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California eyes July for reopening iconic Highway 1 stretch

BIG SUR, Calif. – California transportation officials have targeted July for reopening an iconic stretch of Highway 1 in the scenic Big Sur coastal region that was blocked last year by a mas...

Research comes to surprising conclusion about marathon runners and arthritis

A new study comes to the somewhat counterintuitive conclusion that marathon runners have less arthritis than non-runners. The study Most people would assume that serious runners f...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A canning demonstration was conducted by W.E. Valpon from the Boys and Girls Club at the Miller residence in Durango. 75 years ago: Residents discovered that...

Praying for land, people, horses in northwest Colorado

CRAIG (AP) – In the hush of a crisp dawn, two types of warriors – members of the Northern Ute Tribe and Wild Horse Warriors for Sand Wash Basin – gathered for a blessing of the land. ...

‘Miles to go before I sleep’: Robert Frost museum reopens

SHAFTSBURY, Vt. – On a warm June morning in 1922, Robert Frost sat down at his dining room table in southern Vermont and wrote “Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening,” one of his most famous ...

Frustrated AMA adopts sweeping policies to cut gun violence

CHICAGO – With frustration mounting over lawmakers’ inaction on gun control, the American Medical Association on Tuesday pressed for a ban on assault weapons and came out against arming teac...

And the West is History

75 years ago: The Durango theater announced show times for the John Wayne film “The Shepherd of the Hills.” 50 years ago: Carriers for The Durango Herald returned from “the...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was announced that a Silverton Northern mining man died at a hospital in Denver. 50 years ago: A 19-year-old Cortez man suffered hands and face injuries w...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Drivers in Durango were reminded that “wild auto drivers are a menace.” It was also added that residents “sincerely hoped” that speeding would “become a thing of the past ...

If you get bumped off a flight, make it worthwhile

What to do when you’re offered a voucher

Flu season was one of the deadliest for U.S. children

NEW YORK – The past flu season was the deadliest for U.S. children in nearly a decade, health officials said Friday. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention officials said they...

Rabid skunks found in La Plata County

Protect yourself from diseased animals
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