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June births

These children were born at Mercy Regional Medical Center in June: Lauren and Ben Melancon, Bayfield, Phillip James, 8 lbs. 9 oz., 8:08 p.m. June 3. Randi and Justin La...

Access to ruins-rich public land near Mesa Verde explored

Protecting relics on 7,300-acre parcel a priority

8 essential items to help you sleep well on your next flight

When trying to sleep on a plane, the obstacles are stacked against you. The environment is loud, bright, crowded and uncomfortable. But while it most likely won’t be the same quality as at h...

Trails 2000 announces August trail-work dates

Trails 2000 is seeking volunteers to help with several trail-work and maintenance projects in August. Trail-work times are from 4:30 to 7 p.m. weekdays and 9 a.m. to noon Saturda...

Walloped by heat wave, Greenland sees massive ice melt

BERLIN (AP) – The heat wave that smashed high temperature records in five European countries a week ago is now over Greenland, accelerating the melting of the island’s ice sheet and causing ...

Cities again see more overdose deaths than country towns

NEW YORK – U.S. drug overdose deaths had been most common in Appalachia and other rural areas in recent years, but they are back to being more concentrated in big cities, according to a gove...

Proud of your plants? Enter the La Plata County Fair’s horticulture show

Editor’s note: Get Growing, written by the La Plata County Extension Office’s Master Gardener Program, appears during the growing season. It features timely tips and suggestions for your...

San Francisco curbs waste with public toilets

SAN FRANCISCO – The sidewalks surrounding Ahmed Al Barak’s corner market in one of San Francisco’s roughest neighborhoods are filled with cardboard, used syringes and homeless people who hav...

Heart Safe La Plata announces August classes

Heart Safe La Plata, a local nonprofit, will offer basic first-aid and CPR classes in August. 3-6 p.m. Wednesday, community basic first aid. 6 -10 p.m. Wednesday, community...

Wilderness Study Areas frozen in time in Southwest Colorado

Recommendations for parcels were made decades ago; recent bills seek to take action

Hurry up and wait: Doctors say insurers increasingly interfere

After Kim Lauerman was diagnosed with ovarian cancer, doctors wanted to give her a drug that helps prevent infections and fever during chemotherapy. Her insurer said no. Anthem Bl...

Holiday Inn owner to ditch mini shampoos to save seas

LONDON – The fight to save the seas from plastic waste may mean the end for mini bottles of shampoo and other toiletries that hotel guests love to stuff into their luggage. The ow...
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