Southwest Life

And the West is History

75 years ago: The price of “staple work clothing” was reduced by the OPA “to relieve pressure at the retail…

August 26, 2017

Travel

Rugged beauty defines Canadian Rockies

Exploring jagged peaks, deep blue lakes in Alberta

August 26, 2017

Health

Is it really Lyme? Researchers developing a new test to tell

A blacklegged tick – also known as a deer tick. Diagnosing if a tick bite caused Lyme or something else…

August 26, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: A notice was printed that told motor vehicle operators with renewed licenses not to be concerned if…

August 25, 2017

Community

Thank You letters

Durango Friends of the Arts would like to thank the organizers of the third annual Durango Rock Fest. DFA was…

August 25, 2017

Community

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise. 12 p.m. Lunch and learn.…

August 25, 2017

Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Saturday New student orientation, 8 a.m.-12:30 p.m., campus-wide, [email protected]. Skyhawks women’s soccer: FLC alumni team vs. FLC women’s soccer team,…

August 25, 2017

Community

Free cyber-security training offered to vets

The grant is part of the Daniels Fund Boundless Opportunity Scholarship Program, which gives scholarships to nontraditional students. To qualify,…

August 25, 2017

Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

Historian Craig Nettleton will give a review of the early Colorado Coal Wars. Lunch will be available for $17. For…

August 25, 2017

Community

Prostate cancer support group to hold meeting

Pharmacist and owner of Rivergate Pharmacy, Lori Kearney, will be guest speaker. Kearney emphasizes non-sterile drug compounding and will address…

August 25, 2017

Community

Bridge scores

Aug. 17 Non-Life Master First: C. and G. Graves Second: S. and K. Hasz Third: R. Houston, P. Pettinato Fourth:…

August 25, 2017

Travel

Not just fluff and buff: Spas emphasize wellness over beauty

Wellness rather than beauty was the message this week at the annual International Spa Association event in New York. While…

August 25, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Attorney General Gail L. Ireland officially ruled that, “it is against the law to sell liquor to…

August 24, 2017

Health

About those omega-3s: You need them, so eat more fish

Wild salmon and mackerel have upward of 1,500 mg of omega-3s per 3.5-ounce serving.Durango Herald file Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids…

August 24, 2017

Travel

New tower fuels concerns over changing face of San Francisco

The $1.1 billion skyscraper has already changed the city’s skyline, dwarfing old favorites like Coit Tower and the Transamerica Pyramid.…

August 24, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: The war production board removed restrictions “on the movement of war-vital tungsten ores,” most of which came…

August 23, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Political leaders estimated that “an absolute maximum of 150,000 votes” would be cast during Colorado’s primary election…

August 22, 2017

Travel

We took our 12-week-old to Cuba. You can travel with a baby, too

Coming as a complete surprise, joyous thoughts of raising a beautiful family together were far from our minds. Instead, we…

August 22, 2017

Health

Brain scans may change care for some people with memory loss

The findings, reported Wednesday, mark a first peek at a huge study under way to help determine if Medicare should…

August 22, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Erwin DeLuche and family, of Cortez, visited the Idaho Mine, when the daughter’s puppy, a small terrier…

August 21, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Fifty-five men who were registered with the local draft board were called to Pueblo for final examinations.…

August 20, 2017

Health

U.S. teen drug overdose deaths inch up after years of decline

A report found drug overdose deaths among U.S. teens inched up in 2015 after years of decline.Associated Press file The…

August 20, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Officials announced that the Rio Grande railroad purchased “one of the largest steam derricks in the world.”…

August 19, 2017

Travel

A craft beer revolution is brewing in Russia

This new generation of craft brewers began sprouting in the vodka capital of the world as foreign beers became too…

August 19, 2017