Local Briefs

Local Briefs

Katherine Burgess will give a presentation, “Why We Travel: Tourism through the Ages” at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Animas…

February 16, 2014

Nation Briefs

NEW YORK – Online fundraising site Kickstarter says hackers got some of its customer data. Kickstarter co-founder Yancey Strickler said…

Health

Health Briefs

Sunshine Gardens Country Home, 2518 Colorado Highway 172, has been designated as a “Leader in Dementia Care” for the second…

Business

Business Briefs

Goff Engineering and Surveying Inc. announces the addition of Bill Hickam as a principal at the firm. Hickam is a…

Local Briefs

“Garden Trends for 2014” will be the topic of the Durango High Country Gardeners meeting at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday at…

World Briefs

LONDON – Strong winds pummeling Britain killed a taxi driver, whose car was crushed by falling chunks of masonry from…

Nation Briefs

Another blast of snow makes its way to Northeast BOSTON – Another round of snow made its way into the…

World Briefs

MEXICO CITY – A group of leftist Mexico City lawmakers have introduced a bill to legalize the sale of marijuana…

Nation Briefs

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – California would become the first state to require warning labels on sodas and other sugary drinks under…

Local Briefs

Mercy Regional Medical Center will offer these blood drives: From 3 to 6:45 p.m. April 1 in Conference Room A…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Feb. 14

Durango Public Library will host Andrew Gulliford from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Wednesday for his presentation “Journeys and Wagons West:…

Outdoors

Online hunter education is available for youths

The Internet course is a convenient way for prospective hunters to earn their hunter education cards. The class is open…

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Registration is open for the 20th annual Pueblo to Pueblo Run/Bike Event on April 26 by visiting www.cortezculturalcenter.org. This year’s…

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – Legislation to raise the federal debt limit and prevent a crippling government default cleared Congress on Wednesday with…

Local Briefs

Fort Lewis College History Department will present “‘Dr. Colorado’ Confessions of a Public Historian: Bars and Boneyards” at 6:30 p.m.…

Nation Briefs

WASHINGTON – Unwilling to spook the markets and divided among themselves, House Republicans backed away from a battle over the…

World Briefs

TEHRAN, Iran – President Hassan Rouhani called Tuesday for “fair and constructive” nuclear talks with world powers as Iran marked…

Local Briefs

A Zumbathon, a dance-fitness class raising funds for a cause, will take place from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. Feb. 21…

February 8, 2014

Nation & World Briefs

Dems say they passed, fixed health-care law WASHINGTON – Hit with a multimillion-dollar barrage of televised attacks, Democrats in tough…

February 8, 2014

Local Briefs

A bird walk will be hosted by the Durango Bird Club at 9 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560…

Religion

Religion Briefs

A teaching about The Four Dharmas of Gampopa with Khenpo Lobzang will take place from 6:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday…

Sports

Sports Briefs

Soccer season isn’t over at Fort Lewis College. The FLC women’s soccer program will host its seventh annual Indoor Classic…

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The National Security Agency collects less than 30 percent of calling data from Americans despite the agency’s massive…

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Feb. 7

Physicist Laura Peticolas of the University of California-Berkeley’s Space Physics Laboratory will be the guest speaker for tonight’s Pub Science…

February 6, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The Homeland Security Department is warning airlines flying to Russia that terrorists may try to smuggle explosives on…

February 5, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Farmers and ranchers in La Plata, Montezuma, Dolores, San Miguel and Archuleta counties may be eligible for low-interest emergency loans…

February 5, 2014

Local Briefs

Barry Hillmer, a silver life master, will teach a free bridge lesson on bidding at 3:30 p.m. today at the…

February 4, 2014

Business

Business Briefs

Put A Cork In It announces its new location at 1127 Camino del Rio. The business is owned by Alan…

February 4, 2014