Southwest Life

When it’s cold out, embrace solitude in Yosemite

in the park’s scenery without summer’s crowds

January 7, 2018

I tried mindfulness to quit drinking. It actually worked.

Practicing just 11 minutes of mindfulness – like paying attention to your breath – helped heavy drinkers cut back, according…

January 7, 2018

Health

Free thyroid assessments offered Friday

Utter The thyroid gland, known as the “master gland of metabolism,” controls the ability to make energy. Poor thyroid function…

January 7, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: There were 51 people present at Allison Sunday school, and officers for the coming year were elected…

January 6, 2018

Health

Flu hospitalizations are high across Colorado

season’s strain can hit elderly hard

January 6, 2018

Travel

Looking for winter? You can find it here

out the northern lights or one of many festivals

January 6, 2018

Health

San Juan Regional opens second Aztec family medicine clinic

The clinic was renamed Jan. 2 as a second location of San Juan Health Partners Family Medicine in Aztec. Two…

January 6, 2018

Community

Bridge scores

Dec. 28 Non-Life Master: North-South First: K. and S. Hasz Second: B. Attwood, S. Zerbe Third: J. Skjold, I. Watters…

January 5, 2018

Community

Fort Lewis College Calendar

Saturday Orientation, 8:30 a.m., Student Union. Thursday 2018 Southwest Economic Outlook meeting, 8 a.m., Community Concert Hall. Vocal master class…

January 5, 2018

Community

January library events

Tuesdays, 2 p.m.: Baby story time. Interactive activities with music, stories, finger-plays, counting rhymes and playtime for infants to 18-month-old…

January 5, 2018

Community

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 10 a.m. Bridge lesson, Visually Impaired Persons meeting. 10:15 a.m. Watch…

January 5, 2018

And the West is History

75 years ago: Capt. Kenneth G. Serivener, 24-year-old man from Fort Bliss, Texas, was killed after the car he was…

January 5, 2018

Travel

Samantha Brown hosts new PBS travel series ‘Places to Love’

TV travel show host Samantha Brown walks through a field of flowers in Fredericksburg, Texas, with John Thomas, the owner…

January 5, 2018

Community

Gamblers Anonymous meets Wednesdays

For more information, visit www.coloradoga.org.

January 4, 2018

Travel

Washington sues Motel 6 for giving guest information to U.S.

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson addresses a news conference Wednesday in Seattle, announcing that his office is suing Motel…

January 4, 2018

And the West is History

Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Caesar Boligno was arrested by the Sheriffâ€™s Office for violating liquor law. His bail…

January 4, 2018

Health

New, long-acting drugs cut frequency of migraine headaches

New, long-acting drugs may hold hope for millions of people who often suffer migraines.Associated Press file The drugs are the…

January 3, 2018

Travel

Air travel was miserable in 2017, but at least nobody died in a commercial jet crash

Not one person died in an accident on a commercial passenger jet the entire year, the safest year ever, according…

January 3, 2018

And the West is History

Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: It was announced that Percy A. Hollar, a young man reported in The Durango…

January 3, 2018

And the West is History

Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Miss Myrtle Hill and Miss Goldie Hocker, teachers at Durango schools, announced they were…

January 2, 2018

And the West is History

Herald Staff Writer 100 years ago: Charley Wigglesworth and his mother, who were in Farmington “for a visit to friends…

January 2, 2018

Health

A cascade of hearts, a sense of loss: Suicide and social media in the suburbs

Aidan McNulty, a high school senior, Bronwyn McNulty, a seventh-grader, and their father, Scott McNulty, hold hands in a moment…

January 2, 2018

Travel

Arizona ranch suspends monster truck tours after rollover

KVOA-TV in Tucson reports that the Rooster Cogburn Ostrich Ranch announced this weekend that it would stop running the tours…

January 2, 2018

Travel

New study ranks healthy airline food options. (Hint: Bring your own.)

For the survey, Charles Platkin reached out to representatives with 12 major airlines to inquire about their meal and snack…

January 1, 2018