Southwest Life

St. Mark’s to hold ‘Blue Christmas’ service

The service will be a simple, contemplative time, with readings, music and quiet, allowing people to acknowledge what is truly…

December 8, 2017

Travel

A Trump slump? International visitors to U.S. down 4%

The number of international visitors arriving in the United States declined nearly 4 percent in the first six months of…

December 8, 2017

Health

U.S. flu season off to an early start; widespread in 7 states

A flu vaccine injection is administered at the Brownsville Events Center by a pharmacist in Brownsville, Texas. According to data…

December 8, 2017

Community

Operation Christmas Child breaks collection record

Durango Herald file Those who want to contribute can still pack a shoe-box gift online at www.samaritanspurse.org/buildonline. For more information…

December 7, 2017

And the West is History

du1-i-syn 75 years ago: The Durango High School Demons were expected to have “a splendid trophy as an appreciative and…

December 7, 2017

Travel

How to handle traveling in the age of ‘permanxiety’

A traveler, right, has his hands swabbed by a Transportation Security Administration officer as part of a check for explosives…

December 7, 2017

Health

Small risk of breast cancer seen with hormone contraceptives

A one-month dosage of hormonal birth control pills in Sacramento, Calif. Modern birth control pills that are lower in estrogen…

December 7, 2017

Health

‘Take all their excuses away’: Hard cases in heroin fight

than 64,000 died of drug overdoses last year in the U.S., most from opioids

December 6, 2017

Travel

Check in, help out: Socially conscious hotels give back to the community

The survey also showed that a heart of gold only goes so far: Even if a hotel proves to be…

December 6, 2017

And the West is History

du1-i-syn 75 years ago: The Office of Defense Transportation announced that consideration was given to three more branches and segments…

December 6, 2017

Health

Doctors: Over a year to see if uterus transplant successful

Baylor University Medical Center officials said at a news conference that the mother has returned home and her newborn son…

December 5, 2017

Travel

Dubai unveils a new zip line among towering skyscrapers

The 558-foot-high XLine opens this week in Dubai’s Marina neighborhood. For 3,280 feet, those brave enough can whiz past some…

December 5, 2017

Community

Mount Allison Grange to offer free breakfast

Breakfast will include pancakes, biscuits and gravy, sausage, eggs, hash browns, juice and coffee. A brief commemoration of the National…

December 4, 2017

Community

Council on Aging to hold annual meeting

The meeting is free and open to all. For more information, call the council secretary at 551-0582.

December 4, 2017

Community

LPEA lunch to support Salvation Army

The lunch will include a variety of green chili stews – prepared by Bart’s Deli with meats from Sunnyside Farms…

December 4, 2017

Travel

Even procrastinators can find deals on holiday travel

It’s getting late for booking holiday travel, but not too late. Experts say there are tips for procrastinators to find…

December 4, 2017

Health

Replacing lymph nodes to ease painful legacy of cancer care

Desperate, the Wisconsin woman traveled hundreds of miles to seek a delicate operation – replacing under-arm lymph nodes lost in…

December 4, 2017

Community

Ignacio to hold arts, crafts bazaar

Booth spaces are 10 square feet, include one table and two chairs and cost $20. The event will feature complementary…

December 3, 2017

Travel

Ruins at risk: Peru’s urban growth threatens to erase pre-colonial sites

Like many people in modern-day Peru, Rojas was born and raised among Incan sites that were built before the Spanish…

December 3, 2017

Travel

Miami’s iconic offshore Stiltsville survived Hurricane Irma

above sea possess long, quirky history

December 3, 2017

Health

Expanding DNA’s alphabet lets cells produce novel proteins

A semi-synthetic strain of E. coli bacteria that can churn out novel proteins. Scientists reported on Nov. 29 that they…

December 3, 2017

And the West is History

du1-i-syn 75 years ago: Durango residents “who were listening for the trial blast of the air-raid siren” were disappointed, along…

December 2, 2017

Community

Prostate cancer support group to meet

For more information, email [email protected].

December 2, 2017

Health

First baby from a uterus transplant in the US born in Dallas

The first baby born as a result of a womb transplant in the United States lies in the neonatal unit…

December 2, 2017