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Religion briefs
The First United Methodist Church of Durango will host a free concert at 7 p.m. Tuesday at 2917 Aspen Drive. The Heavenly Harp duo of Karin and Joy Gunderson will…
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Nation & World
World Briefs
KAMPALA, Uganda – A Ugandan court on Friday invalidated an anti-gay bill signed into law earlier this year, pleasing activists and watchdog groups who called the measure draconian and wanted…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – It just got a little easier to swap cellphone providers. President Barack Obama signed a bill into law on Friday making it legal once again to unlock a…
Local News
Local Briefs
If you are between the ages of 6 and 12 and have a passion for birds, you are invited to attend a bird walk designed just for you at 8…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – The Supreme Court won’t duck the issue of same-sex marriage the next time a case comes to the court, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says. The 81-year-old Ginsburg said…
Nation & World
World Briefs
NEW DELHI – Israel and Hamas have agreed to a humanitarian cease-fire to start this morning for 72 hours, the United States and United Nations announced Thursday. In a statement…
Arts and Entertainment
Arts Briefs
Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., will offer two summer classes for kids and teens in August. “Patterned Paper, Prints, Paintings and Pots” will be held Monday through Friday.…
Outdoors
Outdoors Briefs
Seniors Outdoors! will host these events: There will be a hard hike today in the Blair Gulch-Spencer Basin area. Peak options include Round Mountain, Kendall Peak and Hazelton Mountain. Four-wheel…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
WASHINGTON – Management failures by the Obama administration set the stage for the computer woes that paralyzed the president’s new health-care program last fall, nonpartisan investigators said in testimony released…
Local News
Local Briefs
A free legal clinic for parties who have no attorney will be offered from 2 to 5 p.m. Aug. 8 at Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., in Ignacio. Volunteer…
Good Earth
Earth Briefs
Great Outdoors Colorado – which invests state lottery revenues in outdoor recreation, land conservation and wildlife – will bring its statewide listening tour to Durango on Wednesday to gather comments…
Nation & World
World Briefs
WASHINGTON – The admiral in charge of U.S. forces in the Pacific says North Korea may be lulling the world into largely accepting its advances in missile technology. Adm. Samuel…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – The House and Senate have passed competing versions of legislation to prevent the federal trust funds providing highway and transit funds from running dry next month and to…
Food
On the side
If you’ve been watching each week for the latest bounty of summer to arrive, you were thrilled when Colorado’s finest corn arrived in the Four Corners last week. Olathe corn…
Education
Education Briefs
All Durango School District 9-R schools will hold registration for the 2014-15 school year from noon to 8 p.m. Aug. 14. Parents will be asked for their child’s birth certificate,…
Business
Business Briefs
Alpine Bank in Durango announces the following promotions: Beth Drum has been promoted to senior vice president. Drum is a Colorado native, growing up in the Denver area. Her career…
Local News
Local Briefs
The La Plata County Humane Society will host a Puppy Play Party and Dog Happy Hour from 6:30 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the play yard. Shade and water will…
Local News
Local Briefs
Durango School District 9-R and local and regional emergency first responders, including law enforcement, emergency-management services, Durango Fire Protection District, area hospitals and victim advocates will conduct a live, full-scale…
Arts and Entertainment
A&E Happenings July 29-31
Adam Swanson, 5:30 p.m., Diamond Belle Saloon, 699 Main Ave., 375-7150. James Wallace and the Naked Light, 6 p.m., free, Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino Del Rio, 259-9234. Informal Tango…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
WASHINGTON – Even as they grapple with an immigration crisis at the border, White House officials are making plans to act before November’s mid-term elections to grant work permits to…
Health
Health Briefs
A free community presentation called “Marijuana Toxicity in Animals” will take place at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 7 at Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave. Randy Hays of Riverview Animal…
Local News
Local Briefs
“Once Upon a Forest” by Luc Jaquet (who also directed “March of the Penguins”), an award-winning rain forest film, will be shown at 7 p.m. Sunday at the Smiley Building…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
CAMARILLO, Calif. – A national survey finds the average U.S. price of regular-grade gasoline has plummeted 9 cents a gallon over the past two weeks to $3.58. That’s the largest…
Education
Education Briefs
Trujillo These local residents were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi: Thomas Poole of Durango initiated at Fort Lewis College. Natalia DiIacovo of Durango initiated at FLC.…
Local News
Local Briefs
Manna Soup Kitchen is seeking donations of honey bees, hives and equipment for an upcoming children’s honey bee program. For more information, call Russ Gosnell at 382-1253 or Jason Cloudt…
Nation & World
Nation & World Briefs
Fast-food workers vow civil disobedience VILLA PARK, Ill. – Fast-food workers from across the country voted in suburban Chicago to escalate their campaign for higher wages and union representation by…
Regional News
Region Briefs
ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – Rangers say a man rescued from a mountain in Rocky Mountain National Park suffered life-threatening injuries after falling an unknown distance while sliding down snow.…
Nation & World
Nation Briefs
WASHINGTON – The House has passed a bill that would gradually increase the child tax credit and make it available to more families with higher incomes. But millions of low-income…
Nation & World
World Briefs
EL-ARISH, Egypt – Gunmen shot and killed two senior Egyptian officers in the country’s volatile Sinai Peninsula, where the military has been trying to quell a spreading insurgency by Islamic…
Religion
Religion Briefs
Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host a Kabbalat Shabbat, Torah study and a free catered dinner from 9:30 a.m. to noon today. For more information, visit www.harshalomdurango.org.…