Southwest Life

Alternative Horizons seeks volunteer advocates, offers training

Alternative Horizons supports and empowers survivors of domestic violence. A free, comprehensive training that will be held online Monday through…

Little evidence that protests spread coronavirus in U.S.

Demonstrators gather near the White House in Washington on June 6 to protest the death of George Floyd, a black…

EU reopens its borders to 14 nations but not to U.S. tourists

A woman walks her dog April 7 on a Paris bridge, with the Eiffel tower in background, during a nationwide…

Summer may decide fate of leading shots in vaccine race

A volunteer receives a COVID-19 test vaccine injection June 24 developed at the University of Oxford in Britain, at the…

Photo: 1911 Flood aftermath

This picture taken just days after the October flood in 1911 looks north with the Main Avenue bridge seen just…

Summer vacationers weigh testing, quarantine or staying home

Cod Cove Inn owners Ted and Jill Hugger show a draft of a compliance form June 10 that inn owners…

U.S. officials change virus risk groups, add pregnant women

On Thursday, June 25, 2020, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention updated its list of which Americans are at…

Durango Chamber Of Commerce announces “Coolest Dog in Durango” contest

Participants may upload a photos of their dog to the contest website. Entry is $10 and earns participants 10 free…

Durango Hula Ohana to host workshops

A Hula Kahiko workshop will be held from 10 a.m. to 12:20 p.m. July 4 and July 5. A Hula…

Paulette Church to speak to Rotary Club of Durango

Church will cover topics including community fire breaks, hazardous ignition zone work around homes, and firewise building materials and practices…

Veterans float and picnic to be held Sunday

The family-friendly event will offer free raft trips and picnics to honor veterans and their families. No registration is required.

Unitarian Universalist Fellowship of Durango thanks the community

UUFD would like to thank all of the community members who joined this effort to provide needed food, masks, gloves,…

Southwest Civic Winds cancels July 4 performance

Virus cases surging among the young, endangering the elderly

People sit outdoors to watch a movie June 18 as part of a program offered by the Miami Dolphins at…

Open wide: U.S. dentists quickly rebuild after virus shutdown

Dr. Terri Tiersky poses for a portrait in full personal protective equipment, double mask, face shield, gown and gloves, at…

U.S. citizens likely to be left out as Europe reopens borders

A TUI X3 2312 Duesseldorf-Mallorca flight passenger talks to the press at Son Sant Joan airport in Palma de Mallorca,…

Heading to these three states? Quarantine might be in the cards

Tourist Ines Tshiyomba, center, poses as her friend Garethe Mawonso takes her photo on the Brooklyn Bridge in New York.…

Recreational pot laws may boost traffic deaths, studies say

Agents Amanda Toma and Ashley Brodeur work with customers outside in the parking lot of cannabis purveyor Berkshire Roots in…

2nd wave of virus cases? Experts say we’re still in the 1st

A fence outside Brooklyn’s Green-Wood Cemetery is adorned with tributes to victims of COVID-19 in New York. The memorial is…

Photo: Baseball at the Fairgrounds – 1920s

Baseball in Durango was played at the La Plata County Fairgrounds for decades. Durango High School games were played there…

Theme parks hope the thrill is not gone

Carefree days giving way to virus safeguards

Study ties blood type to COVID-19 risk; O may help, A hurt

A health worker draws blood for COVID-19 antibody testing in Dearborn, Mich. A genetic analysis of COVID-19 patients published Wednesday,…

Decline in new U.S. virus deaths may be temporary reprieve

Signs remind patrons to wear masks and other protocols because of the coronavirus pandemic as they stroll through the Disney…

Photo: Hockey heroes

The 10U Durango Steamers hockey team was ranked No. 1 in Colorado and was on its way to the state…