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Durango Farmers Market will open, but with a different look

Coronavirus also sparks shift in selling methods at local farms

DATE: Apr 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Look left, turn right – jump! Islands offer remote tourism

LONDON – Wish you could travel to a faraway island during the lockdown? The Faroe Islands are offering remote tourism, where web users can control a real life tour guide to trek around the r...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

Reopening could require thousands more public health workers

SEATTLE – Before stay-at-home orders are lifted, the nation’s public health agencies want to be ready to douse any new sparks of coronavirus infection – a task they say could require tens of...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Some people turn to herbal medicine to fight virus without proof

NEW DELHI – With no approved drugs for the new coronavirus, some people are turning to alternative medicines, often with governments promoting them. This is most evident in India ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

It’s ‘different strokes’ when facing, responding to risk

Every decision we make involves uncertainty, and uncertainty entails risk: Should I grocery shop, or hike, or stop to chat, or wear a mask and gloves, or go to church? We like to think that ...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Community

Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association to host webinar for farmers

Colorado Fruit and Vegetable Growers Association will host a webinar about cleaning, sanitizing and disinfecting produce farms during the COVID-19 pandemic at noon Tuesday via Zoom. Partici...

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Warming makes U.S. West megadrought worst in modern age, study says

Human-made global warming a cause, scientist says

DATE: Apr 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Search for a COVID-19 vaccine heats up in China, U.S.

WASHINGTON – Three potential COVID-19 vaccines are making fast progress in early-stage testing in volunteers in China and the U.S., but it’s still a long road to prove if they’ll really work...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Major airlines line up to split $25 billion in payroll aid

The nation’s biggest airlines have tentatively agreed to terms for $25 billion in government aid to pay workers and avoid massive layoffs in an industry that has been slammed by the coronavi...

DATE: Apr 16, 2020 | CATEGORY: Travel

River, stream flows drop noticeably in New Mexico

Rio Grande outlook looks to be half of average

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Medical Reserve Corps seeks volunteers

Medical Reserve Corps is currently seeking volunteers. Medical professional are invited to assist with the COVID-19 public health emergency response. For more informa...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health

Sexual Health Clinic offering services

San Juan Basin Public Health’s Sexual Health Clinic is open and offering full family planning and birth control services, as well as testing and treatment for sexually transmitted diseases. ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Health