO – The World Health Organization has asked the International Olympic Committee to analyze virus levels in Rio de Janeiro’s Olympic waters, and the governing body of world…
The Mancos Public Library, 211 West First St., will present “Hands of the Ancients” Medicine Cards Workshop with local artist Jan Wright from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Aug. 20. The…
