Southwest Lifestyle

75 years ago: “It is rumored that ‘Two-Ton’ Tony Galento will hit Durango on a barnstorming prizefighting tour, but considering…

April 26, 2014

Southwest Life

Drones spy hidden ruins

Chaco Canyon unearthing secrets buried for centuries

April 26, 2014

Southwest Life

Spain’s legacy in the Southwest

rediscovers heritage on Spanish Trail trek

April 26, 2014

Southwest Life

Mapmaker left his mark

Spanish cartographer Miera y Pacheco’s artistic maps note discoveries of Dolores area

April 26, 2014

Family

Tentative deal reached in breast-milk lawsuit

could get $75,000 for refusing to have liquid scanned by TSA

April 26, 2014

And the West is History

“This photo of Bill Menefee was taken in the doorway of the original homestead cabin built on the Menefee ranch.…

April 26, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Good news to people of this vicinity as well as the early tourists, is the fact that…

April 25, 2014

Religion

Religion Briefs

The First Presbyterian Church of Durango, 1159 East Third Ave., will host a special service to install Beau Smith as…

April 25, 2014

Religion

How do you understand Islam?

Interfaith panel objects to Sept. 11 museum’s documentary film

April 25, 2014

Religion

Boy Scouts sever ties with church

Why? Because a gay man led troop in Seattle

April 25, 2014

Family

Half of foreign adopted children from Asia

The report – the first from the Census on adoptions since 2003 – finds that 2 percent of the nation’s…

April 25, 2014

Religion

Bloodied shirt among trove of John Paul II relics

will be declared saint today

April 25, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Because he was carrying four persons in the front seat of his car, a Bayfield youth was…

April 24, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “After driving all the way here from Tierra Amarilla, N.M., a ‘merry’ car bringing a man to…

April 23, 2014

And the West is History

“It’s hard to believe that Spring in Southwest Colorado is already five days old in this March 1964 photo. Residents…

April 22, 2014

Food

Cooking Matters finds a home

kitchen hosts healthy lifestyle classes for young families

April 22, 2014

Food

Why are consumers nuts about coconut oil?

“We had one small shelf of coconut oil products, but that’s changed dramatically,” Palmquist said. Today, the demand for coconut…

April 22, 2014

Food

Attention dieters: Stop counting calories

Consumers who are trying to lose weight are shifting away from traditional “low-calorie” products, such as Diet Coke, Lean Cuisine…

April 22, 2014

Food

A savory lemon chicken wrap that gives fresh mint its due

The recipe for Minted Lemon and Olive Chicken Wraps showcases the savory side of mint.Matthew Mead/Associated Press That’s because a…

April 22, 2014

Food

Vegan vegetable tart delivers big flavors

A mandoline is the best tool to create paper-thin vegetable slices for this Roasted Butternut and Herb Tart.Matthew Mead/Associated Press…

April 22, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “For three days – Durango High School boys and girls find out just how green is the…

April 21, 2014

Health

Use your phone to take pills on time

don’t take them as prescribed

April 20, 2014

Health

Health Briefs

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services has proclaimed May “Older American’s Month.” To recognized the month, Durango/La Plata…

April 20, 2014

Health

Apathetic? Your brain may be shrinking

Though the brain is known to shrink with age, people who show evidence of apathy and declining interest and emotion…

April 20, 2014

Health

What is top food-poisoning threat?

might be surprised it’s not salmonella

April 20, 2014

Health

For couples who can’t conceive, there are now better options

Amazing leaps in infertility science

April 20, 2014

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango voters in the second municipal election elected as city councilmen, Nels Newman, Robert McNicholas, John Fankhauser,…

April 20, 2014

Travel

On foot in remote Scotland

Hills, lakes and hostels on the edge of civilization

April 19, 2014

Travel

Crocodile close calls can’t stop Nile walk

British man navigates numerous dangers during 4,250-mile African trek

April 19, 2014

Travel

Is it safe to go in the water this summer?

“I came down with a major ear infection on my third day there, which required immediate medical attention,” remembers Siegfried,…

April 19, 2014