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And the West is History

100 years ago: A notice about the gasoline shortage in the United States said: “Everyone you meet is yelling for gasoline and not a gallon to be had in town. The dealers say there is thr...

National parks seek fee hike amid struggle to fund repairs

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Visiting the country’s most popular national parks would get more costly under a federal proposal released this week. The National Park Service says its goal is to cut dow...

Nature Center at Butler Corner takes shape

New visitors center going up; education tours underway

Dollars targeting opioids hit hurdles as impatience builds

Nearly a year after Congress approved an extraordinary $1 billion to tackle the opioid crisis, the money that poured into all 50 states is gradually reaching places where it can do some good...

New screenings begin for passengers on U.S.-bound flights

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates – New security screenings for all passengers on U.S.-bound flights began on Thursday, with airlines worldwide questioning flyers about their trip and their luggag...

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 guest speaker will be Frank Lockwood of the Durango Area Tourism Office....

And the West is History

100 years ago: Jim Quintana advertised that his wife of Mexican Flats had “done gone quit her meal ticket.” 75 years ago: Hubert Jennings, a former employee of Montgomery W...

And the West is History

100 years ago: E.K. Boyd of “the gent’s furnishing department at Graden’s” returned to Silverton to “take up his work there.” He planned to manage his store with Mrs. Boyd as soon as he ...

Puerto Rico tourism craters in wake of Hurricane Maria

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – The narrow blue cobblestone streets of Old San Juan are deserted. Cigar shops are boarded up. Boutiques in bright colonial buildings are closed. “It’s like...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Twenty-seven cars of cattle, on the way to the eastern markets from Dolores, passed through Durango. 75 years ago: The N.O.W. Thimble Club held a meeting at ...

Estimated population of endangered squirrel plummets after wildfire in Arizona

PHOENIX – An endangered squirrel species’ estimated population has plummeted since a major wildfire burned much of its habitat atop a southeastern Arizona mountain last summer. An...

U.S. vaccine panel to discuss waning effectiveness, new shots

NEW YORK – Two years ago, George Green got stabbing pain and bad blisters around his right arm. It was the worst case of shingles his doctor had ever seen. “I said, ‘Wait a minute...
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