Lifestyle

Genetic sleuthing bolsters food poisoning searches

ATLANTA – Disease hunters are using genetic sequencing in their investigation of the ongoing food poisoning outbreak linked to romaine…

April 27, 2018

Southwest Life

Old Fort to host Farm Field Day

The first Farm Field Day will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday at the Old Fort at…

April 27, 2018

Southwest Life

Navajo Nation marks 150th anniversary of return to homeland

Theresa Galvan with the Navajo Division of Behavioral and Mental Health Services points to routes of an upcoming commemorative run…

April 26, 2018

Food

Durango Wine Experience expands its palate

Three-day event will feature silent dance party, booze-infused doughnuts

April 24, 2018

Religion

Chile church sex abuse whistleblower from pariah to VIP

Juan Carlos Cruz, center, walks past St. Peter’s Basilica as he arrives for an interview with The Associated Press, in…

April 24, 2018

Food

Why you should always have some bread in your freezer

The best way to freeze bread (figure on a freezer life of about three months) depends a little bit on…

April 24, 2018

Food

A look at claims of racial bias in U.S. restaurants

Starbucks is only the latest U.S. food chain to come under scrutiny because of the way black people were treated…

April 23, 2018

Religion

Friends separated by the Holocaust reunite in California

LOS ANGELES – When Alice Gerstel bid an emotional farewell to her family’s closest friends in October 1941, she was…

April 23, 2018

Southwest Life

Western Colorado pair helps deceased WWII veteran get the honor he deserved

LaRee Foster, owner of Snyder Grand Valley Memorials, right, stands with veteran Mike Shults of Grand Junction, Colo., who holds…

April 23, 2018

Southwest Life

University of New Mexico professor to give talk at Animas Museum

John L. KessellCourtesy of Andrew Gulliford John L. Kessell, University of New Mexico history professor, will give a talk about…

April 23, 2018

Food

How to prep and enjoy a mango, the sunniest fruit in the grocery store

I adore mango in so many forms. Puree as the base of an Indian dal (lentil dish). Chutney to go…

April 22, 2018

Southwest Life

Mesa Verde National Park prefers removal of ‘trespass horses’

Proposal includes 5-year capture plan and a last resort

April 22, 2018

Food

Cookie Monster’s crumbs of wisdom: ‘Me always make time to follow Me passion’

Like another classic figure in history whose name begins with C: He came, he saw, he conquered. Cookie Monster. Then…

April 21, 2018

Southwest Life

Dry winter, spring winds deliver high-risk fire conditions to Southwest Colorado

A dry winter and strong spring winds combine to create a high risk for wildfires in Southwest Colorado.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald…

April 21, 2018

Religion

As numbers dwindle, Jews who fought Nazis recall struggle

Baruch Shub Holocaust survivor lives in an apartment in a senior citizens’ home in Kfar Saba, Israel. While most of…

April 21, 2018

Southwest Life

Friends of the San Juans to celebrate end of winter

Friends of the San Juans will hold its end-of-the-winter-season celebration from 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Pine Needle Mountaineering,…

April 21, 2018

Southwest Life

USDA designates natural disaster areas

The U.S. Department of Agriculture recently announced that La Plata, Montezuma and Archuleta counties are included in the list of…

April 21, 2018

Lifestyle

Thank You Letters

Florida Mesa thanks C&J Gravel Products Florida Mesa Elementary School sends a huge thank you to C&J Gravel Products, Inc.…

April 20, 2018

Southwest Life

Animas Valley Grange to host presentation

A talk about Russian olive removal and restoration of the Animas River watershed will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday…

April 20, 2018

Religion

Two-thirds of millennials don’t know what Auschwitz is, Holocaust study says

Holocaust survivors and other attendees light candles in the Hall of Remembrance at the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum in…

April 20, 2018

Food

Make this one-pan Spanish Eggs and Potatoes, and you’ll learn how to fry

Spanish Eggs and Potatoes.Stacy Zarin Goldberg/Washington Post Potatoes and onion and eggs – there’s a trio that promises good eating…

April 19, 2018

Southwest Life

Wetland restoration to expand crucial ecosystem for hundreds of species

Sambrito project will revive 100 acres near Navajo Lake

April 19, 2018

Religion

Israeli series exposes raw wounds from ethnic Jewish divide

Courtesy of David Deri via AP<br><br>Photographs of Masud Deri, left, and Masud Deritaken the day they immigrated to Israel in…

April 18, 2018

Food

El Moro chef pairs beer, dinner at New York’s James Beard House

Sean Clark infuses dishes with local flavors for National Beer Week dinner

April 17, 2018