Southwest Life

At 100, my mom had dementia and needed hospice care. Getting it was nearly impossible

A 2013 photo shows Jeanne Erdmann with her mother, Florence Greco, at age 98.Angie Zumwalt via Washington Post My mom’s…

May 9, 2018

And the West is History

Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver…

May 8, 2018

Travel

Take a grand tour of New England – by bike

The 14-mile Island Line Trail follows Burlington’s waterfront and continues into the middle of Lake Champlain.Courtesy of Island Line Images…

May 8, 2018

Health

Acupuncturist to give allergy talk Thursday

The talk, “Spring Free of Allergies: A Fast, Alternative Solution,” will discuss using safe, non-needle treatments to resolve allergy symptoms.…

May 7, 2018

Travel

Kilauea volcano claims more than two dozen homes in Hawaii

The lava lake at the summit of Kilauea near Pahoa, Hawaii. Hawaii’s erupting Kilauea volcano has destroyed homes and forced…

May 7, 2018

Health

The risky surgery to remove a woman’s 132-pound tumor that grew by 10 pounds a week

A woman’s ovarian mucinous tumor had ballooned to 132 pounds and stretched three feet across.Courtesy of Danbury Hospital, Western Connecticut…

May 7, 2018

And the West is History

Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver…

May 7, 2018

And the West is History

Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver…

May 6, 2018

Travel

Planning to visit Pikes Peak? Changes are afoot

City renovating visitors center at the summit

May 6, 2018

Travel

Backcountry skiing thrives in New England

Thousands turn out for spring ascents, descents

May 5, 2018

Travel

Quakes, lava and gas: Hawaii residents flee volcanic threats

Officials ordered more than 1,700 people out of Big Island neighborhoods near Kilauea volcano’s newest lava flow, warning of the…

May 4, 2018

Health

Drug epidemic ensnares 25-year-old pill for nerve pain

The 25-year-old non-opioid pain drug gabapentin is one of the most prescribed medications in the U.S., ranking ninth over 2017,…

May 4, 2018

Community

May library events

Tuesdays, 2 p.m.: Baby story time. Interactive activities with music, stories, finger-plays, counting rhymes and playtime for infants to 18-month-old…

May 4, 2018

Community

March births

Emily McCollum and Oscar Benitez, Bayfield, Oliver Clark, 5 lbs., 13 oz., 2:04 p.m., March 1. Nancy and Cody Mattice,…

May 4, 2018

Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Saturday “A Celebration of Dance” Ballet Durango performance, 5 p.m., Community Concert Hall. Wednesday Teacher Education graduate program information session,…

May 4, 2018

Community

La Plata Quilters Guild to meet Thursday

Heather Lundquist will present the program “Quilt Documentation: Why and How.” The meeting is free and open to all. For…

May 4, 2018

Community

Bridge scores

April 26 Non-Life Master First: J. Klungtvedt, J. Walter Second: B. Cugini, C. Schadt Third: C. Bronson, P. Hemphill Fourth:…

May 4, 2018

Community

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 9:30 a.m. AAA meeting. 10 a.m. Visually Impaired Persons meeting. 10:15…

May 4, 2018

And the West is History

Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver…

May 4, 2018

Health

Tooth whiteners essentially bleach your teeth, and that has pros and cons

Associated Press file “I see a lot more attention on pretty smiles,” says Clifton Carey, a chemist at the University…

May 3, 2018

Travel

Hawaii volcano erupts; county issues evacuation orders

Red ash rises from the Puu Oo vent on Hawaii’s Kilauea Volcano after a magnitude-5.0 earthquake struck the Big Island,…

May 3, 2018

And the West is History

Maude and Jim pull a water wagon and sprinkle the streets to reduce dust in 1918 or 1919. The driver…

May 3, 2018

Health

Diseases spread by ticks, mosquitoes and fleas more than tripled in the U.S.

Clockwise from top left: The deer tick, which transmits Lyme disease; the American dog tick, which transmits Rocky Mountain spotted…

May 2, 2018

Travel

Hawaii poised to ban sale of some sunscreens that harm coral

State lawmakers passed a measure this week that would ban the sale of sunscreens containing oxybenzone and octinoxate by 2021…

May 2, 2018