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‘Jeopardy!’ host Trebek says he’s resumed chemotherapy

NEW YORK – “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek says he’s had a setback in his battle with pancreatic cancer and is undergoing chemotherapy again. Trebek told ABC’s “Good Morning America”...

DATE: Sep 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Eddie Money, ‘Two Tickets to Paradise’ singer, dies at 70

Eddie Money, who left behind a career as a New York police officer to become one of the top-selling rock stars of the 1970s and ’80s, with hits like “Two Tickets to Paradise” and “Take Me Ho...

DATE: Sep 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Reality star ‘The Situation’ released from federal prison

NEWARK, N.J. – “Jersey Shore” cast member Mike “The Situation” Sorrentino is now a free man. The 37-year-old reality television star’s publicist says he was released from prison i...

DATE: Sep 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Groundbreaking photographer Robert Frank dies at age 94

NEW YORK – Robert Frank, a giant of 20th-century photography whose seminal book “The Americans” captured singular, candid moments of the 1950s and helped free picture-taking from the boundar...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Visual Arts

‘Wait Wait ... Don’t Tell Me!’ host got mad at a subway station manager – now he just wants to say sorry

The radio show host was running late, but he was trapped on the Metro. On the airwaves, and during an interview last week, Peter Sagal, the host of NPR’s comedic current affairs q...

DATE: Sep 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Trump again attacks ‘Will & Grace’ actress Debra Messing

NEW YORK – President Donald Trump is again attacking Debra Messing, calling the liberal activist and “Will & Grace” star a racist and saying she should be fired from the NBC sitcom. ...

DATE: Sep 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Police: Man broke into Taylor Swift’s home, took off shoes

WESTERLY, R.I. – Police say a man who broke into Taylor Swift’s beachfront mansion in Rhode Island took off his shoes because he wanted to be polite. Westerly police who responded...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Country musician Dierks Bentley fined for illegal Colorado fishing

DENVER â€“ Country music star Dierks Bentley has been fined $139.50 for fishing without a license after Colorado concertgoers reported him to state officials. The Denver Post r...

DATE: Sep 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Justin Bieber is confronting his struggles with fame in real time

Justin Bieber said in a candid Instagram post Sunday that he isolated himself and turned to “heavy drugs” at 19 while struggling to cope with his rapid rise to fame. The 25-year-o...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Tribute concert of Avicii’s music to benefit mental health

NEW YORK – A benefit concert for suicide prevention featuring the music of the late star Avicii is being planned for Dec. 5 in Stockholm. Proceeds will support the work of the new...

DATE: Sep 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Music

Valerie Harper, TV’s Rhoda, has died at 80

LOS ANGELES – Valerie Harper, who scored guffaws, stole hearts and busted TV taboos as the brash, self-deprecating Rhoda Morgenstern on back-to-back hit sitcoms in the 1970s, has died. ...

DATE: Aug 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Alex Trebek, saying he’s on the mend, back at ‘Jeopardy!’

LOS ANGELES – “Jeopardy!” host Alex Trebek has returned to work, saying he’s “on the mend” after treatment for pancreatic cancer. The game show posted a video Thursday on Twitter ...

DATE: Aug 29, 2019 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

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