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Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81

NEW YORK – Terrence McNally, one of America’s great playwrights whose prolific career included winning Tony Awards for the plays “Love! Valour! Compassion!” and “Master Class” and the musica...

DATE: Mar 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Performing Arts

Lyle Waggoner, foil on ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ dies at 84

LOS ANGELES – Lyle Waggoner, the tall, dark-haired and handsome comic foil on “The Carol Burnett Show” who also played a superhero’s partner on “Wonder Woman,” died Tuesday. He was 84. ...

DATE: Mar 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus

NEW YORK – Tom Hanks and his actress-singer wife, Rita Wilson, have tested positive for coronavirus, the actor said in a statement Wednesday. Hanks said the couple were in Austral...

DATE: Mar 12, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Pop star Katy Perry reveals a happy secret – she’s pregnant

Katy Perry has revealed she’s pregnant in a very show business way. The 35-year-old pop star showed off her growing baby bump at the end of the video for her latest song “Never Wo...

DATE: Mar 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Trebek reaches 1-year mark in cancer fight with hope, candor

LOS ANGELES – Alex Trebek marked his one-year battle against pancreatic cancer with candor about how hard it’s been and a vow to keep going. “I’d be lying if I said the journey ha...

DATE: Mar 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Good Times’ Ja’Net DuBois dies; co-wrote ‘Jeffersons’ theme

LOS ANGELES – Ja’Net DuBois, who played the vivacious neighbor Willona Woods on “Good Times” and composed and sang the theme song for “The Jeffersons,” has died. DuBois’ song “Mov...

DATE: Feb 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Robert Conrad, star of “The Wild, Wild West,” dies at 84

LOS ANGELES – Robert Conrad, the rugged, contentious actor who starred in the hugely popular 1960s television series “Hawaiian Eye” and “The Wild, Wild West,” has died. He was 84. ...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA

LOS ANGELES – Orson Bean, the witty actor and comedian who enlivened the game show “To Tell the Truth” and played a crotchety merchant on “Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman,” was hit and killed by a...

DATE: Feb 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood

NEW YORK – He was born Issur Danielovitch, a ragman’s son. He died Kirk Douglas, a Hollywood king. Douglas, the muscular, tempestuous actor with the dimpled chin, lived out an epi...

DATE: Feb 6, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Shannen Doherty says she is battling stage 4 breast cancer

NEW YORK – Shannen Doherty is battling a recurrence of breast cancer that has progressed to stage four, telling fans “it’s a bitter pill to swallow.” “I definitely have days where...

DATE: Feb 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

LONDON – Terry Jones, a founding member of the anarchic Monty Python troupe who was hailed by colleagues as “the complete Renaissance comedian” and “a man of endless enthusiasms,” has died a...

DATE: Jan 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson’s diagnosis

NEW YORK – Rocker Ozzy Osbourne says that he’s been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a nervous system disorder that affects movement. The 71-year-old Grammy winner and former v...

DATE: Jan 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge

Photos: A rockin’ good timeThe 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

The 71st annual Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

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.

A solemn procession stretched for blocks Monday morning along West Apache Street in Farmington – a d...

Multiple Tony-winning playwright Terrence McNally dies at 81

Lyle Waggoner, foil on ‘The Carol Burnett Show,’ dies at 84

Tom Hanks, Rita Wilson test positive for coronavirus

Pop star Katy Perry reveals a happy secret – she’s pregnant

Trebek reaches 1-year mark in cancer fight with hope, candor

‘Good Times’ Ja’Net DuBois dies; co-wrote ‘Jeffersons’ theme

Robert Conrad, star of “The Wild, Wild West,” dies at 84

Actor-comedian Orson Bean, 91, hit and killed by car in LA

Kirk Douglas rose from poverty to become a king of Hollywood

Shannen Doherty says she is battling stage 4 breast cancer

‘Naughty boy’: Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

Rocker Ozzy Osbourne announces Parkinson’s diagnosis

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