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Travel

Coronavirus delivers ‘body blow’ to Colorado’s ski industry

Ski lifts sit idle Tuesday in Vail, after Vail Ski Resort closed for the season amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The…

March 25, 2020

Travel

United Airlines warns of massive layoffs without federal aid

A Delta Airlines jetliner waits for a Southwest jetliner to taxi past on the way to a runway for take…

March 24, 2020

Health

Can blood from coronavirus survivors treat the newly ill?

Dr. Zhou Min, a recovered COVID-19 patient who has passed his 14-day quarantine, donates plasma in the city’s blood center…

March 24, 2020

Health

Potential coronavirus treatment granted rare disease status

Gilead Sciences CEO Daniel O’Day speaks at a meeting with President Donald Trump, members of the Coronavirus Task Force, and…

March 24, 2020

Health

Malaria drugs’ promise for coronavirus spurs hope, shortages

Scientists warn about raising false hopes

March 23, 2020

Health

COVID-19 lung patterns show few clues for treating pneumonia

This undated image provided by Mount Sinai Hospital in March 2020 shows a CT scan from a 65-year-old man in…

March 23, 2020

Health

Loss of smell, taste, might signal pandemic virus infection

Alaska state Rep. David Eastman sits at his desk on the House floor in Juneau, Alaska, Monday, March 23, 2020.…

March 23, 2020

Travel

Cheap fares luring travelers to fly despite pandemic

Travelers wait to check in their luggage at the Los Angeles International Airport. The coronavirus pandemic that’s caused many Americans…

March 22, 2020

Health

Grieving La Plata County residents find healing through yoga

Movement, meditation help address complex emotions around loss

March 22, 2020

Travel

Tips for cleaning your gear after traveling

Georgine Nanos, a California-based physician specializing in epidemiology and public health, recommends for travelers cleaning “anything anyone could potentially touch.”Associated…

March 21, 2020

Community

Thank you from KDUR

KDUR’s largest fundraising event, over 30-artists donate their time and talent to making unique, one-of-a-kind pieces that go up for…

March 19, 2020

Community

La Plata County receives $110,000 GOCO grant for school playground improvements

All schoolyards must be designed, in part, by students. Funded schools are also eligible to become part of Colorado Parks…

March 19, 2020

Travel

Travel insurance can help, but it has its limits

policies generally don’t cover pandemics

March 18, 2020

Health

Cancer, heart surgeries delayed as coronavirus alters care

A surgeon directs a special camera to be able to view his patient’s cancer tumor on monitors while performing surgery…

March 18, 2020

Health

Sick staff fueled outbreak in Seattle-area care centers

A member of a cleaning crew wheels a cart toward a vehicle at the Life Care Center, where at least…

March 18, 2020

Health

Hospitals fear shortage of ventilators for virus patients

Lovely R. Suanino, a respiratory therapist at Newark Beth Israel Medical Center in Newark, N.J., demonstrates setting up a ventilator…

March 18, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: JFK at the Strater Hotel – 1960

In June 1960, the Colorado Democratic Party held its state convention in Durango. Presidential candidate John F. Kennedy attended the…

March 18, 2020

Travel

Nepal cancels spring mountain climbing season due to virus

A long queue of mountain climbers line a path in 2019 on Mount Everest just below camp four, in Nepal.…

March 17, 2020

Community

Braided postpones spring social and silent auction

Braided is a community of women coming together to learn, travel and fish together. They seek to explore wild places,…

March 16, 2020

Health

AP Exclusive: Coronavirus vaccine test opens with 1st doses

A pharmacist gives Jennifer Haller, left, the first shot in the first-stage safety study clinical trial of a potential vaccine…

March 16, 2020

Travel

Why your next vacation should be in Canada

any season, our neighbor has its draws

March 15, 2020

Health

U.S. hospitals brace for ‘tremendous strain’ from new virus

Steve Moody, director of nursing at Central Maine Medical Center, mops the floor of a tent outside the emergency entrance…

March 13, 2020

Community

Wolfwood Refuge to visit Purgatory

Wolfwood’s well-known ambassadors Oakley and Ra are expected to retire after the 2020 season because of their advancing years. They…

March 13, 2020

Community

Mercy to host Soup for the Soul

Tickets are $75 and may be purchased by calling 764-2800. For more information, visit www.mercydurango.org/foundation.

March 13, 2020