Southwest Life

U.S. begins ‘warp speed’ vaccine push as studies ramp up

President Donald Trump speaks about the coronavirus in the Rose Garden of the White House, Friday, May 15, 2020, in…

May 16, 2020

Officials release edited coronavirus reopening guidance

Documents that U.S. health officials have released as part of some long-delayed specific guidance that schools, businesses, and other organizations…

May 16, 2020

Community

Wolfwood Refuge grateful to Brandsma Family Fund

Please accept our heartfelt appreciation for your support during these difficult times. We are also deeply grateful for the Community…

May 16, 2020

Community

Visitor grateful to local Jack Peterson for finding ring

Jack PetersonCourtesy of Roscoe Van Zandt I got the ring when I graduated in 1991 and have been wearing it…

May 16, 2020

Community

Thank you from Know Your Dough

In addition, we would like to thank Consumers United Association for sponsoring this program. The show of community support is…

May 16, 2020

Community

Thank you from Know Your Dough

In addition, we would like to thank ASAP Payroll & Accounting and Durango Education Foundation for sponsoring this program. The…

May 15, 2020

Community

McLachlan to update Rotary on state budget concerns

A fourth-generation Coloradan, McLachlan is in her fourth year representing six Southwest Colorado counties in the State House. She is…

May 15, 2020

Community

La Plata County Humane Society to host baby shower

The baby shower benefits the humane society’s foster program. Supporters may donate necessary supplies to help care for all the…

May 15, 2020

Community

Bridge Scores

ONLINE PLAY (ALL PAIRS SCORED 50+ PERCENT) May 7 – Open Game North-South First: D. & S. Saunders Second: B.…

May 15, 2020

Health

Question, Persuade, Refer training to be held Wednesday

This free virtual gatekeeper training offers training about how to recognize the warning signs of suicide crisis and how to…

May 15, 2020

Health

Mercy welcomes new physician Andrew Carter

Carter specializes in coronary artery disease, acute myocardial infarction, chronic angina, congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock, structural heart disease and…

May 13, 2020

Health

Mercy, Good Food Collective to launch Roots of Health program

This program aims to support the health and well-being of Mercy associates, patients and the greater community through connection to…

May 13, 2020

Travel

Some people miss travel so much they’re ordering airplane food delivered to their homes

A Lotus Biscoff Cookies is see on a flight from Detroit to Washington, D.C.Salwan Georges/Washington Post Imperfect Foods, an online…

May 12, 2020

Health

New coronavirus test is imperfect step toward mass screening

An image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) shows SARS-CoV-2 (orange) the virus that causes COVID-19…

May 11, 2020

Health

Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

Herb Hoeptner and his wife, Diane, at the UCSF hospital in San Francisco the day after surgery to donate one…

May 11, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: A Durango Icon: The Strater Hotel ca. 1890

There is no shortage of compelling pictures of one of downtownâ€™s most well-known landmarks, the Strater Hotel. This one, taken…

May 11, 2020

Travel

Battered global tourism industry makes reopening plans

Tourism Economics, a data and consulting firm, predicts global travel demand won’t resume its normal pace until 2023. When tourists…

May 9, 2020

Health

Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, center, accompanied by National Institute for Allergy and Infectious…

May 9, 2020

Health

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to latest data

A display of various size cups and sugar cubes at a news conference at New York’s City Hall. A range…

May 9, 2020

Travel

Isolated by oceans: Hawaii, other islands tamp down virus

Hawaii has among the lowest COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the U.S. As cases rose in March, Gov. David…

May 9, 2020

Community

Bridge Scores

April 26 – Open Game North-South First: S. Brown/CL Lappen Second: D. & M. Segrest Third: L. Anderson/B. Gantner East-West…

May 8, 2020

Community

Rotary Club of Durango to host virtual meeting

Virtual visitors using Zoom are welcome. For more information, contact Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

May 8, 2020

Community

Mac Ranch student outreach program provides computers to students in need

The Mac Ranch hopes to ease the technological strain for households by refurbishing donated computers and installing an open source…

May 8, 2020

Community

Cafe au Play offers support for new parents

Starting at 10 a.m. May 14, parents of babes in arms can meet outside at the play area outside the…

May 8, 2020