A report found drug overdose deaths among U.S. teens inched up in 2015 after years of decline.Associated Press file The drop in teen deaths had been a rare bright spot…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Because you are ambitious to make changes at home, you will create chaos and activity! Of course, this is inevitable when one wades into…
75 years ago: Officials announced that the Rio Grande railroad purchased “one of the largest steam derricks in the world.” The crane weighed more than “a third of a million…
The exceedingly rare occurrence is expected to draw millions of people to a 70-mile-wide swath that cuts across the country from Oregon to South Carolina to watch the sun disappear…
This new generation of craft brewers began sprouting in the vodka capital of the world as foreign beers became too expensive and beer fans sought alternatives to mass-produced lagers. From…
The speaker will be Kevin Hall, Durango city planner. Lunch will be available for $17. For more information, visit www.durangohighnoonrotary.com.
The lecture, based on the theme “A Year in the Life of the West,” is free and open to all. For more information, call 247-7456 or visit swcenter.fortlewis.edu.
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Travel plans might change today, or you might have an upsetting discussion about politics, religion or racial issues. Avoid these if you can. GEMINI…
The National Park Service said in a statement it made the decision to “expand hydration options for recreationalists, hikers, and other visitors to national parks.” The rules were first put…
Every year, Dalton Ranch Women’s Golf Association and Ladies of the Glacier Club hold a two-day golf tournament, The Columbine Golf Classic. More than 100 women from all over Colorado…
2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10:15 a.m. Watch Your Step exercise. 12:30 p.m. Recreational bridge. 12:45 p.m. Dominoes. 1 p.m. Movie Monday: “Becoming Jane.” Tuesday 9…
Laken and Andreas Schmalz, Durango, Brier Dolores, 6 lbs., 15 oz., 5:50 p.m., July 1. Kayla Goff and Preston Cornett, Cortez, Nolan Edward, 7 lbs., 9 oz., 5:48 p.m., July…
Tuesday Campus garden workday, 10 a.m.-noon, Campus Garden, Center of Southwest Studies, [email protected]. Fall welcome, 3-5 p.m., Ballroom, Student Union, [email protected]. Wednesday “1868: The Impact of Bosque Redondo on Navajo…
Aug. 10 Non-Life Master: North-South First: J. Mullins, M. Zempel Second: M. Harlow, R. Norton Third: L. Hawk, S. Zerbe Fourth: D. and S. Saunders Non-Life Master: East-West First: C.…
75 years ago: The band-tailed pigeon, “once nearly extinct in Colorado,” was apparently “staging a comeback.” J.D. Hart, assistant director of the state fish and game department, said “flocks of…
Woman invites questions so she can explain her faith
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): Old flames are back in your life again. Of course you will notice, because you are the most sensuous sign of the zodiac. GEMINI…
Colorado scientist to visit schools to promote STEM education
Zucchini and Lemon Pappardelle With Pine Nuts.Deb Lindsey/Washington Post Oh, sure, you can avoid them. That is, if you’re not a gardener who planted them, or a community-supported-agriculture subscriber who…
75 years ago: W.C. Sweinhart, Colorado director of agriculture, advised that housewives, “especially those in the smaller towns,” contact their grocers for peaches “to be assured of an ample supply.”…
During Sunday’s Kale Yeah! Competition at the Erie County Fair in New York, Gideon Oji gulped down 22½ 16-ounce bowls of the leafy green vegetable in eight minutes.Durango Herald file…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): For the next week, you have the ability to make money from your communications. Whether you write or speak, your words will bring you…
Millions of eggs have been destroyed or pulled from supermarket shelves since July 20, when it was made public that the pesticide Fipronil, which is dangerous to human health, was…
75 years ago: The Denver & Rio Grande Western railroad was granted permission by the federal district court to purchase “1,000 new steel gondolas to handle an expected increase in…
Navajo State Park is located along Colorado Highway 151 southwest of Pagosa Springs.Courtesy photo Arts and crafts will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 19, in the visitor center…
Enjoying festivals, friends and culture
Surgical residents along with experienced surgeons train on a mannequin at the Surgical Simulation and Training Laboratory in the Department of Surgery at Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles. To…
Whataburger tent order numbers sit on a table in Dallas. Police commanders in Houston say order numbers taken from fast-food restaurant cannot be used to mark evidence at crime scenes.LM…
TAURUS (April 20 to May 20): You can make money with your words today, which is good news for people who write, sell, market, teach or act. This also is…
Food trailer unites nostalgia and summer favorites
