Schools: Teacher won’t return after ‘bloody Indian’ comment

ALBUQUERQUE – Officials say a teacher at an Albuquerque high school will no longer work for the school district after she was accused of calling one Native American student a “bloody Indian”...

Pediatric Partners of the Southwest announces promotions

Pediatric Partners of the Southwest recently promoted Grecia Cruz and Destiny Salazar as family advocate and care coordinators. In their new positions, Cruz and Salazar will prov...

Former CIA analyst will talk about human migration

The Journal At the Dec. 6 session of Lifelong Learning, Ron Garst will discuss “Human Migration: Myth and Reality.” Garst, former provost at the National Intelligence U...

Prosecutors: Fight over remote control spawns fatal prison stomping

COLORADO SPRINGS – Prosecutors say a feud over a TV remote control led to a “fatal stomp-down” that killed a 64-year-old inmate at a Colorado Springs prison. The Gazette reports D...

PCC Southwest to host holiday open house

The Journal Pueblo Community College Southwest will hold a holiday open house on Dec. 11 from 5 to 7 p.m. “We will have food provided by our culinary students and holid...

Library collecting Christmas decor for Cortez families

The Journal The Cortez Public Library is again collecting new or gently used Christmas decor such as trees, lights, ornaments and gift wrap for the families served by the Piñon Pr...

Wolf symposium to be held at Fort Lewis College

The Fort Lewis College biology department will host a free, all-day wolf symposium for the public from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Thursday at the FLC Student Life Center Gymnasium, 1000 Rim Drive....

Trees for Conservation Christmas tree lot open

The San Juan Mountains Association’s Trees for Conservation Christmas tree lot is open from noon to 6 p.m. Monday through Thursday and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Friday at the corner of Colle...

New forester in the Durango Field Office

The Colorado State Forest Service announces Luke Dittrich as a new forester in the southwest region, based out of the Durango Field Office. The area encompasses the agency’s Mont...

Woman pleads guilty to embezzling Girl Scout cookie profits

GRAND JUNCTION – A Colorado woman has pleaded guilty to charges of embezzling Girl Scout cookie funds from her daughter’s troop. The Daily Sentinel reported Wednesday that 32-year...

Dolores Rotary Club plans gathering to kick off holiday season

The Journal The Dolores Rotary Club will hold a social gathering to kick off the holiday season and to benefit the Dolores Holiday Lighting Fund on Tuesday, Nov. 27, at the Dolore...

Dolores Rotary encourages nonmembers to give club a try

The Journal The Dolores Rotary Club is inviting nonmembers to visit a couple of meetings to consider an annual membership, according to spokeswoman Susan Lisak. The clu...