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U.S. applies ‘do not travel’ warning to 5 Mexican states

MEXICO CITY – Five states in Mexico now have the sternest “do not travel” advisories under a revamped U.S. State Department system unveiled this week, putting them on the same level as war-t...

Rotary Club to hear about U.S. health care

The Rotary Club of Durango will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday at the Strater Hotel, 699 Main Ave. Guinn Unger, co-chair of the Indivisible Durango Health Care and Senior Issues Committee...

McPhee managers plan to open reservoir early

Switching inspection hours would make mid-April date possible

Spain saw record number of visitors in 2017 despite scares

MADRID – Spain says it had a record number of international visitors in 2017 and that one in five tourists chose the restive Catalonia region as their main destination. Preliminar...

Our shame over sexual health makes us avoid the doctor, but these apps might help

We’re taught to feel shame around our sexuality from a young age, as our bodies develop and start to function in ways we’re unfamiliar with, as we begin to realize our body’s potential for p...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Elizabeth Hawkey, “a very attractive little lady,” arrived from the east the night before to take charge of the millinery department at Stein’s. 75 year...

And the West is History

100 years ago: It was rumored that Woodrow Wilson would not give an inaugural ball at the White House March 4. 75 years ago: A blizzard on Cumbres Pass held up trains from ...

Arizona man turned camera on injustices of Native Americans

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – An Arizona man celebrated for the humanity that was showcased in his photographs of people across the Colorado Plateau and the world has died. John Running died...

Robot duck’s aim: Helps kids with cancer via power of play

ATLANTA – A plush, robotic duck may soon become a fixture in the world of children who have cancer – a social robot that can be silly, happy, angry, scared or sick just like them, and help t...

As Olympics approach, things to know about Pyeongchang

PYEONGCHANG, South Korea – The Olympics are coming to one of the most remote, ruggedly beautiful parts of South Korea, an area known for icy winds, a collapsed mining industry, towering gran...

New Mexico teacher develops braille code for Navajo

FARMINGTON – A public school teacher near the country’s largest American Indian reservation has developed a braille code for the Navajo language. Carol Green, who began developing...

IV bag shortage has hospitals scrambling to treat flu

TRENTON, N.J. – An ongoing shortage of fluids used to deliver medicine and treat dehydrated patients has hospital workers scrambling in the midst of a nasty flu season and supplies from fact...
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