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And The West is History

100 years ago: “Four hundred membership folders were sent out by the Durango Exchange yesterday to persons in this city and the surrounding country.” 75 years ago: “Charles Thomas...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The Durango-Silverton Road gets aggregate appropriations of $41,000, and the San Juan Basin-San Luis Valley Road, opening the line from Durango to Denver over Wolf Creek Pass...

Amid dispute, Yosemite renames iconic attractions

SAN FRANCISCO – The prices of Yosemite National Park souvenirs have been slashed in half, and road signs directing visitors to iconic attractions have been switched. Among the cha...

U.S. airlines compete over flights to Havana

NEW YORK – U.S. airlines are looking to serve Cuba primarily from their large hub cities, with Havana being the most popular destination. At least eight carriers submitted applica...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “There appears to have been a misunderstanding between the La Plata County commissioners and the highway commissioners in regard to the basis on which the state and the county...

Cuba’s tobacco country: A photographic journey

Traditional way of life now a tourist attraction

And The West is History

100 years ago: “The San Juan Basin is enjoying a nationwide advertising of the best kind, as a result of the circulation of extra copies of The Durango Democrat and 1,600 pamphlets, publishe...

And The West is History

100 years ago: “Directions to farmers for poisoning prairie dogs are given in an official formula, issued by Henry W. Henshaw, chief of the U.S. bureau of biological survey, and received yes...

Immerse yourself in Cedar Mesa’s wonders this weekend

Three-day gathering in Bluff to feature archaeology, hikes

A Four Corners circle quest

Adventurer to share stories, photos

Surgeons perform nation’s first uterus transplant

CLEVELAND – Surgeons in Cleveland say they have performed the nation’s first uterus transplant, a new frontier that aims to give women who lack wombs a chance at pregnancy. In a s...

Health Briefs

Free dental clinics set for two schools Free dental clinics for La Plata County students will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school-based health centers at Durango High S...