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Rapid $5 coronavirus test doesn’t need specialty equipment

WASHINGTON – The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday authorized the first rapid coronavirus test that doesn’t need any special computer equipment to get results. The 15-minu...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

No vacancy: Amid pandemic, motels stage a major comeback

Motels, those oft-neglected one-story destinations typically spurned by affluent travelers, are having an upswing. They can thank COVID-19. Road trippers and travelers seeking to ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

‘HISTORY LIVE!’ returns with month of events

“HISTORY LIVE! Durango” will launch its second annual series of free September events despite the coronavirus. Under the auspices of Colorado Humanities, “HISTORY LIVE! Durango” ...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Former Magpies owners welcome new owners

With feelings of gratitude and endings, Tom and Geri Mulligan welcome the new owners of Magpies Newsstand Cafe to downtown Durango! Jack and Denda Graves, hailing from Oklahoma, a...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Bridge Scores

Durango Bridge Club Bridge Results – All Pairs Received 50+ Points Aug. 20 – Open Pairs First: D. Segrest/M. Segrest Second: J. Phillips/S. Sndyer Third: E. K...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Four Corners Prostate Cancer Support Group to host virtual meeting

The Four Corners Prostate Cancer Support Group will meet virtually Tuesday via Zoom. The group consists of survivors and men who have been recently diagnosed with prostate issues...

DATE: Aug 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

416 Fire turned out to be a healthy burn for the forest, new studies find

Satellite imagery, ground surveys show robust regrowth of vegetation

DATE: Aug 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Southwestern Water Conservation District opens grant applications

Southwestern Water Conservation District will accept applications for the 2021 grant program from Nov. 2 through Dec. 11. Applicants are encouraged to submit applications early to...

DATE: Aug 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Scientists say Hong Kong man got coronavirus a second time

University of Hong Kong scientists claim to have the first evidence of someone being reinfected with the virus that causes COVID-19. Genetic tests revealed that a 33-year-old man ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

UN cautions that virus plasma treatment still experimental

LONDON – The World Health Organization on Monday cautioned that using blood plasma from COVID-19 survivors to treat other patients is still considered an experimental therapy, voicing the co...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Trail of bubbles leads scientists to new coronavirus clue

A doctor checking comatose COVID-19 patients for signs of a stroke instead stumbled onto a new clue about how the virus may harm the lungs – thanks to a test that used tiny air bubbles and a...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Returning vacationers drive Italy’s surge in COVID-19 cases

ROME – With thousands of travelers being tested at Italy’s airports and some ports, the nation where Europe’s COVID-19 outbreak began registered a seventh straight day of increasing new infe...

DATE: Aug 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel