Southwest Life

And the West is History

“These trucks of the La Plata Fire Volunteers – a 1,300-gallon pumper of 1948 vintage, a World II 1,000-gallon pumper…

December 29, 2015

Health

Twin birth rates hit an all-time high in the United States

STAT points out that mothers continued to get older in 2014. The average age for a first-time mother is now…

December 28, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: An advertisement for Wallace G. Mollette read, “For sale – A brand new home, just finished, four…

December 28, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Among the braver souls who fared forth, undaunted by over a foot of new fallen snow on…

December 27, 2015

Travel

Indigenous Bolivian women scale high peaks

But their helmets, polarized goggles and crampons attached to their shoes give them away as mountaineers who accompany their husbands,…

December 26, 2015

Travel

Places, events driving travel in 2016

These are among the places and events driving travel in 2016. The Olympics Rio de Janeiro hosts the Summer Olympics,…

December 26, 2015

Travel

Paris tourism took hit after attacks but dip could level off

Soldiers patrol in the gardens of the Versailles Palace, west of Paris. Nightly hotel occupancy rates in the two weeks…

December 26, 2015

And the West is History

This photo and caption appeared in the Nov. 23, 1965, Herald: “They don’t make them like this anymore, primarily because…

December 26, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Jim Jarvis was buying new gloves preparatory to taking off in the deep snow to reach his…

December 25, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Christmas baskets packed with food, clothing, candy and toys by the PEO, the Elks, American Legion Auxiliary…

December 24, 2015

Health

Can you be fit but fat? Researchers say it may be a myth

Ride the Rockies participants make their way into Durango during the 2013 event. A new study shows men who weighed…

December 23, 2015

Health

For kids, free surgery can change a life

Nonprofit Mending Kids looks to offer services to children in Four Corners

December 23, 2015

Health

Twin birth rate hits an all-time high

Of the nearly 4 million babies born last year, more than 135,000 were twins. That is about 1 in every…

December 23, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

Connect for Health Colorado has granted an enrollment extension for former Colorado HealthOp customers. The enrollment deadline is now Dec.…

December 23, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A little boy, ‘lost’ in Durango, either wouldn’t or couldn’t tell his name. When his mother was…

December 23, 2015

And the West is History

“Billy Crystal takes time out from the filming of the Western comedy, ‘City Slickers,’ to pose for a photograph with…

December 22, 2015

Health

FDA eases restrictions on blood donations from gay men

Donors give blood at a drive in Rutland, Vt. Federal health officials are lifting the nation’s 32-year-old lifetime ban on…

December 21, 2015

And the West is History

25 years ago: “Durango High School teachers and students have adjusted well to the stress of 300 additional student bodies…

December 21, 2015

And the West is History

50 years ago: “City police report the annual Christmas season complaint – stolen Christmas lights. Mrs. Wayne Jackson reported a…

December 20, 2015

Travel

Spirit of St. Louis replica soars 88 years after Lindbergh

The just-completed doppelganger is the very spirit of the Spirit of St. Louis. But unlike the plane Lindbergh flew solo…

December 19, 2015

Travel

Virtual reality a tool for travel industry

‘Next big thing’ in marketing

December 19, 2015

Travel

Tips for caregivers traveling with elderly, frail relatives

Caregivers face an assortment of challenges when traveling with a frail relative or friend or with someone with dementia. Every…

December 19, 2015

And the West is History

“Workmen are polishing up the inside finishing of the Purgatory Ski Lodge in October 1965 after glassing-in was completed some…

December 19, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “‘Home for Christmas,’ the 1940 version of the Durango High School’s annual Christmas play, will be given…

December 18, 2015