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Jamestown honors women essential to Virginia’s founding

Anne Burras was only 14 when she arrived in Jamestown, Virginia, in 1608. She was maidservant to another woman who died shortly after their arrival. For a time, Anne was the only English wom...

DATE: Jan 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

In 2019, Grand Canyon celebrates 100 years as national park

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The first European American who reached the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon marveled at what was before him: an astounding system of canyons, profound fissures and slen...

DATE: Jan 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Herb Kelleher, co-founder of Southwest Airlines, dies at 87

DALLAS – Not many CEOs dress up as Elvis Presley, settle a business dispute with an arm-wrestling contest, or go on TV wearing a paper bag over their head. Herb Kelleher did all t...

DATE: Jan 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel

Human waste, trash overwhelm some national parks in shutdown

WASHINGTON – Human feces, overflowing garbage, illegal off-roading and other damaging behavior in fragile areas were beginning to overwhelm some of the West’s iconic national parks on Monday...

DATE: Dec 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Digital detox: Resorts offer perks for handing over phones

Incentives help guests cut cord to digital devices

DATE: Dec 30, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

The Oregon Desert Trail: A journey through the wild, dry side of the state

I felt every drop of sweat make its way down my face, neck and back as I stared down the rattlesnake, its beady eyes locked with mine, daring me to move. At this point, a few mil...

DATE: Dec 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Quake from Mount Etna volcano jolts Sicily, sparks panic

ROME – An earthquake triggered by Mount Etna’s eruption jolted eastern Sicily before dawn Wednesday, injuring at least 10 people, damaging churches and houses on the volcano’s slopes and pro...

DATE: Dec 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Lava, ash spew from new fracture on Italy’s Mount Etna

MILAN – The Mount Etna observatory said lava and ash were spewing from a new fracture on the active Sicilian volcano amid an unusually high level of seismic activity. The Etna obs...

DATE: Dec 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Hertz hopes biometric scan will speed rentals

Biometric screening is expanding to the rental car industry. Hertz is teaming up with Clear, the maker of biometric screening kiosks found at many airports, in an effort to slash ...

DATE: Dec 23, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

A direct line to the past: The vintage streetcars of San Francisco

When Rick Laubscher was 6 years old, he rode a streetcar to the circus. The San Francisco native is pretty sure he saw the lions and tigers and all that comes with it, but he wasn’t left wit...

DATE: Dec 22, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

El Chapo trial becomes New York’s latest tourist attraction

NEW YORK – There was a time, after a spectacular prison escape, when Joaquin Guzman was the most wanted man in the world. The thrill of being able to see the man known as El Chapo...

DATE: Dec 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Customs officers search more travelers’ devices

NEW YORK – U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers are searching the electronic devices of travelers more often and did not always follow proper protocol, a new watchdog report has found...

DATE: Dec 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at the La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday