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Here’s why the Garrison Keillor allegations stand out

The public first learned that Garrison Keillor had been accused of improper behavior from Garrison Keillor. The humorist emailed an Associated Press reporter on Wednesday to break the news –...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Embarrassed’ Geraldo Rivera apologizes for ‘tawdry’ memoir

NEW YORK – Geraldo Rivera is apologizing for a memoir published a quarter-century ago that recounts sexual experiences he says he’s now “embarrassed” about. In a tweet on Friday, ...

DATE: Dec 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Jim Nabors, TV’s homespun Gomer Pyle and singer, dies at 87

HONOLULU – Jim Nabors, the shy Alabaman whose down-home comedy made him a TV star as Gomer Pyle and whose surprisingly operatic voice kept him a favorite in Las Vegas and other showplaces, d...

DATE: Nov 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Partridge Family’ star David Cassidy hospitalized

NEW YORK – “Partridge Family” star David Cassidy has been hospitalized in Florida. His representative tells The Associated Press on Saturday that Cassidy is “now conscious” and “s...

DATE: Nov 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

AC/DC founding member Malcolm Young dead at 64

NEW YORK – Malcolm Young, the rhythm guitarist and guiding force behind the bawdy hard-rock band AC/DC who helped create such head-banging anthems as “Highway to Hell,” “Hells Bells” and “Ba...

DATE: Nov 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Record crowd attends star ceremony for Latin icon Selena

LOS ANGELES – About 4,500 fans gathered on Vine Street in Hollywood on Friday to pay tribute to the late Tejano music queen Selena Quintanilla, who was honored with the 2,622nd star on the H...

DATE: Nov 4, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Rock pioneer Fats Domino dead at age 89

NEW ORLEANS – In appearance, Fats Domino wasn’t a typical a teen idol. He stood 5-feet-5 and weighed more than 200 pounds, with a wide, boyish smile and a haircut as flat as an album cover. ...

DATE: Oct 25, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Sexual harassment, rape accusations pile up against Harvey Weinstein

Movie mogul Harvey Weinstein, already suspected of decades of sexual harassment, came under withering fire Tuesday with a new report accusing him of raping three women he had worked with dur...

DATE: Oct 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Resignations, fallout grows for embattled producer Weinstein

LOS ANGELES – Attorney Lisa Bloom said Saturday she is no longer representing movie mogul Harvey Weinstein as he confronts sexual harassment allegations dating back years, while a TV news an...

DATE: Oct 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

‘Veep’ star Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has breast cancer

LOS ANGELES – Julia Louis-Dreyfus says she has been diagnosed with breast cancer. The star of “Veep” and “Seinfeld” posted word of her illness Thursday on social media. A spokeswo...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Hefner dreamed of being cartoonist; instead, he changed market for top comic artists

Before he became a publisher of posed flesh and prose, Hugh Hefner dreamed of becoming a cartoonist. Young Hugh knew that the striking visual line could help deliver a message, and so he ske...

DATE: Sep 28, 2017 | CATEGORY: Books

Boxer LaMotta, immortalized in ‘Raging Bull,’ dies at 95

MIAMI – Jake LaMotta, the former middleweight champion whose life in and out of the ring was depicted in the film “Raging Bull,” for which Robert De Niro won an Academy Award, has died, his ...

DATE: Sep 20, 2017 | 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