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A cascade of hearts, a sense of loss: Suicide and social media in the suburbs

On Instagram and Snapchat, sadness melded with rumor and fear. Students reeled first from the suicide of a 16-year-old girl at Walt Whitman High School in Bethesda, Maryland. Six days later,...

Arizona ranch suspends monster truck tours after rollover

PICACHO, Ariz. – Monster truck tours at an Arizona ostrich farm have been suspended following a rollover involving a dozen people. KVOA-TV in Tucson reports that the Rooster Cogbu...

Western Colorado program connects senior pets with senior citizens

CRAWFORD (AP) – Bette Cyr reached a point in her life when she realized she knew more people who had died than were still living on this Earth. Loneliness set in, and she found he...

New study ranks healthy airline food options. (Hint: Bring your own.)

Airplane food tends to be more of a punchline than a pleasure. And yet, at 35,000 feet, even a forlorn-looking tray can serve as both entertainment and sustenance for a captive audience. Wit...

Square dancers to hold Friday class

The San Juan Square Dance Club of Durango will hold its first free class from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Friday at Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave. The class is open to those 10...

And the West is History

100 years ago: S.I. Fizzell received county bounty on two coyote skins. 75 years ago: The Four Corners Rock Club was scheduled to meet at the Brookside clubhouse. Chalcedon...

2017: Photos of the year

Unforgettable images from La Plata County

What’s the most embarrassing way you’ve ever injured yourself?

Sneezing and sleeping are particularly dangerous activities for back injuries

Understanding REAL ID rules for domestic flights in 2018

If you’re worried about whether your driver’s license is compliant with new REAL ID requirements for domestic air travel, you can relax for now. A grace period for meeting the new...

History, beauty frame a new tourist economy in Appalachia’s coal country

PERRY COUNTY, Ohio – Two-thirds of Appalachia’s coal industry jobs have disappeared since the 1990s. Now the region is hoping tourism will help rebuild its economy by tapping into history an...

Lawsuits challenge Trump’s trim of Utah monuments

Reductions in Bears Ears, Grand Staircase-Escalante exclude thousands of significant objects

And the West is History

100 years ago: A sample of whorl milk weed, the presumed cause of sudden death of many sheep in Dolores County, was on display in the window of the Durango Exchange as a warning for area...