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April 2, 2015

BERLIN – Germanwings co-pilot Andreas Lubitz spent time online researching suicide methods and cockpit door security in the week before crashing Flight 9525, prosecutors said Thursday – the first evidence…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

April 2, 2015

The Open Shutter Gallery, 735 Main Ave., will present a special Red Room exhibit of photography by Durango High School students. The show will begin Friday and will continue through…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

April 2, 2015

The Durango High School Class of 1970 is searching for classmates who graduated from the school in 1970. People who attended school from 1967 to 1970 are invited to the…

Outdoors Briefs
Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

April 1, 2015

“Run Free: The True Story of Caballo Blanco,” a feature-length documentary about ultrarunning legend Micah True, will premiere at 7 p.m. April 28 at the Smiley Building, 1309 East Third…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

April 1, 2015

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Wednesday authorized a new U.S. government approach to deterring cyberattacks: financial sanctions against malicious overseas hackers and companies that knowingly benefit from the fruits…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

April 1, 2015

Atmos Energy invites people to enter its Yard Rescue 811 contest. As part of National Safe Digging Month in April, the contest reminds property owners, construction crews and do-it-yourselfers to…

Earth Briefs
Good Earth

Earth Briefs

April 1, 2015

Several tours offered during the 11th annual Ute Mountain-Mesa Verde Birding Festival will focus on the Dolores River’s various habitats. Birding enthusiasts who register for these tours will have opportunities…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

March 31, 2015

WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama on Tuesday vetoed a measure passed by the Republican-run Congress blocking the National Labor Relations Board from streamlining the process for union elections, saying government…

Education Briefs
Education

Education Briefs

March 31, 2015

The Fort Lewis College Teacher Education Department will host an information session for teachers in the Four Corners who are interested in taking graduate courses in teacher leadership at FLC…

On the side
Food

On the side

March 31, 2015

It’s Easter this weekend, and of course everyone needs a chocolate bunny. Carly Snider, owner of Animas Chocolate Co. on North Main, makes foot-tall versions in dark chocolate for $22.…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 31, 2015

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado will host these volunteer orientations at 72 Suttle St., Suite 1: From 5:30 to 6:30 p.m. Wednesday. From 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. April…

Business Briefs
Business

Business Briefs

March 31, 2015

Adult day care at Our Place, a day time respite care that benefits adults who cannot be left home alone as well as their caregiver who is in need of…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

March 30, 2015

Maria’s Bookshop will host author David Roberts for a reading and signing of his new book, Lost World of the Old Ones: Discoveries in the Ancient Southwest, at 6:30 p.m.…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

March 30, 2015

DUESSELDORF, Germany – The co-pilot of Germanwings Flight 9525 that crashed into the French Alps last week had received treatment for suicidal tendencies several years ago, prosecutors said Monday. Duesseldorf…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 30, 2015

FireWise of Southwest Colorado is offering a rebate on the rental of a wood chipper to reduce overgrown wooded areas on private property. The offer, which begins Wednesday, is open…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

March 29, 2015

Missy Rodey has been honored as the 2015 Health Hero by the Community Health Action Coalition. Rodey has been involved with the coalition since its inception in 2001. The coalition’s…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

March 29, 2015

MONTABAUR, Germany – The pastor of the Lutheran church in Andreas Lubitz’s hometown said Sunday that the community stands by him and his family, despite the fact that prosecutors blame…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

March 29, 2015

WASHINGTON – A Houston housewife who has quietly collected rare Civil War images for 50 years has sold more than 500 early photographs to the Library of Congress. The library…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 29, 2015

“Reincarnation, Angels and True Life Purpose in Your Daily Life” will be presented by Roger and Diana Ringo from 2 to 4 p.m. or from 7 to 9 p.m. April…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

March 28, 2015

PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. – Seven people were injured, some critically, during an early-morning spray of gunfire Saturday at a spring break party on the Florida Panhandle, police said. An…

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Local News

Local Briefs

March 28, 2015

The Bureau of Land Management’s Tres Rios Field Office plans to begin several prescribed burns as early as Monday or as conditions allow. Both prescribed burns, located on BLM-managed lands…

Religion Briefs
Religion

Religion Briefs

March 27, 2015

Katherine Burgess will give a talk called “Religions of Earth and Sky” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. The Greeks worshipped…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 27, 2015

The Southwest Center for Independence, a local nonprofit that helps people with disabilities live well in the community, will offer a Special Ed Family Support Group organization meeting and potluck…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

March 27, 2015

WASHINGTON – The State Department has ordered an internal audit of its recordkeeping, officials said Friday, outlining a top-to-bottom look at the agency’s practices in the aftermath of revelations that…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

March 27, 2015

BRUSSELS – The European Union is assessing new ways to push Israel back to the peace negotiating table with the Palestinians for a deal based on a two-state solution, working…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 26, 2015

Sacred Heart Parish and the Knights of Columbus will host a fish fry from 4:30 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Parish Hall, 254 East Fifth Ave. Get your…

Arts Briefs
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs

March 26, 2015

“The Dave Ramsey Show” now can be heard on KDGO 1240 AM from 7 to 8 p.m. weekdays. Hosted by author Dave Ramsey, the live radio talk show focuses on…

Outdoors Briefs
Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

March 26, 2015

Colorado Parks and Wildlife will offer a workshop April 3-4 especially for young adults on how to hunt turkeys. The free class is designed specifically for women and men, ages…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

March 25, 2015

NEW YORK – An apparent gas explosion leveled an apartment building, largely destroyed another and launched rubble and shards of glass across streets in the heart of Manhattan’s trendy East…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

March 25, 2015

Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, the U.S. soldier who slipped away from his patrol base in Afghanistan in 2009 and was held in captivity for five years, has been charged with desertion…