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Colorado State Forest Service reminds residents dying, off-color pine needles are normal in autumn

Although thousands of evergreen trees are beginning to display dying yellow or brown needles, most are simply going through a natural shedding process and are not being damaged by bark beetl...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Water shortages in West more likely than previously thought

Colorado River flowing at 55% of average for year

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Study hints antibody drug may cut COVID-19 hospitalizations

A drug company says that partial results from a study testing an antibody drug give hints that it may help keep mild to moderately ill COVID-19 patients from needing to be hospitalized, a go...

DATE: Sep 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

MGM Resorts adopts smoke-free policy for Vegas Strip casino

LAS VEGAS (AP) – One of the last Las Vegas Strip resorts to reopen after coronavirus closures will be the first to be smoke-free, MGM Resorts International announced Monday. Park ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Experts: Revamped OxyContin hasn’t curbed abuse, overdoses

WASHINGTON (AP) – A panel of government health advisers said Friday there’s no clear evidence that a harder-to-crush version of the painkiller OxyContin designed to discourage abuse actually...

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Anti-inflammatory drug may shorten COVID-19 recovery time

A drug company says that adding an anti-inflammatory medicine to a drug already widely used for hospitalized COVID-19 patients shortens their time to recovery by an additional day. ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Photo: Cortez Fire Aftermath – 1908

DATE: Sep 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: And the West is History

Think 2020’s disasters are wild? Experts see worse in future

Scientists say climate-connected disasters expected to worsen in coming decades

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Virus throws theme park attendance for a loop

Across U.S., attendance lags

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Study: Kids infected at day care spread coronavirus at home

NEW YORK – Children who caught the coronavirus at day cares and a day camp spread it to their relatives, according to a new report that underscores that kids can bring the germ home and infe...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Big drop reported in vaping by U.S. teenagers

NEW YORK – Vaping by U.S. teenagers fell dramatically this year, especially among middle schoolers, according to a federal report released Wednesday. Experts think last year’s out...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Customer grateful to employees

I want to thank the efforts of the customer service team at Walmart for helping me out with the problem I have with the Durango Transit bus stop. Thank you, Sherry and Tina, for your excepti...

DATE: Sep 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community