Southwest Life

San Juan Regional Medical Center receives excellence award

The award is a multi-tiered assessment and recognizes process-assisting organizations in New Mexico that strive for performance excellence in customer…

December 22, 2017

Community

Bridge scores

Dec. 14 Non-Life Master First: K. and S. Hasz First: J. Mercer, J. Walter Third: L. Arnold, R. Ayers Fourth:…

December 22, 2017

Community

Senior Calendar

2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Monday 2424 Main Ave., 382-6445 Closed for Christmas. Tuesday 8:30 a.m. Glucose checks. 9 a.m. Crafts.…

December 22, 2017

Health

Soaring overdose deaths cut U.S. life expectancy for 2nd year

Associated Press file Used needles litter the ground at an open air drug market along Conrail train The government figures…

December 22, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: A hot-lunch project was started at the Marvel School with the return of Mrs. Turner as cook.…

December 22, 2017

Health

Striking a chord, NIH taps the brain to find how music heals

Music increasingly is becoming a part of patient care – although it’s still pretty unusual to see roving performers captivating…

December 21, 2017

Travel

Las Vegas’ overhauled Monte Carlo transforming into Park MGM

Not one slot machine is within sight of the lobby at this Las Vegas casino-hotel. With a robust art collection,…

December 21, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Trujillo Sheets Post No. 28 American Legion scheduled a meeting at Masonic Hall. All members were urged…

December 21, 2017

Health

Loneliness seems to damage health, triggering inflammation and neurological changes

Durango Herald file All signs point to yes. It turns out that feeling lonely can do more than make you…

December 20, 2017

Travel

Idaho lands nation’s first International Dark Sky Reserve

The Milky Way is seen over the Smoky Mountains in central Idaho. A giant chunk of central Idaho with a…

December 20, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Mrs. Ruth Stout and her 9-year-old daughter, Beth, of Denver arrived in Durango to make a home.…

December 20, 2017

Health

A CDC ban on ‘fetus’ and ‘transgender’? Experts alarmed

Reacting to a story in The Washington Post, health leaders say they are alarmed that officials at the CDC, the…

December 19, 2017

Travel

How to master the delicate art of the do-nothing winter vacation

Sure, the snow and cold weather offer plenty of active delights: Skiing, sledding, trekking, ice fishing. But let the masses…

December 19, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Charles E. Stilwell was seeking a renter to occupy a furnished sleeping room with a private bath.…

December 19, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Durango, “for years,” lacked any real ice skating rink and, after being “widely and loudly deplored by…

December 18, 2017

Health

Q&A: How is the U.S. opioid crisis affecting children?

Abuse of painkillers, heroin, fentanyl and other opioids across the country has resulted in tens of thousands of children being…

December 18, 2017

Travel

New planetarium seeks to put N.J. science center on travel map

The Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium in Jersey City, which opened this month, features a dome that is 89 feet in diameter,…

December 18, 2017

Community

Prostate cancer support group to meet

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December 18, 2017

And the West is History

75 years ago: Wm Bruce (Bill) Robb, son of Mr. and Mrs. E.N. Robb of Durango and class of 1940…

December 17, 2017

Health

Opioid crisis strains foster system as kids pried from homes

A child welfare worker is on the line telling of three siblings in need of a foster family. Without a…

December 17, 2017

Travel

A tour of Paris in the footsteps of famous African-Americans

City of Light, artists found acceptance

December 17, 2017

Community

La Plata County Democrats set next luncheon date

Keynote speaker Guinn Unger will present “Obamacare, Health Care & Trumpcare: Facts & Fiction.” Also, Joel Dyar, District 3 Colorado…

December 16, 2017

Travel

‘Overtourism’ disrupts life in Amsterdam, and the Dutch capital pushes back

“If we wait a bit longer, he’ll probably start cleaning his teeth,” one rider says to his neighbor, humor failing…

December 16, 2017

Health

Deaths from window blinds show need for cord ban, study says

A warning label of strangulation risks from mini blind cords in Washington. According to a new study, children’s injuries and…

December 16, 2017