Southwest Life

Organ transplants dive amid virus crisis, start to inch back

Herb Hoeptner and his wife, Diane, at the UCSF hospital in San Francisco the day after surgery to donate one…

May 11, 2020

Photo: A Durango Icon: The Strater Hotel ca. 1890

There is no shortage of compelling pictures of one of downtownâ€™s most well-known landmarks, the Strater Hotel. This one, taken…

May 11, 2020

Travel

Battered global tourism industry makes reopening plans

Tourism Economics, a data and consulting firm, predicts global travel demand won’t resume its normal pace until 2023. When tourists…

May 9, 2020

Health

Experts worry CDC is sidelined in coronavirus response

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Principal Deputy Director Anne Schuchat, center, accompanied by National Institute for Allergy and Infectious…

May 9, 2020

Health

Nearly 1 in 5 U.S. kids are obese, according to latest data

A display of various size cups and sugar cubes at a news conference at New York’s City Hall. A range…

May 9, 2020

Travel

Isolated by oceans: Hawaii, other islands tamp down virus

Hawaii has among the lowest COVID-19 infection and mortality rates in the U.S. As cases rose in March, Gov. David…

May 9, 2020

Community

Bridge Scores

April 26 – Open Game North-South First: S. Brown/CL Lappen Second: D. & M. Segrest Third: L. Anderson/B. Gantner East-West…

May 8, 2020

Community

Rotary Club of Durango to host virtual meeting

Virtual visitors using Zoom are welcome. For more information, contact Bruce Rodman at 385-7899.

May 8, 2020

Community

Mac Ranch student outreach program provides computers to students in need

The Mac Ranch hopes to ease the technological strain for households by refurbishing donated computers and installing an open source…

May 8, 2020

Community

Cafe au Play offers support for new parents

Starting at 10 a.m. May 14, parents of babes in arms can meet outside at the play area outside the…

May 8, 2020

Health

Health education center offers training to administer medications

QMAP training allows staff working in health care facilities to administer medications. The course will include a self-paced online preparatory…

May 8, 2020

Community

Thank you to Bill Bell

I just want to thank Bill Bell for going out of his way to help out so much. Thanks, Bob…

May 8, 2020

Community

Resident grateful to crew of Bread

The group at Bread have continued to bake their bread and goodies all the way through and while doing what…

May 8, 2020

Community

Heart Safe La Plata to host virtual CPR classes

People who are currently certified in CPR may take the online course on their own schedule and pace. Those who…

May 8, 2020

Health

Mercy Regional Medical Center receives A for patient safety

The Leapfrog Group is an independent national watchdog organization driven by employers and other purchasers of health care committed to…

May 6, 2020

Health

COVID-19 vaccine hunt heats up globally, still no guarantee

A volunteer is injected with either an experimental COVID-19 vaccine or a comparison shot as part of the first human…

May 5, 2020

Travel

Q&A: Why some planes are crowded even with air travel down

Passengers get off an American Airlines flight after they landed at Los Angeles International Airport in Los Angeles. Social media…

May 5, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Ready for the Parade, ca. 1920s

A picture taken today in the same location, would show Buckley Park on the left as you look south down…

May 4, 2020

Travel

Locked down in Nice: Stranded in France’s second most popular tourist destination

Two visitors defy social-distancing protocols amid the coronavirus lockdown to enjoy a Mediterranean sunset in Nice, France.Christopher Elliott/Washington Post The…

May 2, 2020