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Nation Briefs

NYC imposes 5-cent charge on plastic bags NEW YORK – Every minute of every day, usually without thinking, thousands of New Yorkers reach across the counter at shops and supermarkets and acce...

Earth Briefs

Fire mitigation work set for Hay Gulch area Several organizations will work together Saturday in the Hay Gulch area to prepare for the upcoming wildfire season. The Vista de Oro P...

Health Briefs

Free dental clinics offered in May Free dental clinics for La Plata County students will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school-based health centers May 17 at Durango High School and...

Nation & World Briefs

Face transplant patient in hospital HARTFORD, Conn. – The Connecticut woman who underwent a face transplant five years ago after being attacked by a chimpanzee is back in a Boston hospital...

Local Briefs

Residents urged to complete bear survey Residents of Durango and La Plata County who have not filled out a bear survey they received earlier this year are asked to complete the questionnaire...

Nation & World Briefs

Governor identifies SEAL killed in Iraq PHOENIX – The Navy SEAL killed in Iraq on Tuesday was identified as Charlie Keating IV, a former Phoenix high school star distance runner and the gra...

Business Briefs

Local entrepreneur joins RE/MAX RE/MAX Pinnacle has announced that Durango business owner Katri Annast has joined its team as a broker associate. As a local entrepreneur Annast h...

Local Briefs

Come learn about Leadership La Plata Leadership La Plata will host an information session about its program from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. May 11 at Mercy Regional Medical Center’s Animas Room. ...

Education Briefs

Child care providers can apply to council The Early Childhood Council of La Plata County is accepting applications from licensed child care providers (centers and homes) who will or have rec...

Nation & World Briefs

San Jose brothers charged with murder of parents SAN JOSE, Calif. – On Friday, prosecutors charged 22-year-old Hasib bin Golamrabbi and his younger brother, 17-year-old Omar Golamrabbi, each...

Local Briefs

High Noon Rotarians to hear adoption saga The Durango High Noon Rotary Club will meet from 11:45 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. Meg Foley will present “...

Nation & World Briefs

Death toll of collapsed building up to 20 in Kenya NAIROBI, Kenya – Kenyan rescuers continued searching for survivors Sunday of a residential building in an impoverished area that collapsed ...