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And the West is History

100 years ago: Mr. and Mrs. J.E. Gomez of Rico were in the city overnight. The couple left on the Eastern the morning after and headed for Antonito in the San Luis Valley, where they wou...

A record 30M people visited Caribbean despite storms

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – A record 30 million people visited the Caribbean last year, despite two devastating hurricanes that hit a region still struggling to recover, regional tourism officia...

How best to treat opioids’ youngest sufferers? No one knows

CHICAGO – Two babies, born 15 months apart to the same young woman overcoming opioid addiction. Two very different treatments. Sarah Sherbert’s first child was whisked away to a h...

Fundraiser film screening to support residents’ legal defense

The documentary “No Man’s Land,” by director David Byars, will be shown from 6 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Durango Arts Center, 802 East Second Ave., to raise money for the legal defense of Duran...

And the West is History

Feb. 14 100 years ago: Rosendo Martinez, one of the well-known sheep men of La Plata, New Mexico, was in Durango overnight on business. 75 years ago: Hearings for an increa...

Flights resume on tribal land after fatal Grand Canyon crash

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Flight restrictions put in place in the Grand Canyon after a sightseeing helicopter crashed last weekend have been lifted. Three British tourists were killed in...

First blood test to help diagnose brain injuries gets OK

CHICAGO – The first blood test to help doctors diagnose traumatic brain injuries has won U.S. government approval. The move means Banyan Biomarkers can commercialize its test, giv...

Durango Project Linus names coordinators

The Durango Area Chapter of Project Linus recently named Beth Emrich and Sandy Baumann as coordinators. Project Linus is a local nonprofit that distributes handmade blankets to ch...

February library events

Durango Public Library 1900 East Third Ave. Contact: 375-3380, www.durangopubliclibrary.org. Note: The library will be closed Feb. 19 for Presidents Day. The children’s room will b...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Rosendo Martinez, one of the well-known sheep men of La Plata, New Mexico, was in Durango overnight on business. 75 years ago: Hearings for an increase in el...

14 worms pulled from woman’s eye after rare infection

NEW YORK – An Oregon woman who had worms coming out of her eye is being called the first known human case of a parasitic infection spread by flies. Fourteen tiny worms were remove...

Exhibit celebrates pulp fiction artist who broke gender barriers

BOSTON – Gloria Stoll Karn nearly trashed her high school artwork back in the 1940s, figuring her art career was over before it even started. But thanks to a janitor with an artistic eye, sh...
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