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And the West is History

100 years ago: “The apple crop in the lower country is not what it was last year – Fancy Jonathans are held at $1.50 the box in car-load lots and they are not so abundant – others standard v...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “The Colorado-New Mexico Fair suffered a damper, literally speaking, that did not put a damper upon the enthusiasm and ardor of the officers of the associations. Early morning...

And the West is History

100 years ago: “Three hours and a half is good time from Pagosa to Durango but that is the pace the Pagosa autos are setting for Colorado-New Mexico Fair visitors. By Rio Grande you fool awa...

Obese cancer patients often being shorted on chemo doses

Obese people are less likely to survive cancer, and one reason may be a surprising inequality: The overweight are undertreated. Doctors often short them on chemotherapy by not bas...

Health Brief

Acupuncture clinic available to veterans The Durango Acupuncture Alliance will sponsor a Durango Veterans Acupuncture Clinic from 3 to 5 p.m. Mondays and from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday...

Helping seniors age in place

Project makes functional renovations to keep elderly home

More germs resist drugs

Bacteria immune to drugs kill 23,000 a year, sicken 2 million

1 out of 10 teenagers binge drink

A worrisome rate holds steady for high school seniors in U.S.

And the West is History

100 years ago: “An extra freight was run up to Silverton district and returned with a fine bunch of ore for the local Smelter.” 75 years ago: “After this weekend Durango people ca...

Pet rescues key part of plan for Colorado flood evacuations

BOULDER – Some helicopters rescuing people after massive flooding in Colorado carried more dogs, cats and fish than people. Rescuers using zip lines to evacuate people over raging rivers als...

Connecting across continents

Exchange benefits trail bosses in Colorado and Mozambique

Hikers recount surviving Longs Peak storm

CONCORD, N.H. – Two women from Maine say they were “one bad event away from complete disaster” during their terrifying ordeal in an ice storm thousands of feet atop a Colorado peak. ...