MEXICO CITY – Six people being tested for possible radiation exposure in a hospital in central Mexico are suspects in the theft of highly radioactive cobalt-60, a government official said…
A bird walk will be hosted by the Durango Bird Club at 9 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560 East Second Ave. The walks last about one hour and…
All Saints Anglican Church’s Advent sermon series in December by the Rev. Edward W. Fowler is called “The Prophet Isaiah’s Gospel of Peace.” Worship services take place at 10 a.m.…
NEW YORK – Dozens of current or former Russian diplomats and their spouses enjoyed luxury vacations and spent tens of thousands of dollars on concert tickets, fine clothing and helicopter…
TRIPOLI, Libya – An American chemistry teacher was shot to death as he was jogging in Benghazi on Thursday, highlighting persistently tenuous security in the eastern Libyan city where the…
The Nordic Center at Purgatory announces the 2013-14 schedule for Nordic ski races plus a new Fat Bike category. The Coke Series races will take place Dec. 28, Jan. 11…
The Durango High School Native American Club, with help from Fort Lewis College’s Wanbli Ota Club, will host a Native American Winter Market from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday…
Jon Cordalis, The Computer Tutor, will teach these computer workshops from 9:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave.: “Internet and Social Media” will take…
A health-coverage guide from San Juan Basin Health Department will give hands-on instruction Saturday for people ready to sign up for insurance through the state marketplace. The class, which starts…
HARTFORD, Conn. – As gunfire boomed over and over in the background, a janitor begged a 911 dispatcher to send help, saying, “There’s still shooting going on! Please!” A woman…
Training for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic is available to Durangoans for the 10th consecutive year. Fort Lewis College, the Durango Community Recreation Center and the Colorado National Guard Armory…
A winter plant sale will take place from 1 to 7 p.m. Dec. 12 and 13 at the San Juan College Greenhouse, 4601 College Blvd. in Farmington. The sale will…
Johnstondu1-i-syn Great Old Broads for Wilderness, a nonprofit organization based in Durango, recently hired Amy Johnston as its new office manager. Johnston brings many years of experience managing programs, projects…
ALBANY, N.Y. – An animal rights group is asking New York courts to recognize scientific evidence of emotional and cognitive abilities in chimpanzees and to grant the animals “legal personhood”…
LONDON — The editor of the Guardian said Tuesday that his newspaper has published just 1 percent of the material it received from former National Security Agency contractor Edward Snowden,…
Spa Evo will host a Noel Night benefit for Durango’s homeless veterans from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday upstairs in the Durango Office Suites Building, 1075 Main Ave. The event…
Durango School District 9-R Superintendent Dan Snowberger will host a round table to discuss 9-R’s current academic programs, and help determine how the district should best prioritize spending from 6…
CONCORD, N.H. – A traveling medical technician was sentenced Monday to 39 years in prison for stealing painkillers and infecting dozens of patients in multiple states with hepatitis C through…
Today, the city of Durango Utilities Department will replace a water line on East Third Avenue, closing both southbound lanes. Southbound traffic will be detoured at East Ninth Street during…
NEW YORK – Thanksgiving Day openings and reduced prices failed to get Americans to crack open their billfolds during the biggest shopping week of the year. The tactics drew bigger…
A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. This is a free,…
“Get the Most ‘Bank’ for your Buck” will be presented by Bank of Colorado’s Teri Simmons, vice president of commercial lending, and Mark Horn, senior vice president, at noon Dec.…
A fundraiser for the Mitrata Children’s Home will take place at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the Himalayan Kitchen, 992 Main Ave. The event will feature a buffet dinner. Tickets are…
Villagers rush to aid rural plane crash survivors ANCHORAGE, Alaska – Residents of a rural Alaska village reached survivors of a commuter plane crash two hours after the aircraft went…
TEHRAN, Iran – The nuclear deal struck by Iran and six world powers will put more rubber on the road in the Islamic Republic. The country’s major carmakers stand ready…
Congregation Har Shalom, 2537 County Road 203, will host these programs: Jewish meditation will be held from 9:30 to 10 a.m. Dec. 7. A traditional Shabbat service with Torah reading…
WASHINGTON – Christmas has come to the White House. Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and the family’s two dogs on Friday accepted an 18½-foot Douglas fir as the official…
CAIRO – Egyptian security forces firing tear gas and water cannons on Friday broke up anti-government demonstrations by Islamists defying a draconian new law restricting protests. Authorities are seeking to…
The community is invited to give the gift of Love by the Pound this holiday season. Now through Dec. 19, when people make donations of clothing, blankets or non-perishable food…
Warren Miller’s 64th annual feature ski film, “Ticket to Ride,” will be shown Wednesday at the Smiley Building Auditorium, 1309 East Third Ave. Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. for…
