Southwest Life - The Durango Herald

Mercy to host a Blue Christmas service

Mercy Regional Medical Center invites members of the community to a Blue Christmas service at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday in the Mercy Chapel, 1010 Three Springs Blvd. The holidays may not ...

DATE: Dec 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community

Health department offers carbon monoxide safety tips

As winter arrives, the New Mexico Department of Health and the New Mexico Poison and Drug Information Center offer reminders to prevent carbon monoxide poisoning. In 2018, carbon...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

San Juan Basin Public Health participates in health assistance program

San Juan Basin Public Health has been selected to participate in the Strong Systems, Stronger Communities Technical Assistance Project, an initiative by the Centers for Disease Control and P...

DATE: Dec 11, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Community Compassion Outreach to host a Christmas celebration

Community Compassion Outreach invites the public to attend a Christmas celebration from 12:30 to 2:30 p.m. Dec. 21 at Schneider Park, north of the Ninth Street Bridge on Roosa Avenue. ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community

Early Childhood Council of La Plata County to hold training

Early Childhood Council of La Plata County will hold an Expanding Quality in Infant/Toddler Care training course from 1 to 4 p.m. Wednesdays from Jan. 15 through May 6 at Early Childhood Tra...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Community

Phone-in-cheek: Spike seen in cellphone-linked face injuries

Add facial cuts, bruises and fractures to the risks from cellphones and carelessly using them. That’s according to a study published Dec. 5 that found a spike in U.S. emergency ro...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Palestinians in Bethlehem look beyond religious tourism

BETHLEHEM, West Bank – For decades, the people of Bethlehem have watched tour buses drive up to the Church of the Nativity, disgorge their passengers for a few hours at the traditional birth...

DATE: Dec 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Durango Nature Studies to host evening celebration

To cap off its 25th year and celebrate the holiday season, Durango Nature Studies will host a special evening at 6 p.m. Friday at the Nature Center. Luminarias will light the way ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Desert bighorns in good health in Dolores River Canyon

Herd population is increasing; CPW seeks public comment about management

DATE: Dec 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

8 unexpected and delightful ways to pass time at airports

Between holiday trips, extra crowds and winter weather delays, chances are good travelers will spend more time at airports than they’d like over the next month. But some airports across the ...

DATE: Dec 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

U.S. flu season arrives early, driven by an unexpected virus

NEW YORK – The U.S. winter flu season is off to its earliest start in more than 15 years. An early barrage of illness in the South has begun to spread more broadly, and there’s a ...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health

Officials list pot vape brands reported in U.S. outbreak

NEW YORK – Health officials investigating a nationwide outbreak of vaping illnesses have listed, for the first time, the vape brands most commonly linked to hospitalizations. Most...

DATE: Dec 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Health