As part of Durango AIDS Awareness Week, Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., will host sections of the AIDS Quilt through Saturday. The quilt sections will be displayed during…
Coming off their 191-100 defeat to the Ark Valley Rollergirls on Sept. 6 in Salida, the Durango Roller Girls have a clinic, a fundraiser and a season-ending match coming up…
Autumn arrives next week and Mother Nature is preparing for the season. Sweet summer fruits like cantaloupes and peaches are on their way out, and hearty fall vegetables like squash…
Students between the ages of 17 and 21 who enroll in the GED program at Pine River Community Learning Center in Bayfield, 54 Mill St., or Ignacio, 535 Candelaria Drive,…
Colorado Department of Transportation will perform shoulder work using three graders, two loaders, several tandem plows and a broom truck from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. through Oct. 3 from…
CABO SAN LUCAS, Mexico – Hurricane Odile blazed a trail of destruction through Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Monday that leveled everything from ramshackle homes to luxury hotels and big-box…
The Durango Nature Studies’ annual online auction, which kicked off late last week, will be open until Sept. 25. The auction, a fundraiser for DNS, features a wide array of…
The Citizens Health Advisory Council will host the fifth annual Health Summit of La Plata County on Sept. 25 at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. A breakfast buffet…
Interact will host a community-wide garage sale to support affordable home ownership in La Plata County from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday in the Durango High School parking lot.…
BURLINGTON, Vt. – Vermont’s largest city has a new success to add to its list of socially conscious achievements: 100 percent of its electricity now comes from renewable sources, such…
BERLIN – A new party that has expanded its anti-euro platform into a broader appeal to voters won seats in two more German state legislatures Sunday. It wasn’t immediately clear…
These local students studied abroad through the International Programs Office at Fort Lewis College: Taylor Cunningham of Pagosa Springs studied at Universidad AndréBello in Santiago, Chile. Victoria Issac of Durango…
The La Plata West Water Authority has scheduled two public meetings that will take place at 6:30 p.m. Thursday and Sept. 23 at the Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School Gym,…
GRAND JUNCTION – A federal judge canceled Arch Coal Inc.’s plans to mine beneath a roadless area, saying the government failed to consider the effect on climate change. The Daily…
Detained anti-government activists peer out from a prison van after their court appearance Saturday in Islamabad, Pakistan. Pakistan’s opposition said police have arrested scores of activists in an effort to…
State Police identify trooper killed in ambush BLOOMING GROVE, Pa. – A late-night ambush outside a state police barracks in Pennsylvania’s rural northeastern corner left one trooper dead and another…
Congressional candidate and former state Sen. Abel J. Tapia will host a meet and greet session from 12:30 to 1:30 p.m. Sunday on the rooftop of Alpine Bank on the…
The Unitarian Universalist Fellowship will hear “Our Stories” at 10 a.m. Sunday at the fellowship, 419 San Juan Drive. The service will feature various speakers with Betty Schwartz-Bozeman as worship…
NEW YORK – Newspaper company Digital First Media said Friday that it is exploring strategic options, which could include a sale of the company or parts of it. The privately…
OMAHA, Neb. – An American aid worker infected with Ebola has been given blood from a fellow doctor who battled the disease, and Nebraska doctors say the man has responded…
SANTIAGO, Chile – President Michelle Bachelet marked Thursday’s anniversary of the 1973 military coup that toppled Marxist President Salvador Allende by urging Chileans to come forward with any information they…
Durango artist Jane Pedersen will teach a handmade journal workshop from 10 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. Students will create…
Pine River Library will participate in the “Outside the Lines” movement, where libraries across the United States are working to eliminate old stereotypes. Between Monday and Sept. 20, the library…
Durango Nature Studies will host a fly-fishing workshop from 10:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturday at the Durango Nature Center. The cost is $10 for nonmembers and free for members.…
WASHINGTON – An extreme solar flare is blasting its way to Earth and could mess up some power grids, satellites and radio transmissions, scientists say. It’s been several years since…
The city of Durango has contracted with Four Corners Materials for road surface treatment work on a section of Florida Road from East Third Avenue to Riverview Drive. The construction…
DAKAR, Senegal – A surge in Ebola infections in Liberia is driving a spiraling outbreak in West Africa that is increasingly putting health workers at risk as they struggle to…
WASHINGTON – The White House says President Barack Obama has told congressional leaders he has the authority he needs to take the action against the Islamic State militants that he…
Manna Soup Kitchen, Durango’s nonprofit organization that feeds the hungry, will get a boost this Friday from a group of local jewelers. Calling it “Ten for Ten,” 10 jewelry designers…
The Colorado Department of Transportation announces an informational campaign focusing on pedestrian safety aimed at drivers and pedestrians. The campaign employs the tagline: “Awkward Eye Contact Saves Lives – Heads…
