The Durango Arts Center announces its new MicroGrants program, a funding program to support artists in La Plata, Archuleta, Montezuma, Dolores and San Juan counties. The program distributes small but…
CHEYENNE, Wyo. – Prompted by the shortages of available drugs for lethal injections, Wyoming lawmakers are considering changing state law to permit execution of condemned inmates by firing squad. A…
Season’s Rotisserie and Grill, 764 Main Ave., will host a fundraising dinner May 28 to support the cycling team Durango Derailers and Children’s Hospital Colorado. Proceeds will go to the…
Regular tours of the Library Demonstration Garden, between Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., and the Animas River Trail, will begin May 30 and be offered every Friday through…
JOS, Nigeria – Two car bombs exploded at a bustling bus terminal and market in Nigeria’s central city of Jos on Tuesday, killing at least 118 people, wounding dozens and…
WASHINGTON – On the eve of a critical Senate vote and under court order, the Obama administration signaled it will publicly reveal a secret memo describing its legal justification for…
Durango Post 4031 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars will hold its annual Buddy Poppy Days at these locations: Thursday to Saturday at Walmart, 1155 S. Camino del Rio. Friday…
Southwest Colorado Community College will offer a watercolor class, taught by Henry Woolbert starting June 3. Students will study principles of design, color theory, watercolor history and a range of…
Julie’s Hair Care announces its opening at 2929 Main Ave., Suite B5. The owner, Julie Hartman, has been cutting and styling hair in Durango for 12 years. The hair salon…
MEXICO CITY – The bodies of 16 people were found in two different areas of a northern Mexico border state where a surge in violence in recent weeks has triggered…
The city of Durango Streets Department will begin construction of 89 ramps to meet requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Project dates and locations are: Through today, El Paso…
DENVER – The Bureau of Land Management’s acting state director for Colorado will be hired as the new permanent director. Ruth Welch’s appointment was announced Monday by BLM director Neil…
Mercy Family Medicine will open a new clinic in Bayfield at 480 Wolverine Drive, Suite 3 today. Mercy Family Medicine providers who will work at the new clinic are Richard…
The city of Durango Parks Department, in collaboration with local fire experts is conducting a fuels-reduction program at Dalla Mountain Park. There are several piles of dry lumber which can…
KEENESBURG – Authorities have arrested two more students in connection with an alleged threat against a northern Colorado high school. The Weld County Sheriff’s Office says the students, whose names…
Chicago Arab activist under scrutiny from past DETROIT – A Chicago activist might plead guilty in Detroit to failing to tell U.S. immigration officials about her conviction in a deadly…
Thousands of people welcomed India’s next prime minister in the capital New Delhi on Saturday after he led his party to a resounding election victory, with Narendra Modi telling his…
Habitat for Humanity of La Plata County and the Universal Unitarian Fellowship will host students from Western Kentucky University through May 24. The students are donating their time and money…
Marvel United Methodist Church and Mountain View Community Church will host “Safari Jungle Vacation Bible School” from June 9 to June 13 at the Mountain View Community Church. Children age…
SOMA, Turkey – The Turkish government and mining company officials vehemently denied Friday that negligence was at the root of the country’s worst mining disaster, even as opposition lawmakers raised…
WASHINGTON –The top official for veterans’ health care resigned Friday amid a firestorm over reported delays in care and falsified records at veterans’ hospitals. Veterans Affairs Secretary Eric Shinseki says…
Assistant State Archaeologist Kevin Black will teach a class on “Field and Lab Photography” from May 31 to June 1 at Center of Southwest Studies Lyceum at Fort Lewis College.…
These Fort Lewis College students were initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines: Durango: Leah…
The Durango Roller Girls are teaching the basics of roller derby from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday at Chapman Hill. For more information or to register, email [email protected]. They…
SANAA, Yemen – Yemeni President Abed Rabbo Mansour Hadi says his country is an “open war” with al-Qaida as one of the country’s largest offensive against the terror group in…
WASHINGTON – The U.S. military says it fired or disciplined nearly 500 workers for sexual harassment in a 12-month period, and nearly 13 percent of the complaints filed involved repeat…
The TARA (Tiffany, Allison, Rosa, and Arboles) Treasure Trail and Plant Sale and Exchange will take place from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday. The event will include community yard…
Dancing with the Stars, Durango Style will take place at 7 p.m. today at the Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave. The event will be a benefit for Community…
“Trekking and Volunteering in Nepal” will be presented when the San Juan Chapter of the Colorado Mountain Club meets at 7 p.m. Tuesday at the Lyceum at the Center for…
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – The Arkansas Supreme Court refused Wednesday to put on hold a ruling that overturned the state’s constitutional ban on gay marriage, but the short-lived ability for…
