Southwest Life

Heart Safe La Plata to recognize life savers

Durango Herald file The awards ceremony will take place Monday during halftime of the Fort Lewis College girls basketball game.…

December 16, 2017

Community

Dinner to support Aztec families after tragedy

Cost is a $10 donation per plate of food at the door. Additional donations are encouraged. For more information, call…

December 15, 2017

Community

Farmington fundraiser to support Aztec families

The event will feature a silent auction, vendors and food from Outback Steakhouse for families, first responders and Aztec High…

December 15, 2017

Community

Rotary club to hear county manager speak

du1-i-syn La Plata County Manager Joanne Spina will present a talk titled “We Are La Plata County.” The presentation will…

December 15, 2017

Community

All-day fundraiser to support Aztec families

A candlelight vigil was held Dec. 7 in Aztec after two high school students were killed in a shooting at…

December 15, 2017

And the West is History

du1-i-syn 75 years ago: The U.S. Navy announced that the total number of casualties from the Navy, Coast Guard and…

December 15, 2017

Community

Absolute PT clinic to host dance party

The event is free, open to all and will feature cookies, beverages and a Dance for Balance demonstration for seniors.…

December 14, 2017

Community

Local outdoor retailers join donation effort

With help from Feeding America, the first 12 weeks provided 9,100 meals to families, with the goal to reach 12,000…

December 14, 2017

Travel

AAA predicts record travel over Christmas and New Year’s

Auto club AAA said Thursday that 107 million people will travel between Dec. 23 and Jan. 1, a 3.1 percent…

December 14, 2017

Health

Blood test may help predict which breast cancers will recur

A patient has her blood drawn for a liquid biopsy at a hospital in Philadelphia. A new study found that…

December 14, 2017

Travel

U.S. national parks to slash number of free days for visitors

After waiving fees 16 days in 2016 and 10 days in 2017, the National Park Service announced Tuesday that it…

December 13, 2017

Health

New studies show that even light activity is healthier than previously thought

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The studies are among the first wave of epidemiological papers based on objective measures of physical…

December 13, 2017

Health

Are 3-D mammograms really better? U.S. puts scans to the test

Dr. Tova Koenigsberg at The Montefiore Einstein Center for Cancer Care in New York shows an example of a traditional…

December 12, 2017

Travel

Los Angeles subway work uncovers array of Ice Age fossils

When her phone buzzes, she quickly dons a neon vest, hard hat and goggles before climbing deep down into a…

December 12, 2017

Travel

Hard history: Mississippi museums explore slavery, Klan era

Those were ways of defiantly pushing back against African-Americans who dared challenge racial oppression, and taking a jab at journalists…

December 11, 2017

Health

Mercy Chapel to offer ‘Blue Christmas’ service

du1-i-syn The service is designed for people suffering loss, death of a loved one, estrangement of a loved one, unemployment,…

December 11, 2017

Health

IUD program leads to decline in teen pregnancies, abortions in Colorado

The state’s teen birth rate and teen abortion rate have dropped 54 percent and 64 percent, respectively, since the devices,…

December 11, 2017

And the West is History

du1-i-syn 75 years ago: Readers were told to “spread the news” that waste kitchen fat was needed for the war.…

December 10, 2017

Travel

After the lights dim, Rockefeller Center Christmas trees still give

Rockefeller Center spruce used in Habitat for Humanity homes

December 10, 2017

Community

High Noon Rotary to meet Thursday

du1-i-syn Lexie Stetson-Lee, Powerhouse Science Center deputy director, will speak to the club at the meeting. Community members and visitors…

December 10, 2017

And the West is History

du1-i-syn 75 years ago: It was announced that about 14 million men older than 45 were employed in the United…

December 9, 2017

Travel

Taliesin West: A magnet for fans of architect Frank Lloyd Wright

Twenty-six miles northeast of Phoenix, Wright’s students built the desert shelters they slept in during the winter term at his…

December 9, 2017

Health

Gene therapy shows promise against blood-clotting disease

Jay Konduros, left, shows him and his brother, Bill, at Jay’s home in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. The brothers, who have…

December 9, 2017

Health

Naturopathic practitioner to offer free adrenal assessments

du1-i-syn The adrenal glands manage “fight or flight” responses and are heavily affected by stress. Participants will learn about how…

December 9, 2017