When patients come to me worried about their cholesterol, I always start with this: Cholesterol is not the enemy. It is a marker. When it is elevated or out of balance, it is usually your body telling...

ATHENS, Georgia (AP) — Fresh from a marathon trip to Pakistan that failed to reach a deal for ending the war with Iran, Vice President JD Vance jetted to this Georgia college town for a campus tour or...

NEW YORK (AP) — When Tiffany Davis has a question about a symptom from the weight-loss injections she’s taking, she doesn’t call her doctor. She pulls out her phone and consults ChatGPT. “I’ll just ba...

ATLANTA (AP) — A long-lasting weather pattern is poised to blast hot air like a furnace across the eastern United States, with the unusual heat wave threatening to shatter record high temperatures on ...

WACONIA, Minn. (AP) — In these polarizing times, Minnesotans have found something they can agree on — the thrill of a meat raffle. Meat raffles have been popular in pockets of the U.S. for decades, of...

BAYFIELD ‒ Upper Pine River Fire Protection District broke ground this week on a dual fire station and urgent care clinic, moving closer to expanded emergency services and health care access in and ar...

Last November, I wrote in a column, “A fair and accessible grant system means stronger nonprofits and communities,” (Herald, Nov. 12, 2025) about how a more accessible grant system can strengthen nonp...

Back in 1898 our country heard the call to war Some claimed that Cuban freedom was a cause worth fighting for Pulitzer and Hearst weighed in to sway the nation’s will And it wasn’t very long till we w...

Twenty years ago, I had the privilege of first crossing paths with Durango resident David “Elkheart” Petersen at a public meeting of the Colorado Roadless Areas Review Task Force in Pueblo. David was ...