Southwest Life

COVID-19 vaccine in pregnancy may protect babies after birth

A health worker administers a dose of a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a vaccination clinic in 2021 at the Reading…

February 15, 2022

A gun in your carry-on? Some are calling for stiffer fines

Transportation Security Administration officers process passengers at a security screening area at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport in SeaTac, Wash., on May…

February 15, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Cattle Drive on 11th Street – Ca. 1916

For much of its history, Durango was considered a “cow town.” Many early city residents kept a stable with milk…

February 11, 2022

Community

Ignacio Middle School honor roll

4.0 GPA Eighth grade: Alyssa Atencio, Trace Crane and Autumn Schulz. Seventh grade: Katie Cundiff, Thunder Windy Boy Hebert, Matrim…

February 10, 2022

Community

Resident thanks medical staff

I was taken by the paramedics to the ER at Mercy Hospital. I want to tell everyone how efficient the…

February 8, 2022

Community

Cancer support group to host workshop

Cancer Support Community Southwest Colorado will host a free online workshop called “Coping with the Cost of Cancer” from 5:30…

February 8, 2022

Community

High Noon Rotary accepting scholarship applications

Durango High Noon Rotary is offering $25,000 in scholarships for students attending college, community college, vocational or paramedic programs in…

February 8, 2022

Community

Local scouts collect food for drive

The Great Southwest Boy Scouts of America and local Boy Scouts of America units are collecting food donations for their…

February 8, 2022

Community

Southwest La Plata Library District partners with Powerhouse

The Southwest La Plata Library District has partnered with the Powerhouse Science Center to check out free Powerhouse Science Museum…

February 8, 2022

Community

North Animas Village organizes fire victim donation drive

As part of National Village Day, North Animas Village organized a donation drive for the victims of the Marshall Fire…

February 8, 2022

Health

How to prevent early birth? Study explores sugarless gum

A dentist holds a model of teeth and a toothbrush in Seattle. For many years, studies have shown that gum…

February 7, 2022

Travel

Travel groups want to scrap testing requirement to enter U.S.

Passengers get a COVID-19 test at Heathrow Airport in London on Nov. 29, 2021. Airline and tourism groups are pushing…

February 7, 2022

Community

Sooner the survivor

dog survives 45-foot fall from cliff

February 5, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Goldenaires – 1965

Durango’s American Legion Post 28 started a Drum and Bugle Corps in 1929. It functioned intermittently through the 1930s until…

February 4, 2022

Community

Board of County Commissioners seeks volunteers

La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking volunteers for County Boards and Commissions. Those who serve in these…

February 1, 2022

Community

Stillwater music thanks event supporters

Warmest winter thanks to all the people and businesses that made Stillwater Music’s 10th annual Winter Wonder Bands gala concert…

February 1, 2022

Community

Pine Needle Dry Goods collecting donations

In partnership with Volunteers of America, Pine Needle Dry Goods is collected clothing and personal item donations for Durango-area veterans…

February 1, 2022

Community

Citizens’ Police Academy postponed

The Durango Police Department has postponed the Citizens’ Police Academy because of the community omicron surge. CPA is a 12-week…

February 1, 2022

Health

U.S. gives full approval to Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine

A vial of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine is displayed on a counter at a pharmacy in Portland, Ore., Monday, Dec.…

January 31, 2022

And the West is History

And the West is History: Big Fish and Proud Fisherman – 1945

For many years, Gardenswartz Sports displayed big fish caught locally in a large cooler at the entrance to its store…

January 31, 2022

Regional News

Deadly Colorado blaze renews focus on underground coal fires

Rowdy Alexander watches from atop his horse as a hillside burns on the Northern Cheyenne Indian Reservation on Aug 11,…

January 31, 2022

Southwest Life

Mapmakers combine science and art to show us the world

data and creativity, cartographers create vital tools

January 27, 2022

Health

Booster shots needed against omicron, CDC studies show

Three new U.S. studies offer more evidence that the COVID-19 vaccines are standing up to the omicron variant, at least…

January 24, 2022

Travel

Yellowstone visits hit record high in 2021, straining staff

Visitors are seen at Grand Prismatic Spring in Yellowstone National Park, Wyo. on May 1, 2021. (Iris Samuels/Associated Press file)Iris…

January 24, 2022