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Louis L’Amour’s son publishes writer’s ‘Lost Treasures’

Posthumous publishing isn’t uncommon when it comes to writers who were as prolific as Louis L’Amour. Sometimes, the volume of unpublished work is big enough that what comes after their death...

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...

Russell Simmons steps down from companies amid allegation

NEW YORK – Russell Simmons has stepped away from his companies after a second allegation of sexual misconduct, though the Def Jam founder again denied ever being violent. “Rachel ...

Movies playing in Durango Dec. 1-7

Animas City Theatre (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com) The Florida Project (128 E. College Drive, 799-2281, www.animascitytheatre.com)The story of a precoci...

The Latest: MPR confirms Keillor firing, says 1 allegation

MINNEAPOLIS – Minnesota Public Radio has confirmed it fired Garrison Keillor, the former host of “A Prairie Home Companion,” after he was accused of inappropriate behavior. MPR sa...

13 Grammy facts on day of nominations Sheeran snubbed, Cornell nominated

NEW YORK – Thirteen things worth noting about Tuesday’s nominations for the 2018 Grammy Awards: This is not #Oscarssowhite The Recording Academy is ensuring black or Latino artist...

A whale’s tale: Longest painting in North America restored

NEW BEDFORD, Mass. – A museum has restored the longest painting in North America so it can share the story of American whaling with the public. The quarter-mile-long panorama tour...

Durango’s Earthen Vessel Gallery ‘opens art to everyone’

Gallery has been open in downtown Durango since 1976

Arts Calendar

Friday Gem Club holiday art fair, 11 a.m., Four Corners Gem and Mineral Club, 2329 Main Ave. Winter Solstice Artisans Market, 5 p.m., Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second A...

‘Coco’ shakes up Pixar formula

Pixar is already being rewarded for its inclusivity on “Coco,” the studio’s 19th film. The story takes place in Mexico, and when the movie debuted there late last month, it quickly became th...

Cast and crew of ‘Noises Off’ keep audience laughing

M-CHS drama club closes performances of fall play

‘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...