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U.S. experts back marijuana-based drug for childhood seizures

WASHINGTON – A medicine made from the marijuana plant moved one step closer to U.S. approval Thursday after federal health advisers endorsed it for the treatment of severe seizures in childr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: J.F. Kirkendall was among those who enjoyed the mountain air with folks in Durango. 75 years ago: Ed Candelaria, “farmer and sheepman of the lower Piedra,” w...

Animas Valley Grange to host presentation

A talk about Russian olive removal and restoration of the Animas River watershed will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday at Animas Valley Grange, 7271 County Road 203. Amanda Kuenzi, co...

Animas Alano Club offers teen support

Al-Anon, Alcoholics Anonymous and Alateen family support group meetings are held at 6 p.m. every Tuesday at Animas Alano Club, 2601 Junction St. For more information, email cather...

Americans filling far fewer opioid prescriptions

TRENTON, N.J. – The number of prescriptions for opioid painkillers filled in the U.S. fell dramatically last year, showing their biggest drop in 25 years and continuing a decline amid increa...

Nepal honors 1st conquest of Everest without bottled oxygen

KATHMANDU, Nepal – Nepal’s government on Thursday honored two climbers who were the first to scale Mount Everest without supplementary oxygen 40 years ago. Minister for Tourism Ra...

Durango Wine Experience seeking volunteers

Volunteers are needed through May 5 to help with setup, tear-down and security for the 12th annual Durango Wine Experience. The main crew will work from 2:30 to 8 p.m. May 4 and 9...

And the West is History

By Forrest Stone Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: S.R. Robertson of Denver visited friends and acquaintances in the city. 75 years ago: United States...

Wetland restoration to expand crucial ecosystem for hundreds of species

Sambrito project will revive 100 acres near Navajo Lake

Visually-impaired support to be provided regularly

Southwest Center for Independence will hold a support group for visually-impaired people from 10 to 11 a.m. the second Monday of the month at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. ...

Warming, not cooling, donated livers may improve transplants

WASHINGTON – Surgeons pack donated organs on ice while racing them to transplant patients but it may be time for a warmer approach. British researchers said Wednesday that keeping at least s...

North Dakota tries to establish Theodore Roosevelt library

BISMARCK, N.D. – When Theodore Roosevelt came to Dakota Territory in 1883 to hunt bison, locals saw him as an Eastern tenderfoot with no clue on handling the hardships of frontier life. He t...
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