Southwest Life

75 years ago: “Wish the weather man would turn the faucet and help this country avoid some of the insults…

July 26, 2014

75 years ago: “Members of the Reservoir Hill CCC camp above Durango were praised by La Plata County officials for…

July 25, 2014

75 years ago: “Noel Thompson, the far-driving Alamosa lad, was again the winner of the Spanish Trails Golf Tournament held…

July 23, 2014

75 years ago: “A Durango man who was recently given a 60 day jail sentence for stealing a girl’s bicycle,…

July 23, 2014

Main Street in Bayfield, 1930.Courtesy of Center of Southwest Studies 75 years ago: Silverton – “Federal Conciliator William Houston arrived…

July 22, 2014

75 years ago: “Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Corle, after spending a couple of days in Durango left by auto for…

July 20, 2014

And the West is history

75 years ago: “One feature of the Durango goodwill tour and one which will gain a lot of good publicity…

July 20, 2014

Health Briefs

The United Blood Services will host these blood drives: 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Aug. 1 in the Bloodmobile at…

The art of baby-making

Doulas, midwives, childbirth educators can make journey a joyous one

Biological pacemaker on horizon

Experiments on pigs’ hearts have led to battery-less option

For brain boost, go for a walk, talk to a friend

These and other lifestyle changes can lower Alzheimer’s risk

19-year-old flies 29,000 miles around globe

Matt Guthmiller, 19, completed the more than 29,000-mile journey in a leased single-engine airplane late Monday night when he touched…

‘Sweet Home Alabama’ to welcome tourists

“Alabama The Beautiful” signs that have stood at the state line since 2003 will be replaced with green and white…

Car rental companies rev up exotic offerings

In the past few years, some of the biggest car rental companies have added the finest cars money can buy…

Traveling with your teen

Seems impossible, right? These strategies can make trips fun for everyone

“It appears that these men are intently studying the golf ball on the No. 4 green during the third annual…

75 years ago: “Durango’s new middle-of-the-street traffic signs were installed as more or less of an experiment, and are not…

July 18, 2014

75 years ago: “Monday morning will see the beginning of construction of the new Safeway store building in Durango. To…

July 17, 2014

75 years ago: “Motorists going along Main Avenue found the new traffic signs more than a bit confusing. In some…

July 16, 2014

“Herald reporter Roy Pace went down to the D&RGW yards to get a picture of the Nomad, (an) elegant private…

July 15, 2014

75 years ago: “Oil companies having bulk storage plants in Durango will be required to build dikes around their tanks…

July 13, 2014