Tony Cerato, chairman of the Rotary District 5470 Annual and Permanent Fund Committee, will speak about Rotary fundraising at the Rotary Club of Durango meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday at…
SEATTLE – After a year of requests, the U.S. Justice Department said Thursday it is giving Washington state access to an FBI database so it can conduct nationwide background checks…
Durango Friends of the Arts seeks artists for the 3rd Annual Artists Market to be held June 21 at Santa Rita Park. Categories include painting, sculpture, metal, photography, collage, jewelry,…
EXPORT, Pa. –Police have identified and charged a 16-year-old boy accused of stabbing and slashing 21 fellow students and a security guard at a Pennsylvania high school. Authorities say Alex…
The Life-Long Learning Lecture Series at Fort Lewis College presents “The Brain – A User’s Guide to Life-Long Dynamics of Structure and Function” at 7 p.m. today, in Noble Hall,…
The Pagosa Ranger District plans to conduct spring prescribed burning operations in the Turkey Springs area of the San Juan National Forest, starting as soon as next week and continuing…
The Durango Chamber of Commerce and Wells Fargo Bank will offer a financial series from 8 to 10 a.m. May 6 and 13 in the La Plata Electric Association multi-purpose…
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration says the number of launch-ready Air Force land-based nuclear missiles will shrink to 400 – the lowest total since the early 1960s – as part…
FEMA has awarded $8,900 to La Plata County and $3,000 to the San Juan National Forest to supplement existing emergency food and shelter programs within these two jurisdictions. Under the…
UNITED NATIONS – The Palestinian U.N. envoy urged the world Tuesday to boycott products from “illegal” Israeli settlements as part of a stepped up campaign to help Palestine become independent.…
The 19th annual Kirk & Colt Ross Memorial Basketball Tournament will take place Thursday through Saturday in Pagosa Springs. There will be three divisions: open, 6-feet and under and 35…
The Heat Is On, an anti-impaired driving campaign led by the Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and local law enforcement agencies, will be staged throughout the state through…
WASHINGTON – The chairman of the House Ways and Means Committee says investigators have uncovered evidence that a former Internal Revenue Service official may have committed crimes as part of…
The Kiwanis Club of Durango will meet at noon Thursday at the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2800 Main Ave. The guest speaker will be geologist, Jeff Brame. Guests are welcome.…
WASHINGTON – Jeb Bush says all the speculation about whether he’ll run for president in 2016 is actually getting him more attention than if he had already entered the race.…
Mercy Regional Medical Center invites the public to join fellowship-trained spine surgeon Douglas Orndorff for “Neck Pain Explained: Causes, Treatments, and Innovative Procedures,” a free community presentation at 5:30 p.m.…
Durango Education Center invites children, ages prekindergarten to fifth-grade, to take part in the fifth annual “Around the World Children’s Fair” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday at the…
Bandu1-i-syn LUXOR, Egypt – A bloody feud in southern Egypt between an Arab clan and a Nubian family killed at least 23 people in two days of fighting, leaving bodies…
State lawmakers OK bill to void local gun rules TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas legislators gave final approval Saturday to a bill nullifying city and county gun restrictions and ensure it’s…
GRAND JUNCTION – Investigators say the pilot of a small, single-engine airplane that crashed into a reservoir near Ridgway, killing all five people aboard, reported to an air traffic controller…
Manna Soup Kitchen is seeking volunteers for this year’s Taste of Durango, which takes place May 18. To volunteer, email [email protected] or call 385-5095 ext. 1#. Durango bird walk to…
The Beehive Design Collective, a graphic campaign about grassroots resistance to corporate globalization. will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday in Room 130 of the Chemistry Hall at Fort Lewis College.…
NEW DELHI – An Indian court on Friday sentenced to death three men who raped a photojournalist inside an abandoned textile mill last year in Mumbai, India’s biggest city. A…
Pesach 2014/5774 will be held at Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203. A gathering with hors d’oeuvres will take place at 6 p.m. April 14. There will be a…
Salute to Veterans, a new nonprofit organization serving veterans, active military and their families, is looking for volunteers to join in development planning. Committee chairpeople are needed for communications, data…
WASHINGTON – The Senate Intelligence Committee voted Thursday to release parts of a hotly contested, secret report that harshly criticizes CIA terror interrogations after 9/11, and the White House said…
Silverton Mountain will host these events: Silverton Sister’s Meeting in the Mountains will take place today through Sunday. Susie Floros, editor and chief of Snowboard Magazine, will share her experiences…
Ed Bolster will teach a beginning drawing class from 9 to 11 a.m. Tuesdays from April 15 to May 13 at Durango Arts Center. This course, designed for the novice,…
LONDON – European pollution and dust swirling in from the Sahara created a “perfect storm” of smog in Britain on Wednesday, prompting authorities to warn people with heart or lung…
Madriddu1-i-syn Solarize La Plata, sponsored by the Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency, has met the 50 System Challenge posed by Shaw Solar. As a result, two area nonprofits, Boys…
