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A ‘sci-fi’ cancer therapy fights brain tumors, study finds

WASHINGTON – It sounds like science fiction, but a cap-like device that makes electric fields to fight cancer improved survival for the first time in more than a decade for people with deadl...

Four fire-mitigation projects funded in La Plata County

Four La Plata County neighborhoods are among 150 communities selected by the National Fire Protection Association to receive $500 project-funding awards provided by State Farm. T...

New Mexico hit by ‘flash drought’ weather phenomenon

ALBUQUERQUE – Across New Mexico, unusually warm March weather and virtually no rain for a month prompted dust storms that closed highways, warnings for some to stay inside and rapid mountain...

And the West is History

100 years ago: A private zoo performance was held by the Wells Fargo express force and featured a caged mountain lion that was shipped by its capturer John Crawford of Mancos. ...

A bite of traditional Argentina

In Buenos Aires, a homey meal steeped in culture, good company

U.S. enrolls volunteers in large test of possible Zika vaccine

WASHINGTON – U.S. health officials have begun enrolling volunteers for critical next-stage testing of an experimental vaccine to protect against Zika, the mosquito-borne virus that can cause...

Animals on the edge: Threatened, endangered species in La Plata County

Lynx have foothold; future unclear for wolverine, mouse

And the West is History

100 years ago: D.N. Funston of the United States Smelting, Refining and Mining Exploration company announced that his company had officially purchased the Gold Prince company, otherwise ...

14 ways to survive 14 hours in coach

Let me start by saying one thing: If I can do this, you can, too. When I lived in China and traveled home three times a year, making a 14-hour trek from Beijing to the District of...

Brain and arm implants help paralyzed man feed himself

LONDON – A paralyzed man was able to feed himself for the first time in eight years, after doctors implanted sensors in his brain that sent signals to his arm. Bill Kochevar was p...

3 airliners in near-misses with drones at London’s Heathrow

LONDON – Three planes narrowly missed colliding with drones near London’s Heathrow Airport in the space of three weeks last year, underscoring increasing concerns about the devices being use...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Gus Olbert, a farmer of the Thompson’s Park section, returned home after a business trip. He planned to have his son look after his ranch interests when the crops had been...
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