Southwest Life

Guess what, baby! We’re coming back

U.S. births pick up after seven years

June 17, 2015

75 years ago: “Under the direction of H.A. Sabin, dairyman at Fort Lewis College, extensive improvements have been made in…

June 17, 2015

Health

Campers enjoy front-row seat to emergency-response drama

camp gives kids look at medical careers

June 17, 2015

Health

FDA tells food industry to phase out artificial trans fats

The Obama administration is cracking down on artificial trans fats, calling them a threat to public health. The Food and…

June 16, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Fred Hutchings, Allison fox farmer, was in Durango. This years fox crop includes 76 fox pups, an…

June 15, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: The Kiva Theatre, 813 Main Ave., was showing “Charlie Chan’s Murder Cruise” starring Sidney Toler. Billing read,…

June 15, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Supper outdoors formed a novel and a pleasant introduction to the bimonthly games of the Thursday Evening…

June 14, 2015

Travel

Red, black, green: Hawaii’s rainbow of sand

The Big Island, Maui and Molokai offer black sand beaches. Maui is home to a red beach, and the Big…

June 13, 2015

Travel

Our best beaches

Hawaii’s Waimanalo Bay Beach Park tops list

June 13, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Durango will need a new airport, if a federal-sponsored pilot training school is to be established here,…

June 13, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The time of arrival of the Rio Grande train from the east in Durango will be changed…

June 12, 2015

Health

Oregon women soon can get a year’s supply of birth control

Gov. Kate Brown Thursday signs a bill expanding access to contraception during a ceremony at the state Capitol in Salem,…

June 12, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “The ranch owned by Mrs. Doris Shaw in the Pine River Valley was bought by Mr. and…

June 11, 2015

Health

Cervical cancer vaccine might work after just 1 shot, not 3

Lauren Fant, left, winces as she has her third and final application of the Human Papillomavirus vaccine administered by nurse…

June 10, 2015

Health

Common heartburn medications linked to greater risk of heart attack

After combing through 16 million electronic records of 2.9 million patients in two separate databases, the researchers found that people…

June 10, 2015

Health

Study: Rape prevention training works, cuts sex assault risk

Texas Tech freshman Regan Elder helps drape a bed sheet with the message “No Means No” over the university’s seal…

June 10, 2015

Health

Course focuses on first aid for mental health

Training lay people could save lives

June 10, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Fishermen at Electra Lake, while reporting fair catches of fish say that the water was rough, and…

June 10, 2015

Health

Beyond Lyme, new illnesses, more reason to watch for ticks

A new report reminds people in tick-endemic areas that Lyme disease isn’t the only thing residents need to be worried…

June 9, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Bob Ayers, local weatherman, received a visit from the district inspector the latter part of last week…

June 8, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Shoveling snow is only a sort of pleasant cooling memory to most Durango people, but to Bert…

June 8, 2015

And the West is History

75 years ago: “Cards at Electra is the pleasant diversion being enjoyed by guests of Mrs. A.L. Burnett who is…

June 7, 2015

Travel

Cuba’s time capsule

Juggling old-school hassles in Havana

June 6, 2015

Travel

Tourism dreams thrive for eager Cubans

Entrepreneurs see opportunity in arrival of Americans

June 6, 2015