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Disappointed visitors leave Yosemite as fire rages nearby

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – As smoke from a nearby wildfire pours into Yosemite Valley, Tom Lambert has had to tell tourists who booked his vacation home months in advance that they wou...

Heart Safe La Plata to offer first-aid, CPR classes

Local nonprofit Heart Safe La Plata will offer basic first-aid and CPR trainings in August at Durango Fire and Rescue Station 1, 142 Sheppard Drive: A basic first-aid class wil...

EPA extends comment period on remedial cleanup actions

The Environmental Protection Agency, in response to citizen request, has extended the public comment period to Aug. 15 on its proposed plan of interim remedial actions for the Bonita Peak Mi...

Re-enactment of conquistador reclaiming Santa Fe will end

SANTA FE – An annual re-enactment of a 17th-century Spanish conquistador reclaiming Santa Fe from Native Americans after an uprising will end amid protests that it whitewashed a dark period ...

Jamestown mystery: Whose bones have been uncovered?

JAMESTOWN, Va. – The skeleton was beautifully laid out in a formal English-style burial, hands at the sides, palms down, the body probably pinned up in a shroud. The arms, legs an...

Health care industry branches into fresh meals, rides to gym

That hot lunch delivered to your door? Your health insurer might pick up the tab. The cleaning crew that fixed up your apartment while you recovered from a stroke? The hospital st...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Reid Coppinger returned from Rochester, New York, and would depart to operate a sheep camp the next morning in the area. 75 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. H.E. Stra...

Aging lookout towers still key during fire season in the West

BOISE, Idaho – Fire-lookout towers perched atop remote, craggy peaks across the U.S. West may seem like quaint reminders of an era before satellites, smartphones and jet-propelled air tanker...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Graham family returned to Durango from a four-month trip through the East and Canada. Mrs. Graham said they enjoyed every minute. 75 years ago: Bargains,...

Passengers recount moments after lava hit Hawaii tour boat

HONOLULU – A passenger on a tour boat that was struck by lava off Hawaii’s Big Island last week shielded his girlfriend and waited for death as searing debris came ripping through the catama...

AIDS drugs show more promise for preventing new infections

New research shows more promise for using AIDS treatment drugs as a prevention tool, to help keep uninfected people from catching HIV during sex with a partner who has the virus. ...

Woman likely spread Ebola a year after infection, doctors say

LONDON – A Liberian woman who probably caught Ebola in 2014 may have infected three relatives a year after she first fell sick, doctors reported in a study published Monday. There...
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