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Former ‘American Idol’ star charged in fatal DUI crash

PACOLET, S.C. – A country music singer who was a finalist on TV’s “American Idol” has been charged with driving under the influence resulting in death, South Carolina authorities said Wednes...

DATE: Feb 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among Rock Hall nominees

NEW YORK – Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie, Duran Duran and A Tribe Called Quest are among this year’s first-time nominees for induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. The Cleveland-...

DATE: Feb 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bayfield High School junior Max Meyers selected for all-state philharmonic

17-year-old also plays basketball and maintains a top GPA

DATE: Jan 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Joni Mitchell joining Neil Young in protest over Spotify

NEW YORK – Joni Mitchell said Friday she is seeking to remove all of her music from Spotify in solidarity with Neil Young, who ignited a protest against the streaming service for airing a po...

DATE: Jan 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

The trumpet shall sound: College launches winter recital programs

Trumpeter Wiff Rudd is on his way to wintery Durango from Dallas to give the first music recital of the semester at Fort Lewis College. Performing under the banner of the newly named FLC De...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Winter music recital rescheduled

Because of the recent omicron surge, the next recital in the Unitarian Universalist Recital Series will be rescheduled to later in the spring. Percussionist John O’Neal was to perform with t...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Tickets on sale for Catherine Russell, jazz vocalist

Grammy-nominated vocalist Catherine Russell kicks off her new “Send For Me” album tour with Durango Cool Jazz for two seatings at 5 and 8 p.m. Feb. 4 and 5 at The Lift at Cascade, 50827 U.S....

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Meat Loaf, ‘Bat Out of Hell’ rock superstar, dies at 74

NEW YORK – Meat Loaf, the heavyweight rock superstar loved by millions for his “Bat Out of Hell” album and for such theatrical, dark-hearted anthems as “Paradise By the Dashboard Light,” “Tw...

DATE: Jan 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Grammy Awards move ceremony to Las Vegas site in early April

LOS ANGELES – The 2022 Grammy Awards will shift to an April show in Las Vegas after recently postponing the ceremony because of rising COVID-19 cases because the omicron variant. The awards ...

DATE: Jan 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

NEW YORK – Ronnie Spector, the cat-eyed, bee-hived rock ’n’ roll siren who sang such 1960s hits as “Be My Baby,” “Baby I Love You” and “Walking in the Rain” as the leader of the girl group T...

DATE: Jan 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Music

Grammys postpone ceremony, citing omicron variant risks

LOS ANGELES – The Grammy Awards were postponed Wednesday weeks before the planned Los Angeles ceremony over what organizers called “too many risks” from the omicron variant, signaling what c...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Sampson to play ‘Live @ The Smiley Cafe’

The Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College will host singer-songwriter Carter Sampson at 7 p.m. Jan. 21 at the Smiley Cafe, 1309 East Third Ave., for another intimate evening as part o...

DATE: Jan 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Photos: Navajo Trail OpenFriday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy OntiverosA solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a display of unity, grief and honor for Bloomfield Police Officer Timothy Ontiveros, 32.About 7 a.m., a large contingent of law enforcement, motorcyclists, friends and grieving family prepared to embark on the motorcade to the 9 a.m. service at the Bloomfield High School football stadium to celebrate the life of the officer.