The American Rosie the Riveter Association is trying to locate women who worked on the home front during WWII. Thousands of women worked to support the war effort as riveters,…
Tammy Tyner with Women’s Resource Center will talk about the organization’s current programs. The meeting is open to all and lunch will be optional for $13. For more information, visit…
Ska Brewing will team up with Habitat for Humanity for an evening of local vibes for local support of the community’s housing needs. There will be local Ska brews, appetizers,…
Volunteers are needed to help with setup, tear down and security Aug. 8-12. The main crew will be needed from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Aug. 8. This event qualifies…
The derby will take place Aug. 10, with gates opening at 10 a.m. and the show beginning at noon. The La Plata County Fair will be held Aug. 7-11 at…
Mary Oswald will discuss her volunteer work in Bolivia. All are welcome. For more information and a complete list of upcoming programs visit www.durangodaybreakrotary.org or www.facebook.com/groups/durangodaybreak.
Colorado Trail may not be accessible this year, officials say
Containers depicting OxyContin prescription pill bottles lie on the ground in front of the Department of Health and Human Services’ headquarters in Washington as protesters demonstrate against the FDA’s opioid…
Health workers wearing protective suits take their shift at a treatment center in Beni, Congo DRC. The head of the World Health Organization is convening a meeting of experts Wednesday…
Cedar Hill business makes array of hircine dairy toiletries
During the two nights of gravity racing, Purgatory will extend Lift 1 operations from 4 to 7 p.m. for these special events. Check-in will run from 4 to 5:45 p.m.…
Ska Brewing Co. canning and distributing sparkling water
Six chuck wagons from around Colorado will compete to provide meals in the tradition of the late 1800s. People may wagon chefs prepare meals in cast iron cookware over an…
A new elevated bridge and boardwalk across the Brooks River in Katmai National Park and Preserve has replaced a river-level bridge that was often closed to human tourists because it…
The view of the Teutonic Cemetery inside the Vatican. After opening a pair of tombs inside the cemetery after further investigation into the case of the 15-year-old daughter of a…
Dr. Jori Fleisher, neurologist, examines Thomas Doyle, 66, at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago. Doyle, 66, hopes blood tests may some day replace the invasive diagnostic testing he…
In this 2014 photo provided by the University of Mississippi, Dr. Suman Chandra inspects marijuana plants growing at the Ole Miss medicinal gardens in University, Miss. The plants are used…
Fresh green chile awaits being roasted at Los Chile Bros, a stand outside Big Lots in 2017 in Santa Fe. The long-simmering battle between New Mexico and Colorado over which…
Supporters of wolf reintroduction say the predators could prey on weaker deer or elk infected with chronic wasting disease.U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service via AP file A few weeks later,…
An aircraft lands at the international airport in Frankfurt, Germany, as the sun sets. There is a small but growing movement in Sweden that’s consciously shunning air travel because of…
An Israeli Eviation Alice electric aircraft electric aircraft is displayed at Paris Air Show, in Le Bourget, east of Paris, France. Israeli startup Eviation displayed an all-electric airplane prototype dubbed…
In 1921, just three days after Christmas, two engines were leading a train from Silverton to Durango after a heavy snowstorm. As the engines neared what is known as the…
The National Park Service and the International Dark-Sky Association said in a joint announcement July 5 that the designation recognizes the park’s “quality night skies and a commitment to protecting…
Emergency workers treat a passenger on an Air Canada flight to Australia that was diverted and landed at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu. The flight from Vancouver to…
Dr. Nora Volkow, director of the National Institute on Drug Abuse, works in the MRI lab at the National Institutes of Health’s research hospital in Bethesda, Md. Volkow is studying…
A banner hangs by a stained glass window in the sanctuary at Glide Memorial United Methodist Church in San Francisco. Most Americans don’t typically reach out to religious leaders for…
The survey released Monday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research finds that among all Americans who identify with a specific religion, about 8 in 10 say their…
After a brief business meeting, the Society will host “The History of the Churches at Trujillo, Juanita, Pagosa Junction, Allison and Tiffany,” presented by Ruth Lambert. A potluck summer social…
July’s full moon is known as the “Buck Moon.” During this time of the year, the antlers of deer and elk fully form. Mallory Bauman, wildlife biologist and elementary teacher,…
Hooton will discuss the power of local economies to build an equitable future and the work going on at Local First. Visitors are welcome. For more information, contact Bruce Rodman…
