Southwest Life

And the West is History

75 years ago: “A shelter for the convenience of skaters at the Hermosa Nurseries pond is being built by Leonard…

December 2, 2015

Health

Health agencies strive to coordinate care

providers don’t always share patient information

December 2, 2015

Health

Scientists, ethicists tackle gene editing’s ethics, promise

Emmanuelle Charpentier of the Max Planck Institute for Infection Biology in Berlin participates in a panel discussion at the National…

December 1, 2015

And the West is History

This picture appeared in the Nov. 26, 1963, Durango Herald. The cutline read: “Heralding the approach of Christmas, decorations along…

December 1, 2015

Health

Male vs. female brain? Not a valid distinction, study says

Researchers used a brain-scanning MRI machine at Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh to determine that, even though specific parts of…

November 30, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Pheasant hunters bound for the San Luis Valley and for the Montrose County swarmed out of Durango,…

November 30, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: ANIMAS VALLEY – “A large crowd attended the community Thanksgiving dinner at the Grange Hall. According to…

November 29, 2015

Travel

Bend’s beer culture is the cream of the hop

Oregon’s craft-brewery mecca turns skeptic into believer

November 28, 2015

Travel

Don’t lose your luggage this winter

bags most common in December, January

November 28, 2015

And the West is History

Main Avenue and Ninth Street looking north in 1910. Note the trolley tracks in the middle of Main.Courtesy of Center…

November 28, 2015

And the West is History

50 years ago: “Santa Claus arrived by helicopter on the lawn of Durango High School. The helicopter spun to Earth,…

November 27, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Ed McKean, well-known Durango man who has been working in the Shenandoah-Dives Mine for several months, was…

November 26, 2015

Health

STD epidemic worsening in U.S.

Cliff Vancura/Durango Herald Reported cases of chlamydia, gonorrhea and syphilis all increased in 2014. Chlamydia cases had dipped in 2013,…

November 25, 2015

Health

Health Briefs

United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 1:30 to 5 p.m. Wednesday at Morehart Murphy Auto Center, 33/30 Parker…

November 25, 2015

Health

Free HIV testing at Planned Parenthood in Durango

AIDs Day raises awareness

November 25, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Seventy members and friends of the San Juan Ski Club were sliding and skittering at the Haviland…

November 25, 2015

And the West is History

This picture appeared in the Nov. 21, 1962, edition. The cutline read, “An experiment which the Durango Chamber of Commerce…

November 24, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Horrified car drivers are calling attention to a daring but unnecessarily hazardous practice indulged in by pedestrians…

November 23, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: An advertisement for Wallace G. Mollette, 127 E. 9th St., read, “For sale – A small home,…

November 22, 2015

Travel

Flying for Thanksgiving? Tips to handle delays

47 million Americans to go 50 miles or more from home

November 21, 2015

Travel

Gifts for the serious traveler

warriors offer ideas, inspiration

November 21, 2015

And the West is History

“Mercy Medical Center Nutritional Services Department cooks Delia Lopez, left, and Marcia Savage prepare some of the 24 turkeys that…

November 21, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Joining with the rest of Durango in celebrating Thanksgiving Day, the Herald-Democrat will not publish an edition…

November 20, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “If the date of Thanksgiving ever is permanently fixed, there should be a day set aside for…

November 19, 2015