Local Briefs

World Briefs

KIEV, Ukraine – Ukrainian opposition leaders issued a stark ultimatum to President Viktor Yanukovych on Wednesday to call early elections…

January 22, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

The Four Corners Office for Resource Efficiency (4CORE) is partnering with the city of Durango on residential and commercial energy…

January 22, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

OMAHA, Neb. – An explosion Monday morning that brought down part of an animal feed processing plant in Omaha left…

January 20, 2014

Local Briefs

The Ignacio post office, 1001 Williams St., is available to process passports. For more information or to make an appointment,…

January 20, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – The commander of the nuclear missile force in Montana where 34 launch control officers are implicated in an…

January 17, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Jan. 17

The Durango Arts Center will offer its inaugural Artist-in-Residency Program for contemporary and performing art with two one-week residencies offered…

January 16, 2014

Local Briefs

A new contractor will take over the operation of a VA medical clinic in Durango, Valor Healthcare Inc. will manage…

January 15, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – A $1.1 trillion spending bill for operating the government until just before next fall’s election steamed through the…

January 15, 2014

Good Earth

Earth Briefs

Members of La Plata Electric Association who install renewable energy systems (up to 10 kilowatts) in 2014 can receive renewable…

January 15, 2014

Local Briefs

All members of the Durango High School Class of 1964 are invited to meet at 11:30 a.m. Jan. 23 in…

January 13, 2014

World Briefs

PARIS – In a first yet fragile step toward peace, Syria’s government and the main but disputed moderate opposition group…

January 13, 2014

Nation Briefs

WESLEY CHAPEL, Fla. – Authorities say a retired Tampa police officer has been charged with fatally shooting a man during…

January 13, 2014

World Briefs

BAMAKO, Mali – A spokesman for the U.N. peacekeeping mission in Mali says three peacekeepers have been wounded while pursuing…

January 11, 2014

Local Briefs

Terry Hutchison of YESS The Book Hutch will present to the Rotary Club of Durango meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday…

January 10, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis offered another gesture to Catholics who are estranged from the church, saying this week he…

January 10, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – It came as a shock: U.S. employers added just 74,000 jobs in December, far fewer than anyone expected.…

January 10, 2014

Nation/World Briefs

WASHINGTON – With the number of seriously wounded and ill soldiers at a six-year low, the Army is closing down…

January 9, 2014

Outdoors

Outdoors Briefs

Ice climbers will compete for $16,000 in prize money Sunday as the 19th annual Ouray Ice Festival ends a four-day…

January 9, 2014

Arts and Entertainment

Arts Briefs for Jan. 10

Merely Players will hold auditions for the spring musical, “The Wizard of Oz,” on Tuesday and Wednesday. Auditions are open…

January 9, 2014

Local Briefs

Solarize La Plata, a grass-roots program with the goal of installing solar photovoltaic systems on 100 homes in the area,…

January 8, 2014

Regional News

Colorado Briefs

DENVER – The Denver City Council wants marijuana businesses in Colorado to be granted access to federal banking institutions now…

Nation Briefs

NEW ORLEANS – A federal appeals court heard arguments Monday on whether the state of Texas can enforce a law…

World Briefs

UNITED NATIONS – U.N. officials are warning the Security Council that Central African Republic is on the brink of a…

Local Briefs

Motorists on U.S. Highway 550 (north Main Avenue) will encounter the final single-lane closure on northbound Main Avenue at 18th…

Nation/World Briefs

NEW YORK – Authorities say one person has died and another has been injured in a three-alarm high-rise apartment fire…

Local Briefs

The La Plata County Motor Vehicle Division in both Durango and Bayfield as well as the Bayfield Clerk and Recorder’s…

Business

Business Briefs

The Durango Business Improvement District has relocated its office to 850½ Main Ave., Suite 2, upstairs from Beads & Beyond.…

Military Brief

Logandu1-i-syn Logan also received the honor of “Distinguished Graduate,” which is determined by totaling combined academic, instructional performance and operational…

Local Briefs

As marijuana becomes available for recreational use throughout Colorado, the Colorado Department of Transportation and the Colorado State Patrol remind…