Requiring calorie information to be displayed on roughly 5 million vending machines nationwide will help consumers make healthier choices, says the Food and Drug Administration, which is expected to release…
75 years ago: “The state fish hatchery at Durango now has 6 feet of additional water – double the former available supply. This additional water will make it possible to…
Heart Safe La Plata will offer these classes at the Durango Fire & Rescue Authority training room, 142 Sheppard Drive: An adult CPR/AED course will take place at 6 p.m.…
Double-hand transplant recipient Lindsay Aronson Ess works on her dexterity during a physical therapy session in Richmond, Va. She lost her hands and feet to an infection in 2007.Steve Helber/Associated…
Adam Cohen watches as his son Marc, 5, uses a tablet at their home in New York. Tablets of all types are expected to rank among the top holiday gifts…
“When we played Monopoly, we were the worst. We actually applauded each other if you could steal money out of the bank without the other person knowing it,” she said.…
Tourists now arrive at a gleaming new timber-and-glass visitor center about 1.5 miles from Stonehenge. The famous stone circle tucked into the rolling green landscape is nowhere to be seen.…
The defrocked pastor, the Rev. Frank Schaefer, who led a congregation in Lebanon, Pa., was stripped of his clerical credentials Dec. 19. Since then, Bishop Minerva G. Carcaño has invited…
2013, the debate was amplified, stirring controversy, emotions
75 years ago: “Thirty-six of the latest books have been received recently at the Durango Public Library. Of the 36, 23 are fiction and 13 nonfiction, and on the list…
75 years ago: “Work on the Montezuma County Groundhog Reservoir project must start by Jan. 1, according to the contract for the project which was approved by PWA officials.” 50…
Servings: 8 Ingredients: 1 quart grape tomatoes, halved 2 teaspoons kosher salt 1 tablespoon balsamic vinegar glaze 1 tablespoon horseradish 1 pound large raw shrimp, peeled and deveined Salt and…
Servings: 8 Ingredients: 2 cups shredded cooked chicken 2/3 cup pineapple salsa, strained 2 tablespoons chopped cherry peppers Soft lettuce leaves, such as Boston or bibb Method: In a medium…
These easy appetizers – Roasted Shrimp Cocktail, Pineapple Chicken Lettuce Wraps, and Elvis Phyllo Cups – are a funky substitute for a more elaborate meal at a casual New Year’s…
Start to finish: 10 minutes Yield: Makes 15 cups Ingredients: 1/3 cup natural peanut butter 2 tablespoons powdered sugar 1 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large banana, cut into 15 slices…
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Four Corners Arts Forum, 9 a.m., KDUR…
An iPad app used by patients at Boston Children’s Hospital displays a questionnaire tallying symptom scores about sore throats. Patients fill out the questionnaire while they wait in the emergency…
January is Cervical Health Awareness Month, and women are encouraged to talk with their health-care providers about scheduling a pap test. A pap test is the first line of defense…
Nationally, spending on health care is growing at the slowest pace ever recorded. Annual spending on health care often grew more than 10 percent a year during the 1970s and…
the other Mesa Verde, visitors can navigate ruins, touch the past
Colorado Springs woman pursues global goal, despite her ongoing aversion to cold water
