Crawford Dylan Schwantes, from Durango, studying history at Marquette University, traveled to New Orleans over spring break with the Marquette MARDI GRAS program. MARDI GRAS, which stands for Making A…
Army Pvt. Sara A. Sloan has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, South Carolina. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history,…
The Durango Parkinson’s Disease Support and Education Group meets the third Thursday of every month. The next meeting will take place from 1 to 2 p.m. Thursday at First United…
AMSTERDAM – Scores of prostitutes have taken to the streets of Amsterdam to protest moves to rejuvenate the city’s famed Red Light District by shuttering windows where scantily clad sex…
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking interested members of the community to apply for vacancies on the Lodging Tax Panel. This panel administers the tourism fund…
Music in the Mountains will host the next installment in its “Bite of Jazz” dinner and concert series at 6:15 p.m. Thursday at St. Mark’s Episcopal Church, 910 East Third…
Mountain Bike Specialists will host these free informational clinics Saturday at 949 Main Ave.: An Introduction to Cycling 101 will take place at 3:30 p.m. Topics will include where to…
BOSTON – Federal prosecutors Wednesday said they are “gratified” by the guilty verdict against Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and thank everyone who played a role. U.S. Attorney Carmez Ortiz…
Trails 2000 will host these programs: The Join and Renew Party will take place from 4:30 to 7 p.m. April 22 at Carver Brewing Co., 1022 Main Ave. Participants will…
Native Roots Garden Center will host a free class on the new Tower Garden Aeroponic system for home gardeners at noon Saturday at 26266 U.S. Highway 160. Participants will learn…
All persons owning, possessing or controlling taxable personal property with a total actual value greater than $7,300 (per owner, per county) on Jan. 1 are required to report the personal…
CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel won a second term Tuesday in a runoff election campaign that hinged on serious financial challenges facing the nation’s third-largest city and the brusque…
MOSCOW – Russian paratroopers have landed on a drifting ice floe near the North Pole as part of drills intended to showcase the nation’s military might amid tensions with the…
To show appreciation for the local customers who keep it going through the dreary months, The Palace Restaurant is offering daily specials for $8 through April. You have your choice…
The city of Durango will host a neighborhood meeting at 5 p.m. Thursday in the Carnegie Building, 1188 East Second Ave. Discussion will surround the feasibility and benefit of a…
Bayfield Early Education Programs will begin taking applications April 24 for the 2015-16 preschool year. Children must be at least 3 years old and potty-trained to attend. Families may choose…
Local authors are invited to apply and audition for an opportunity to present and sell their books at this year’s Durango Public Library Literary Festival on Sept. 26. Readers will…
The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to serve on the Durango Public Library Board. The board oversees the operation and administration of the…
BILLINGS, Mont. – Tank cars carrying oil or ethanol by rail urgently need to be retrofitted or replaced to make them more fire-resistant after a spate of explosive accidents in…
NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan warplanes bombed militant camps in Somalia, officials said Monday, following a vow by President Uhuru Kenyatta to respond “in the fiercest way possible” to a massacre…
Christians in the Holy Land and across the world are celebrating Easter, commemorating the day followers believe Jesus was resurrected in Jerusalem 2,000 years ago. The cavernous Holy Sepulcher church…
A class about radon will be held from 1 to 2:30 p.m. Thursday in the Florida Room of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Participants will learn what…
Craig Childs, a western Colorado author who writes about people, animals and the outdoors, will make a couple of appearances Saturday in Durango: Childs will present the keynote address at…
INDIANAPOLIS – Gay-rights advocates are hoping to parlay the momentum from their legislative victories in Indiana and Arkansas this week into further expanding legal protections for gays and lesbians in…
On April 1, driveway standards went into effect for new driveway development in unincorporated portions of La Plata County. The driveway standards were approved by the La Plata County Board…
The Durango High School Class of 1965 will have a reunion planning meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday at the Elks Lodge, 901 East Second Ave. Anyone interested in helping with…
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni military officials say the Saudi-led coalition has airdropped weapons to fighters battling Shiite rebels in the southern city of Aden. The airdrops came as the Houthi…
SEATTLE – Finally cleared of involvement in her roommate’s 2007 murder in Italy, Amanda Knox says she will work on behalf of the wrongly convicted. Knox, 27, wrote in a…
Congregation Har Shalom will host a Farewell Party and Appreciation Celebration for Herb and Enid Brodsky for their many contributions to the congregation at 7 p.m. April 11 at Har…
Hannah Robertson of Durango performed in the Cornell College Steel Drum Ensemble concert held March 27 in King Chapel. Robertson is one of more than 20 members of the group,…
