Local Briefs

Sports Briefs
Sports

Sports Briefs

April 1, 2014

The Durango running community has one more chance to celebrate former Durango High School coach Ron Keller on the heels of his induction into the Colorado High School Activities Association…

Education Briefs
Education

Education Briefs

April 1, 2014

Students participating in Crow Canyon’s Middle School Archaeology Camp, High School Archaeology Camp and High School Field School excavate alongside archaeologists in the field, analyze artifacts in the lab, visit…

Nation & World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

March 30, 2014

WASHINGTON – A Senate investigation concludes waterboarding and other harsh interrogation methods provided no key evidence in the hunt for Osama bin Laden, according to congressional aides and outside experts…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

March 30, 2014

A gentle yoga class with Jennifer Kiel, certified yoga instructor, will be held from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Mondays and Thursdays at St. Marks Church, 910 East Third Ave. This…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

March 30, 2014

KABUL, Afghanistan – In a phone call with U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry, Hamid Karzai accused Pakistan of being behind a recent series of attacks and of blocking his…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 29, 2014

The Colorado Department of Transportation will host a series of telephone town hall meetings providing the public with an opportunity to ask questions and provide input about their regional-transportation needs.…

Nation Briefs
Regional News

Nation Briefs

March 29, 2014

WASHINGTON – The Secret Service says a man has been arrested after he climbed over a fence at the White House. Secret Service spokesman Brian Leary says the man climbed…

Education Briefs
Education

Education Briefs

March 29, 2014

Garciadu1-i-syn Gabriela Garcia, a senior at Ignacio High School, applied for the Prudential Spirit of Community Scholarship, and while she wasn’t chosen for funding, she was recognized by the scholarship…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

March 29, 2014

Walker, Christie court donors at Vegas gathering LAS VEGAS – Two of the nation’s highest-profile Republican governors on Saturday called for more aggressive leadership on America’s challenges abroad, emphasizing their…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

March 29, 2014

CAIRO – A court in Egypt’s second-largest city sentenced two supporters of ousted President Mohammed Morsi to death on Saturday for throwing two people off the roof of a building…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 29, 2014

Three finalists have been selected for an original three-dimensional sculpture to be installed in the traffic island as part of the new Continuous Flow Intersection at U.S. highways 550 and…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 28, 2014

The Southern Ute Cultural Center & Museum will be open weekdays only from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Tuesday to Friday until Memorial Day weekend. School groups can call to…

Nation/World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

March 28, 2014

ARLINGTON, Wash. – A mountainside community waited in anguish Friday to learn the full scope of the Washington state mudslide as authorities worked to identify remains and warned that they…

Religion Briefs
Religion

Religion Briefs

March 28, 2014

Financial Peace University, a new class at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive, will take place Wednesdays from April 2 to May 28. Dinner will start at 5:15 p.m.,…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 27, 2014

A property tax exemption may be available for tax year 2014 for qualifying senior citizens, the surviving spouses of seniors who previously qualified and for disabled veterans. For people who…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

March 27, 2014

AUSTIN, Texas – A federal appeals court on Thursday upheld Texas’ tough abortion restrictions that have forced the closure of about 20 clinics around the state, saying the new rules…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

March 27, 2014

GENEVA – A U.N. panel has found serious shortcomings in the United States’ civil-rights record, with experts citing Thursday a lack of adequate oversight and transparency in national security programs…

Arts Briefs for March 28
Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for March 28

March 27, 2014

Merely Players has launched a “Pave the Yellow Brick Road” campaign to assist in the theatrical troupe’s continued ability to keep quality theatre in Durango. The financial assistance will help…

World/Nation Briefs
Nation & World

World/Nation Briefs

March 26, 2014

SEOUL, South Korea – North Korea test-fired two medium-range ballistic missiles Wednesday, South Korea and the U.S. said, a defiant challenge to a rare three-way summit of its rivals Seoul,…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 26, 2014

Durango Bird Club will meet at 7 p.m. Friday at the Department of Wildlife Museum at the Durango Fish Hatchery, 151 E. 15th St. Riley Morris will present a “Bad…

Earth Brief
Good Earth

Earth Brief

March 26, 2014

Roulsondu1-i-syn Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a nonprofit advocacy group, has hired M’Lissa Roulson as its communications director. With more than 20 regional chapters – or Broadbands – Roulson will…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

March 25, 2014

NORFOLK, Va. – A civilian approaching a Navy destroyer at the world’s largest naval base late at night took a weapon from a sailor who was standing watch and used…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 25, 2014

Adult Day Care at Our Place is seeking loving, caring, compassionate and dependable volunteers. People who are at least 18 years of age, have a sense of humor, like interacting…

Education Briefs
Education

Education Briefs

March 25, 2014

Colorado State University-Global Campus is offering $5,000 scholarships for students pursuing a bachelor’s degree in select rural Colorado counties, including San Juan County. CSU-Global is the 100 percent online university…

Business Briefs
Business

Business Briefs

March 24, 2014

On March 13, a total of $192,500 in grants was awarded by the Southwest Regional Council of El Pomar Foundation to 17 Southwest nonprofits working in youth development. The grants…

Local Briefs
Local News

Local Briefs

March 24, 2014

The Mason Center will not conduct regular gymnastics classes during the Durango School District 9-R spring break through Saturday. The preschool open gym will be open as scheduled. The preschool…

Nation/World Briefs
Nation & World

Nation/World Briefs

March 23, 2014

THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Seeking to isolate Russia, the U.S. and Western allies said Monday they are indefinitely cutting Moscow out of a major international coalition and warned they stand…

Nation Briefs
Nation & World

Nation Briefs

March 23, 2014

DETROIT – Michigan state agencies won’t immediately recognize hundreds of same-sex marriages performed in the hours before an appeals court put on hold a judge’s ruling that tossed out a…

World Briefs
Nation & World

World Briefs

March 23, 2014

KABUL, Afghanistan – Afghanistan’s presidency says its spy agency believes a foreign intelligence service, and not the country’s main militant groups, was behind the attack on a Kabul hotel last…

Health Briefs
Health

Health Briefs

March 23, 2014

The state of Colorado launched a new website to answer common questions about the legalization of retail marijuana and the health effects of marijuana use. It is www.colorado.gov/marijuana. The website…