VATICAN CITY – The Turkish gunman who shot and wounded John Paul II in 1981 laid white flowers Saturday on the saint’s tomb in St. Peter’s Basilica, Vatican officials said.…
Patrick Valentine will present “Astrological Wisdom for the 21st Century” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. The group will explore the…
BERKELEY, Mo. – Demonstrators took to the streets for a second night after a white police officer in Berkeley, Missouri, killed a black 18-year-old who police said pointed a gun…
The Nordic Center at Purgatory is open to the public from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every day. The center is based out of a trailer in the parking lot…
The Durango Arts Center invites emerging and professional playwrights to submit works to its fourth annual 10-Minute Play Contest. The deadline for submissions is Feb. 13. Submissions will be judged,…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Army has prosecuted about 1,900 cases of desertion since 2001, despite tens of thousands of soldiers fleeing the service in the face of deadly combat, long…
Alternative Horizons has openings for a free and confidential 10-week women’s group exploring healthy relationships. Groups will start Jan. 20, and will be offered at noon or 5:15 p.m. each…
The Crow Canyon Archaeological Center in Cortez is accepting applications for its three-week summer institute. Called “From Mesa Verde to Santa Fe: Pueblo Identity in the Southwest,” the institute will…
HONOLULU – Call it a holiday gift from Pele. Lava from the mountain believed to be home to the Hawaiian volcano goddess has stalled on its slow creep toward a…
BEIRUT – The search for a negotiated settlement to the Syrian civil war is gaining steam, as President Bashar Assad’s forces feel increasingly squeezed on the battlefield and Islamic extremist…
Pumpkin Chocolate Spice Muffins are one of many baked goods Baker Streak offers.Courtesy of Baker Streak Baker Streak, a new artisan bakery service, is offering handcrafted baked goods made with…
Columbine Christian School announces that these students exemplified responsibility in December: Cedar Turner, Hudson Gray, Sean Geraghty, Jesse Powers, PJ Wilkinson, Makenna Coleman, Dylan McCaw, Hunter Gray, Caleb Tenold, Rachel…
Building Specialties announced its move to the Durango Tech Center, and the business also has changed its name to Lewis Mercantile. The sales showroom, formerly located in the Centennial Shopping…
The La Plata Quilters Guild drew the winning ticket for this year’s raffle quilt at its annual Christmas party. Clark Kepple, the winner, received a multi-colored bear-paw quilt. Natural foods…
MINNEAPOLIS – A group of wolf experts disputed Monday that gray wolves in Minnesota, Wisconsin and Michigan are endangered or that a judge’s ruling will help the region’s population spread…
Genetic counselors in Colorado Springs are now meeting with patients in Durango by two-way video conferencing. In a partnership with Mercy Regional Medical Center, patients seeking genetic-counseling services can schedule…
LANSING, Mich. – Christians and Satanists put up competing displays Sunday on the Michigan Capitol grounds as Christmas week got underway. The Detroit chapter of the Satanic Temple set up…
KanKemwa Green of Mankato, Minn., participates in a protest at the Mall of America on Saturday.AARON LAVINSKY/The Star Tribune BLOOMINGTON, Minn. – Demonstrators chanting, “Black lives matter,” converged in the…
A group of Durango residents are working to help longtime Durango resident Eileen Reedy, who recently suffered a life-changing accident, by holding an event in her honor from 1 to…
PANAMA CITY – Former Panamanian dictator Manuel Noriega is nearly forgotten, languishing in a steamy jungle prison near the interoceanic canal while the country enjoys democracy and economic prosperity a…
“Inklings,” a book club for children in second- and third-grade, will meet from 4 to 5 p.m. Tuesdays beginning Jan. 6. Snacks will be provided. Sign-up is required. To sign-up,…
Mary Ocken will present “Sustaining the Gaze as Shadows Grow Long” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. Participants will explore the…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. government isn’t fully prepared to handle a nuclear terrorist attack or a large-scale natural catastrophe, lacks effective coordination, and, in some cases, is years away from…
Bates student Ellen Southworth of Durango, spent the fall 2014 semester studying abroad in France at the Paris College of Art. Southworth, a 2012 graduate of Durango High School, is…
Christmas tree recycling will be available at Santa Rita Park from Dec. 26 to Jan. 31. The city of Durango reminds residents that there is no curbside pick-up of Christmas…
Applications are now being accepted for one-week artist residencies at Willowtail Springs Nature Preserve and Education Center near Mancos. Tucked away in the high desert of the Four Corners, Willowtail…
Steve Ilg of Durango won a biathlon race Sunday at Alberta Park at the Wolf Creek Ski Area. The event was hosted by the Pagosa Nordic Club. Racers from Pagosa…
WASHINGTON – The computer files of more than 40,000 federal workers may have been compromised by a cyberattack at federal contractor KeyPoint Government Solutions, the second breach this year at…
MAIDUGURI, Nigeria – Islamic extremists killed 35 people and kidnapped at least 185 in an attack near the town where nearly 300 schoolgirls were taken hostage in April, witnesses said…
WASHINGTON – Executions and new death sentences dropped to their lowest numbers in decades in 2014, an anti-death penalty group said in a new report. The Death Penalty Information Center,…
