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Director: Stacy Keach had a heart attack during Chicago play

CHICAGO – Goodman Theatre artistic director Robert Falls says actor Stacy Keach suffered a heart attack during the opening night of a play at the venue in Chicago. Goodman officia...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Deaf singer wows crowd, judges on ‘America’s Got Talent’

LOS ANGELES – A deaf singer is moving on to the semifinals of “America’s Got Talent” after delivering a performance judge Simon Cowell calls “one of the most amazing things” he’s ever seen o...

DATE: Jun 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Skip the first episode of ‘I’m Dying Up Here’

Showtime’s “I’m Dying Up Here” is a fictional drama about the Sunset Strip stand-up comedy scene in 1973, and it’s full of revelations that it (wrongly) assumes to be fresh news to a cable a...

DATE: Jun 5, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Bill Maher's use of racial slur on HBO show draws criticism

LOS ANGELES (AP) â€” Bill Maher is facing criticism for his use of a racial slur during a discussion with a Republican senator on his HBO talk show Friday night. Maher was speakin...

DATE: Jun 3, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

CNN sacks Kathy Griffin over Trump video as backlash builds

NEW YORK – Kathy Griffin has lost a decade-long gig ringing in the new year for CNN as a backlash builds over her video displaying a likeness of President Donald Trump’s severed head. ...

DATE: May 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

ABC’s chemistry-lacking ‘Dirty Dancing’ has two left feet

You will not have the time of your life watching ABC’s “Dirty Dancing” musical. It is neither good nor deliciously bad. It is a banal, three-hour time-suck that manages to feel both rushed a...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

How did Rashad Jennings win ‘Dancing with the Stars’? It’s still an athlete’s show

NFL running back Rashad Jennings won Season 24 of “Dancing With the Stars” on Tuesday night, a well-deserved victory after a season of high scores and fan-favorite dances. “I don’...

DATE: May 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Game of Thrones’ might spawn new HBO shows, says creator

NEW YORK – HBO’s “Game of Thrones” is in its home stretch. But the game isn’t over for its creator, George R.R. Martin, who is in the thick of planning for potential new series on the networ...

DATE: May 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

‘Twin Peaks’ in a time of peak weirdness

Last we saw FBI Agent Dale Cooper, he was in the Great Northern Lodge in the fictional town of Twin Peaks, Washington, staring into a cracked bathroom mirror with a maniacal grin. Staring ba...

DATE: May 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Get ready for a ‘Dynasty’ reboot

Add another TV reboot to the long list of shows back from the dead: “Dynasty” will debut on the CW this fall. The new version of “Dynasty,” the prime-time soap that aired on ABC f...

DATE: May 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Roger Ailes, architect of conservative TV juggernaut Fox, is dead at 77

Roger Ailes, who mastered the art of selling political candidates like Hollywood celebrities and was the architect of conservative-oriented TV news, has died at 77. Fox News repor...

DATE: May 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Katy Perry is the first judge named for new ‘American Idol’

Pop star Katy Perry is the first judge to be named for the new season of “American Idol,” which was revived by ABC for the 2017-2018 season. The show, which pulled in 38 million v...

DATE: May 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Music

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday