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Nation & World Briefs

Fed to announce future of interest rates Wednesday WASHINGTON – The worst-kept secret in the financial world is that the Federal Reserve is all but sure Wednesday to raise interes...

Nation & World Briefs

Man fatally shot by LA police kept holding gun LOS ANGELES – A black man who was fatally shot by Los Angeles deputies kept holding a gun as he lay dying on the ground, authorities...

Local Briefs

Forest Service to hire temporary positions The Rocky Mountain Region of the U.S. Forest Service announces that it will be advertising more than 600 temporary positions throughout ...

Local Briefs

Book tree to benefit children in District 9-R Maria’s Bookshop in partnership with the Durango Education Foundation and Durango School District 9-R will offer a book tree to benef...

World Briefs

Gunmen enter Spain embassy in Kabul KABUL, Afghanistan – Attackers entered the Spanish Embassy in Kabul after a deadly car bombing in a diplomatic neighborhood of the Afghan capit...

Local Briefs

Stillwater winter concert to feature eight bands Stillwater Music will hold its annual Winter Wonder Bands concert and silent auction from noon to 4:30 p.m. Sunday at the River Be...

Education Briefs

Local named FLC admission ambassador Briana Pearse, of Durango, is an admission ambassador for Fort Lewis College for the 2015-16 academic year. Pearse’s current major...

World Briefs

Cuba, U.S. to resume direct mail service HAVANA – Cuba and the United States announced Friday they have struck a deal to re-establish direct mail service, which was cut in 1963 at...

Nation Briefs

FAA: drone-plane close calls are up WASHINGTON – There has yet to be a confirmed U.S. collision between a drone and a manned aircraft, but there’s a growing number of close calls ...

World Briefs

Trump drops plans to visit Israeli leader amid flap JERUSALEM – Donald Trump on Thursday called off a planned December trip to Israel, shelving what was shaping up to be an awkwar...

Nation Briefs

Americans’ net worth tumbled last quarter WASHINGTON – The stock market’s sharp decline in August and September took its toll on Americans’ finances in the third quarter. Househol...

Outdoors Briefs

Seniors Outdoors announces activities Seniors Outdoors will offer these activities: A Saturday Snowshoe with John Martin will take place at 9 a.m. Saturday. Details for...