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Start planning your 2018 vacation now: Here are the best times to book flights

Congratulations, you survived another year of holiday travel. However, before you settle into your leather sectional and refuse to lift your “Complete Purchase” finger for another 316 days, ...

Usage remains low for pill that can prevent HIV infection

NEW YORK – From gritty neighborhoods in New York and Los Angeles to clinics in Kenya and Brazil, health workers are trying to popularize a pill that has proven highly effective in preventing...

Scientists seek U.S. backcountry skiers to measure snowpack

Citizen science project gathers valuable data

Sightings soar at annual Durango bird count

Warm conditions yield many species – and a few surprises

And the West is History

100 years ago: The most damaging winter storm to have “visited this section in years” caused a complete telephone service outage, which limited communication to the railroad and Western ...

Fitness chain bans cable news networks as part of ‘healthy way of life’

With the start of the new year, scores of Americans are rushing to their local gyms, resolving to get a head start on a healthier routine. For some, particularly amid today’s high...

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

Durango High Noon Rotary will meet at 11:45 a.m. Thursday at the DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio. The speaker will be Sheila Weahke, San Juan Board of Cooperative Educational...

Mercy receives five-star Medicare rating

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services recognized Mercy Regional Medical Center with a five-star rating for overall hospital quality. Mercy is one of seven hospitals in Co...

Castles made of ice: Colorful festival in China is world’s largest

HARBIN, China – Ice sculptures of Moscow’s Red Square and Bangkok’s Temple of the Emerald Buddha are among landmarks featured in the world’s largest ice festival. The Harbin Inter...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Rev. R.C. Byers of Silverton arrived in Durango from Denver and “was much put out” after the train didn’t run up north, preventing him from getting home to receive a c...

Council on Aging names 2018 officers

La Plata Council on Aging recently announced officers for 2018: Faye Gooden, president; Susan Dahl, vice president; Susie Fisher, treasurer; and Paula West, secretary. La Plata Co...

U.S. OKs 1st drug aimed at women with inherited breast cancer

U.S. regulators have approved the first drug aimed at women with advanced breast cancer caused by an inherited flawed gene. The Food and Drug Administration on Friday approved Ast...
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