Southwest Life

Community

Lisa Parker’s Puppies to host Wine not Whine fundraiser

A wine tasting and heavy hors d’oeuvers will be provided. Tickets are $30 per person and are available at Creature…

August 29, 2019

Health

UN: Ebola outbreak in Congo has killed nearly 2,000 people

In a press briefing on Friday, Dr. Mike Ryan said that although the U.N. health agency has the vaccines and…

August 26, 2019

Travel

International traveler with measles visited Disneyland

The girl arrived at Los Angeles International Airport on Aug. 11 and went to the Desert Palms Hotel in Anaheim,…

August 26, 2019

Travel

Emotional highs, lows mark hiker’s record-setting project in New Hampshire

The sunset Aug. 30, 2018, from Mount Jefferson, one of 48 mountains in New Hampshire with summits higher than 4,000…

August 25, 2019

And the West is History

Photo: 1974 fire

A fire was reported to emergency dispatch 45 years ago today. The fire was set by an arsonist around 4…

August 24, 2019

Community

Life-long Learning lectures launch History Live!

Presentations on Confederate statues, D&SNGRR, and migration highlight Fort Lewis College fall lecture series

August 23, 2019

Community

Durango to participate in Kids Count Colorado

The Kids Count in Colorado! report is an annual publication providing state and local data about child well-being factors such…

August 23, 2019

Community

Botanical society thanks attendees, donors

Thanks to the DBS docents and volunteers for helping make this event a success. There was a formal graduation of…

August 23, 2019

Community

Thank you from Comfort Keepers

Comfort Keeperâ€™s biannual meeting gives managers the opportunity to honor our amazing caregivers and to say thank you. We understand…

August 23, 2019

Community

Schaff family grateful to the Harper family and D&SNG staff

Thank you for such a memorable and special ride to and from the Bitteroot for Dadâ€™s memorial time! You all…

August 23, 2019

Health

Durango Insurance Professionals to host talk about health care

Bates will discuss the latest health care updates and changes, including costs and causes, ways to offset rising costs, changing…

August 22, 2019

Health

Computer modeling improves replacement of ailing shoulders

Technology expected to increase procedures to implant new joints

August 22, 2019

Health

Brand-name drug prices rising at slower pace, lower amounts

Drug companies are still raising prices for brand-name prescription medicines, just not as often or by as much as they…

August 22, 2019

Travel

U.S. airlines expect record crowds over Labor Day weekend

Travelers wait in line to board a flight at Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport in Linthicum, Md. Airlines expect record…

August 22, 2019

Travel

Blooms, beasts affected as Alaska records hottest month

Junar Lim takes photos of Ziah Lim, left, and Arsenia Lim, all of Cavite, the Philippines, at gardens in Town…

August 21, 2019

Community

Healthcare Durango to present Medicare talk

The talk will discuss the existing health care payment system and the misinformation that is being spread for political purposes.…

August 20, 2019

Community

The Good Food Collective hosts fruit gleaning trips

Community members interested in helping harvest may visit www. FruitGlean.org to find a list of available fruit trees for DIY…

August 20, 2019

Community

Adaptive Golf Program tournament seeks sponsors

All charitable proceeds will go directly to support the physically and cognitively disabled community, giving them a unique opportunity to…

August 20, 2019

Community

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally to take place Labor Day weekend

All weekend, participants will have the opportunity to enjoy multiple poker runs, Stage Left free concerts, the Speed Kings stunt…

August 20, 2019

Travel

Cyclists race up Mount Washington – the highest peak in the Northeast

Erik Levinsohn, of Boston, and Stefanie Sydlik, 34, of Pittsburgh, beat the competition in the men’s and women’s divisions of…

August 19, 2019

Health

Doctors suspect vaping behind dozens of lung illnesses in U.S.

Dylan Nelson, of Burlington, Wis., and his sister, Andrea, sit for an interview. He was rushed to the hospital in…

August 19, 2019

Travel

Cruise offers close and long looks at Norway’s fjords

Whether it’s the popular Seven Sisters, toppling 820 feet down the stone walls of renowned Geirangerfjord, or the huge flow…

August 18, 2019

And the West is History

Photo: Off to the races

Captioned only as “Horse Race,” this photo from September 1919 shows four horseback riders, thought to be local Native Americans,…

August 17, 2019

Health

U.S. makes new push for graphic warning labels on cigarettes

Proposed graphic warnings that would appear on cigarettes. The Food and Drug Administration on Thursday, Aug. 15, 2019, proposed 13…

August 16, 2019