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World Briefs

Avalanche hits Norway Arctic archipelago COENHAGEN, Denmark – Rescue workers used shovels, excavators, search dogs and powerful lamps to dig through tons of snow in total darkness...

Region Briefs

Steamboat council orders probe released STEAMBOAT SPRINGS – The Steamboat Springs City Council has reversed itself and decided to give the public a more thorough summary of a rece...

Nation Briefs

Obama finalizes raise for federal employees President Obama has finalized a pay raise for federal employees in January, the last step in a yearlong process that started and ended ...

Local Briefs

Durango announces Christmas schedule The following is the holiday schedule for the city of Durango: City administrative offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, incl...

Nation Briefs

Hasbro says it owns rights to Game of Life PROVIDENCE, R.I. – Hasbro hit back Friday in a lawsuit over who owns the rights to The Game of Life, flatly denying claims by a toy inve...

World Briefs

Statue looted in WWII returned to Poland WARSAW, Poland – An 18th-century marble bust of the goddess Diana looted by the Nazis in 1940 has returned to Warsaw from Vienna, where it...

Religion Briefs

St. Columba offers program for returning Catholics St. Columba Parish invites Catholics to return to the church. The parish offers a program called “Landings” as a way...

Nation & World Briefs

New Orleans to move Confederate statues NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans’ leaders on Thursday made a sweeping move to break with the city’s Confederate past when the City Council voted...

Arts Briefs

Call open for arts, culture grants The Durango Arts Center is accepting requests for funding of 2016 nonprofit arts and culture programs, made possible by the city of Durango’s Ar...

Outdoors Briefs

Nordic Center opens for winter season The Nordic Center at Purgatory is open to the public for the winter season. The center will be open from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. every d...

Earth Briefs

Plant-A-Tree holiday certificates offered Plant-A-Tree holiday gift certificates are on sale at San Juan National Forest offices. Each $20 donation to the Plant-a-Tree ...

Health Briefs

Health insurance help available San Juan Basin Health Department is co-sponsoring a walk-in enrollment and information event about signing up for health insurance from 8:30 a.m. t...