OMAHA, Neb. – A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone arrived in Nebraska on Saturday for treatment at a biocontainment unit where two other people with the…
BRISBANE, Australia – With an eye on China, President Barack Obama and the prime ministers of Japan and Australia are poised to commit their countries to closer cooperation on security…
Hannah Robertson of Durango was one of 26 students to take part in the Cornell College Steel Drum Ensemble concert on Oct. 30. The concert, held in Cornell College’s King…
The Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Fish Hatchery, 151 E. 16th St. The meeting agenda will include planning for the…
WASHINGTON – The Republican-controlled House passed legislation Friday approving the Keystone XL oil pipeline, setting the stage for a Senate showdown that mixes energy politics with a fight over Louisiana’s…
WASHINGTON –The Secret Service response to an armed intruder who jumped the fence and raced into the White House was complicated by muted alarms and radios, thick bushes on the…
La Plata Conservation District will hold its annual meeting at 4 p.m. Tuesday in the Pine Room of the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. An open board meeting…
The Seniors Outdoors Wednesday Wanderers will meet at 9:30 a.m. through the winter at Santa Rita Park to walk the Animas River Trail. No RSVP is required. Dogs must be…
The local Volunteer Income Tax Assistance group is in need of volunteers to prepare tax returns at no charge for low- to moderate-income taxpayers. Training and software are provided. Returns…
WESTMINSTER, Mass. – A public meeting on a central Massachusetts town’s proposed first-in-the-nation ban on tobacco and nicotine sales ended early because officials say the crowd was getting too unruly…
Durango Nature Studies will host a Dusky Nature Walk and Star Gazing from 5 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the Nature Center. The walk is free for members and $10…
The fourth annual Taste of Native Cuisine & Culture Expo 2014 will take place from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday at the Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum, 503…
COLLEGE STATION, Texas – Former President George W. Bush said Tuesday that he and his father believe Jeb Bush should run for president but ultimately the former Florida governor must…
RAMALLAH, West Bank – The Palestinian president on Tuesday accused Israel of provoking a “religious war” as new violence between the sides broke out in the West Bank, leaving a…
We’re all mourning the loss of our Saturday Durango Farmers Market fix, but we’ll get a reprieve next week. That’s when market organizers will sponsor the Thanksgiving Market from 9…
ASSE International Student Exchange Programs is seeking people to serve as representatives of our community. ASSE provides academic year and semester exchange programs in the U.S. for high school students…
Tommy Percell will be joining the team at Bayfield Realty. Born and raised in Bayfield, Percell is familiar with the unique needs of a small agricultural town. Having grown up…
The Life-Long Learning lecture series will continue Thursday with “Economic Transition to a New Future: From Command to Market-Based Economics Through a Croatian Lens,” presented by Fort Lewis College economics…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama touched off an angry debate Monday over government regulation of Internet service, coming down on the side of consumer activists who fear slower download speeds…
The La Plata County Department of Human Services and Discover Goodwill of Southern and Western Colorado will administer the Low-Income Energy Assistance Program. This federally funded program assists low-income households…
BEIRUT – Syrian government helicopters and warplanes carried out a series of airstrikes overnight on a northern town controlled by the Islamic State group, killing at least 21 people, activists…
Atmos Energy reminds customers to take steps in their homes to help prevent carbon-monoxide poisoning. Carbon monoxide is a colorless, odorless gas that is produced by incomplete combustion in home…
An Aria Crane Benefit Concert & Silent Auction will take place at 7 p.m. Nov. 18 at the Bayfield High School Preforming Arts Center. Aria Crane is a seventh-grader at…
VATICAN CITY – American Cardinal Raymond Burke, a fervent opponent of abortion and gay marriage, was removed by Pope Francis from another top Vatican post on Saturday. The removal of…
WASHINGTON – Loretta Lynch was a federal prosecutor in New York when she encountered an astonishing case of police brutality: the broomstick sodomy of a Haitian immigrant in a precinct…
The 28th annual Community Thanksgiving Dinner will take place from 11:30 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. Nov. 27 at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. Turkey and all the…
“On Marriage” will be presented by Katherine Burgess at 10 a.m. Sunday at the Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango, 419 San Juan Drive. The Supreme Court has decided not to…
A Holiday Craft Fair will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Nov. 15 at the TARA (Tiffany, Allison, Rosa, Arboles) Community Center, 333 Milton Lane in Arboles. There…
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama authorized a broad expansion on Friday of the U.S. military mission in Iraq that will boost the total number of American troops there to about…
NEW YORK – Hackers stole 53 million email addresses in addition to customers’ card data, Home Depot said Thursday. The nation’s largest home improvement chain had disclosed the massive breach…
