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Denver’s Harlem of the West legacy endures amid change

DENVER The neighborhood was once called “The Harlem of the West.” It’s a place where Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington and Miles Davis performed to packed rooms not far from the sno...

San Juan Basin Archaeological Society offers talk about how Puebloans used plants

The San Juan Basin Archaeological Society will meet at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, March 8, in the Center of Southwest Studies at Fort Lewis College, 1000 Rim Drive. A social will start ...

Those with blurry close-up vision get some new help

WASHINGTON – Squinting while texting? Always losing your reading glasses? An eye implant that takes about 10 minutes to put in place is the newest in a list of surgical repairs for the blurr...

And the West is History

100 years ago: Wanted advertisements included someone experienced in nursing or “in the care of children,” “two good lots” on Main Avenue in exchange for a “good team of mares and wagon,...

Gene therapy lets a French teen dodge sickle cell disease

A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now has enough properly working red blood cells to dodge the effects of the disorder, researchers rep...

Cyprus expects a record number of tourists to arrive in 2017

NICOSIA, Cyprus – Cyprus expects to hit another record number of tourists this year, with visits to the east Mediterranean island expected to increase 5 percent over last year, a tourism off...

Ice age is the focus of archaeology society presentation

The Hisatsinom Chapter of the Colorado Archaeology Society will hold a presentation, “The First Americans: Migration Routes and Adaptations in the Ice Age,” by Jesse Tune at 7 p.m. Tuesday, ...

UN sees bird flu changes but calls risk of people spread low

LONDON – The World Health Organization says it has noticed changes in the bird flu virus now spreading in China, but says the risk of the disease spreading easily between people remains low....

And the West is History

100 years ago: Miss Mabel Skoog departed Durango for her brother’s ranch in Montezuma County, where she planned to “cook for the boys.” 75 years ago: Fred Espin, a “transie...

United to start direct Hawaii-to-Denver flight in June

KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii – Travelers will soon be able to catch a direct flight between Denver and Hawaii’s Big Island starting this summer. United Airlines announced Monday that begin...

San Juan National Forest receives award for public service

Herald Staff Report The San Juan National Forest recently received a Regional Forester’s Honor Award from the U.S. Forest Service Rocky Mountain Region in Denver for strengthening...

Mayor says LA’s historic Angels Flight returning to service

LOS ANGELES – Angels Flight, LA’s beloved little railroad, had its cameo in the hit musical “La La Land” and now it’s almost ready for its close-up. The narrow-gauge railroad that...
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