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And the West is History

100 years ago: “J.E. Tiffany, the civil engineer, was a returning passenger on the Southern, coming in from the Hesperus country to spend Sunday where he has a large choice of churches.” ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Oscar Anderson was down from the ‘Turner Ranch.’ He has all his plowing to attend to, several dairy cows and brood sows, a bunch of baby piggies and is kept busy. He brought ...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Only six more days or less until thousands of turkeys quit eating and nine more days until winter becomes a dubante. Turkey trot and tango.” 75 years ago: The Kiva...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The jury in the case of the state against Andy Frost and Peter Litz charged jointly with horse stealing, returned a verdict finding Frost guilty of the charge. They were unab...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The case of Andrew Frost and Peter Litz, charged with horse stealing, occupied the greater part of the day in district court. A half dozen or more witnesses were introduced b...

Health Briefs

Acupuncture clinic available to veterans A Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic will be held from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursdays at 635 East Fifth Ave. ...

In new fight against fat, doctors told to get serious

‘Telling patients to lose weight is not enough’

Fewer teens smoke but more use e-cigarettes

Fewer U.S. teens are smoking cigarettes, but more are getting a nicotine fix from hookahs and electronic cigarettes, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reports. Overal...

Using testosterone may increase risk for heart failure

CHICAGO – Testosterone treatments may increase risks for heart attacks, strokes and death in older men with low hormone levels and other health problems, a large Veterans Affairs study sugge...

Boys are a bit more likely to be born early

WASHINGTON – Boys are slightly more likely to be born premature than girls, and they tend to fare worse, too, says a new report about the health of the world’s newborns. “This is ...

Girls build fitness, self-esteem

Program in region pairs physical, mental health

In Dallas, events will mark assassination anniversary

DALLAS – Church bells will toll throughout Dallas on Nov. 22 to honor President John F. Kennedy, and a moment of silence at 12:30 p.m. will mark the moment 50 years ago when he was assassina...