Celebrity - The Durango Herald

Stephen King criticized for comments about diversity

NEW YORK – Stephen King says he cares only about “quality,” not “diversity” when deciding on awards. Some are asking why he thinks the two must be different. “I would never consid...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Meat Loaf sues hotel, blaming negligence for disabling fall

FORT WORTH, Texas – Meat Loaf has filed a lawsuit against a hotel at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and organizers of a horror convention held there, blaming them for negligence whe...

DATE: Jan 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Neil Peart, drummer for influential rockers Rush, dead at 67

SANTA MONICA, California – Neil Peart, the renowned drummer and lyricist from the influential band Rush, has died. He was 67. His representative, Elliot Mintz, said in a statement...

DATE: Jan 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Trebek: ‘Jeopardy!’ retirement isn’t imminent despite cancer

PASADENA, Calif. – The brief farewell that Alex Trebek says will close his final “Jeopardy!” episode isn’t on the horizon. “I don’t foresee that 30-second moment coming up in the ...

DATE: Jan 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Justin Bieber says he’s battling Lyme disease

NEW YORK – Justin Bieber says he has been battling Lyme disease. In an Instagram post Wednesday, the pop star wrote that “it’s been a rough couple years but (I’m) getting the righ...

DATE: Jan 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

‘Ugly Betty’ co-creator Silvio Horta dies in Miami at 45

MIAMI – Award-winning producer Silvio Horta, who was acclaimed for creating the hit series “Ugly Betty” with actress Salma Hayek, has died. He was 45. The Miami-Dade County Medica...

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

Not exactly a ‘Love Touch’: Rod Stewart, son, accused of battery in New Year’s Eve fight

FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Rock icon Rod Stewart and his son are facing simple battery charges after an altercation with a security guard during a private event in a children’s area at The Brea...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

Rocker John Mellencamp gives $50K to his Indiana hometown

SEYMOUR, Ind. – Rocker John Mellencamp has donated $50,000 to his southern Indiana hometown for construction of a plaza near a mural that pays homage to the singer-songwriter and his 1980s h...

DATE: Jan 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Music

DJ Don Imus, made and betrayed by his mouth, dead at 79

NEW YORK – Radio personality Don Imus, whose career was made and then undone by his acid tongue during a decadeslong rise to stardom and an abrupt public plunge after a nationally broadcast ...

DATE: Dec 27, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

NEW YORK – Danny Aiello, the blue-collar character actor whose long career playing tough guys included roles in “Fort Apache, the Bronx,” “Moonstruck” and “Once Upon a Time in America” and h...

DATE: Dec 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

James Taylor audio memoir coming early next year

NEW YORK – James Taylor isn’t working on a typical rock star memoir. The singer-songwriter has a deal with producer-distributor Audible for the audio-only “Break Shot,” focusing o...

DATE: Nov 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Books

Czech filmmaker Vojtech Jasny dies at age 93

PRAGUE – Vojtech Jasny, a filmmaker who belonged to the new wave of Czechoslovak cinema in the 1960s, has died. He was 93. Slovacke divadlo, a theater he frequently visited, said ...

DATE: Nov 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday