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Climber: Rock fall strikes Yosemite for a second day

SAN FRANCISCO – A massive new rock fall hit Yosemite National Park on Thursday, cracking with a thundering roar off the iconic El Capitan rock formation and sending huge plumes of white dust...

And the West is History

100 years ago: The Eastern returned “late again” to the railroad depot. 75 years ago: The city of Durango and Durango Fire Department worked with the Boy Scouts to repair t...

Lowry celebrates 50 years as a historic landmark

A presentation and tours are planned for Saturday, Oct. 7, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Lowry Pueblo’s status as a National Historic Landmark. The free celebration w...

Babies try harder when they see you sweat, research shows

NEW YORK – If at first you don’t succeed, try, try again. Especially if a baby is watching. Children around 15 months old can become more persistent in pursuing a goal if they’ve ...

Smithsonian’s black history museum popular destination in D.C.

WASHINGTON – In its first year, the Smithsonian’s new black museum has become the nation’s top temple to blackness, an Afrocentric shrine on the National Mall where people of all races, colo...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A traffic collision occurred in Durango and involved Walter Jakway, who, in his Ford, “came up Eighth Street from the direction of the railroad tracks” and was side-swiped...

Substance abuse prevention sessions will be held Oct. 2

The Colorado Office of Behavioral Health recently contracted with the Colorado Health Institute to offer substance abuse prevention programs to communities. Two sessions will be ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A caution to those who planned to attend “the fair” said, “Those attending the Fair should be unusually watchful when crossing the street between crossings. Safety first, ...

New Orleans museum to display oldest photographs of U.S. landscapes

NEW ORLEANS – Some of the oldest daguerreotypes and photographs of U.S. landscapes are about to go on display in New Orleans, as part of the first exhibit and study of such landscapes made e...

Wanted: 1 million people to study genes, habits and health

WASHINGTON – In a quest to end cookie-cutter health care, U.S. researchers are getting ready to recruit more than 1 million people for an unprecedented study to learn how our genes, environm...

And the West is History

Sept. 27 100 years ago: A caution to those who planned to attend “the Fair” said, “Those attending the Fair should be unusually watchful when crossing the street between crossings. Safet...

Stonemasons go old-school to repair Colorado monument walls

GRAND JUNCTION – Following in the nearly 100-year-old footsteps of Depression-era laborers, a group of National Park Service masons are assiduously repairing and stabilizing stone barriers a...
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