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Overdose deaths in U.S. appear to be rising

Matthew Davidson was beating his heroin addiction. The 31-year-old was attending group recovery meetings. He had a restaurant job he liked. He was a doting uncle to a baby nephew. ...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

CDC redefines COVID-19 close contact, adds brief encounters

NEW YORK – U.S. health officials Wednesday redefined what counts as close contact with someone with COVID-19 to include briefer but repeated encounters. For months, the Centers fo...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

CSU gardening programs accepting applications

The Colorado Master Gardener Program and Certified Colorado Gardener Program are now accepting applications. Newly accepted Colorado Master Gardener volunteers begin as apprentice...

DATE: Oct 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Colorado health officials weigh in on navigating safe ski season

DENVER – Colorado health officials are weighing in on how to safely navigate the upcoming ski season amid a pandemic as eager skiers and snowboarders who have been cooped up for the greater ...

DATE: Oct 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Pandemic air travel milestone: 1 million passengers screened

SILVER SPRING, Md. â€“ The number of passengers screened in a single day for flights in the U.S. topped 1 million for the first time since COVID-19 infections began to spike last March. ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

San Juan Mountains Association, businesses launch ‘Weminuche Month’ to support wilderness stewardship

October is “Weminuche Month” for the San Juan Mountains Association and local businesses. The goal is to raise money for SJMA’s Weminuche Wilderness Stewardship Fund to support i...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Navajo State Park makes needed repairs to boating infrastructure

Colorado Parks and Wildlife recently made repairs on facilities to assist boaters at Navajo State Park. The park maintains a grid of 29 mooring balls in the Mooring Cove area of N...

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Photo: Downhill racers – 1966-67

DATE: Oct 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Walking tours pick up the pace during pandemic

A concrete antidote to virtual life

DATE: Oct 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Scientists work in Arizona to reshape desert food production

Methods to increase yield, lower water use draw on practices of Indigenous cultures

DATE: Oct 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Thousands arrive in Hawaii on first day pre-travel testing

HONOLULU – About 8,000 people landed in Hawaii on the first day of a pre-travel testing program that allowed travelers to come to the islands without quarantining for two weeks if they could...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

UN: Europe’s pandemic restrictions are absolutely necessary

LONDON – The head of the World Health Organization’s Europe office said the exponential surge of coronavirus cases across the continent has warranted the restrictive measures being taken, ca...

DATE: Oct 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health