Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Dolores Huerta birthplace, former mining site up for sale

RIO RANCHO, N.M. – The picturesque northern New Mexico birthplace of Mexican American civil rights icon Dolores Huerta and the site of one of the worst mining disasters in U.S. history is up...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

U.S. allows use of 1st drug shown to help virus recovery

WASHINGTON – U.S. regulators on Friday allowed emergency use of the first drug that appears to help some COVID-19 patients recover faster, a milestone in the global search for effective ther...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Health official says U.S. missed some chances to slow virus

NEW YORK – The U.S. government was slow to understand how much coronavirus was spreading from Europe, which helped drive the acceleration of outbreaks across the nation, a top health officia...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Airway experts’ work puts them inches from where virus lives

It starts with pulling on head-to-toe protective gear. Then comes a brisk walk down a hospital corridor, triple-gloved hands pushing a rattling anesthesia cart toward a door that leads to a ...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Airline nosedive: American, United post huge pandemic losses

DALLAS – American Airlines and United Airlines lost a combined $4 billion in the first quarter as the coronavirus pandemic triggered a sharp drop in air travel, and the airlines are busy bor...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Thank you to The Million Dollar Highway Saloon

Thank you for delivering the exceptional lasagnas to the laboratory at Mercy. Your efforts and thoughts are greatly appreciated during this stressful time. Stay safe and healthy. ...

DATE: May 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Household cleaning chemicals, why more is not better

A natural and logical response to the COVID-19 pandemic is to be extra vigilant with cleaning and sanitizing. Implemented properly, this practice can help reduce the spread of so...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Colorado Farm Bureau teams up with local food bank

The local Durango Food Bank recently helped broker a semi-load shipment of food and essentials for delivery, but food bank Executive Director Sarah Smith was then faced with a distribution c...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Animas Museum offers online exhibits

The Animas Museum announces the addition of three exhibits to its website. The exhibits will feature the 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, Zaidee Perkins’ wedding dress and handmade qui...

DATE: Apr 29, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Jakes Farm offering limited number of Harvest Partner memberships

Hesperus-based Jakes Farm is offering a limited number of Harvest Partner memberships for $100. Benefits include discounts throughout the season at the Durango Farmers Market, first-alert em...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Comfort Keepers to offer care packages for seniors

Comfort Keepers franchise in Durango is putting together care packages to distribute to seniors sheltering at home because of the coronavirus outbreak. Packages will include a pac...

DATE: Apr 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

As fewer people fly, rate of guns found in bags by TSA jumps

With far fewer people flying because of travel restrictions during the coronavirus pandemic, airport security screeners are naturally finding fewer guns in carry-on baggage. But t...

DATE: Apr 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel