The Florida Cemetery Association annual meeting will take place at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the old Florida Baptist Church, 2061 County Road 225, adjacent to the cemetery. All interested parties…
The Eastern Orthodox Mission of Durango will host Archbishop Benjamin of San Francisco and the West this weekend. The archbishop will attend the Great Vespers service at 5 p.m. Saturday…
WASHINGTON — Oklahoma and Kansas may have the reputation as tornado hot spots, but Florida and the rest of the Southeast are far more vulnerable to killer twisters, a new…
The High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 601 Camino del Rio. James Jones, a local stroke survivor, will tell…
ISLAMABAD – Missiles from U.S. drones slammed into militant hideouts overnight in northwestern Pakistan, killing 13 suspected insurgents and marking the resumption of the CIA-led program after a nearly six-month…
WASHINGTON – Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl, who has been recovering in Germany after five years as a Taliban captive, is returning to the United States today, but he will not receive…
Colorado Department of Transportation maintenance crews have been monitoring a depression in the road on the northbound lane of Colorado Highway 145 on the south side of Lizard Head Pass.…
Andy Riley, left, of Silverthorne guides his paddleboard on “Big Sur” on the Colorado River half a mile east of the Grand Valley Roller Dam last week as others in…
Fans of old West literature and film will converge in Durango next week to celebrate the eminent Western author Zane Grey. The Zane Grey’s West Society 32nd annual convention will…
Myersdu1-i-syn The San Juan Four Corners Native Plant Society will host a field trip Saturday at the Big Al Handicap Trail in the San Juan National Forest east of Mancos.…
The city of Durango will host Clean Commute Week 2014 from June 21 to 28. Durango Transit will be free all week during Clean Commute Week. Free transit sponsors include…
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan – An Uzbek militant group operating in Pakistan’s northwest tribal areas says it played a role in the attack on the Karachi airport earlier this week, in a…
BOISE, Idaho – In public Facebook posts written before he vanished from his military base in Afghanistan, Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl spoke of his frustration with the world. He criticized military…
UNITED NATIONS – Vietnam’s U.N. ambassador urged China on Tuesday to withdraw its oil rig and more than 100 ships from the South China Sea to create “an environment” for…
RICHMOND, Va. – House Majority Leader Eric Cantor was defeated Tuesday by a little-known economics professor in Virginia’s Republican primary, a stunning upset and major victory for the tea party.…
Hour Exchange La Plata will have a free potluck for members and people interested in learning about La Plata County’s new time bank at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Pine…
The La Plata Medical Society is offering three college scholarships for the 2014-15 school year. Applicants can apply at www.laplatamedicalsociety.org. Three $1,000 scholarships available. The application deadline is July 15.…
First National Bank of Durango announces these new hires: Zoe Hessler is a new teller at the main branch. Hessler is from Durango and just graduated from Durango High School.…
The Kiwanis Club of Durango will host a recruitment meeting at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Guests are welcome. Lunch will be provided, and…
The Durango Public Library encourages local authors to apply for inclusion in this fall’s Local Authors Fair, which will be held Oct. 15. Applications are due by July 1. The…
WASHINGTON – Up to 5 million Americans struggling to make their monthly student loan payments could find relief under a program President Barack Obama expanded Monday, part of an election-year…
San Juan Basin Health and state health officials warn Coloradans to avoid hantavirus exposure while cleaning cabins or other buildings that were closed for winter. Hantavirus is a serious and…
A free screening of the documentary “The New Black” will take place at 6 p.m. June 18 at the Powerhouse Science Center, 1333 Camino del Rio. The documentary follows the…
LAS VEGAS – Two suspects shot and killed two police officers in an ambush at a Las Vegas restaurant Sunday before fatally shooting a third person and killing themselves inside…
The Ignacio Community Library, 470 Goddard Ave., will host these programs: The Summer Reading Program will continue with “Are You Curious?: Einstein and the Five Senses” at 10 a.m. Wednesday.…
Maya Angelou honored at memorial service WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. – First lady Michelle Obama lauded poet, orator and sage Maya Angelou as the first person who let her know she could…
BAGHDAD – A series of car bombs exploded across Iraq’s capital Saturday night, killing at least 52 people in a day of violence that saw militants storm a university in…
The High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Heather Johnson and Joe Lewandowski of the Colorado…
Christ the King Lutheran Church, 495 Florida Road, will celebrate 50 years of service June 28 and 29. Many of the church’s prior pastors will return to greet friends. There…
WASHINGTON – U.S. employers added 217,000 jobs in May, a substantial gain for a fourth straight month, fueling hopes the economy will accelerate after a grim start to the year.…
