Southwest Life

Explainer: When and where? How vaccines will roll out in U.S.

A nurse prepares a syringe during a study of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of Health…

December 7, 2020

Health

Why are some scientists turning away from brain scans?

A functional magnetic resonance imaging scan on a computer screen at an Emory University lab in Atlanta. Using large magnets,…

December 7, 2020

Health

Years of research laid groundwork for speedy COVID-19 shots

Blood samples from volunteers participating in the National Institutes of Health-funded Moderna COVID-19 vaccine third phase clinical trail wait to…

December 7, 2020

Health

As hospitals cope with a COVID-19 surge, cyber threats loom

Cybercriminals ramp up efforts to steal data, disrupt services

December 7, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Main Avenue paving – 1924

Durango was organized in September 1880, but the main thoroughfare through downtown wasn’t paved until 44 years later in June…

December 7, 2020

Travel

Pandemic gave locals fleeting taste of a tourist-free Hawaii

Bryant de Venecia stands with his paddleboard Nov. 11 in Honolulu. He started stand-up paddleboarding when there were fewer tourists…

December 5, 2020

Health

Stay home for the holidays or get tested twice, CDC urges

Travelers walk through the Salt Lake City International Airport on Nov. 25 in Salt Lake City, a day before Thanksgiving.…

December 4, 2020

Community

Animas Museum opens online holiday store

Purchases may be picked up by a contactless system at the museum through Dec. 24. Visit the store online at…

December 4, 2020

Community

Support the Friends of the Pine River Library on Colorado Gives Day

Community First Foundation and FirstBank host Colorado Gives Day online at www. ColoradoGives.org. Donors may search for the library’s profile…

December 4, 2020

Community

Manna launches brick campaign

The project includes: ADA accessible ramp and 6-foot paved entrance gate into the garden.ADA accessible engraved brick pathway in the…

December 4, 2020

Health

Moderna asking U.S., European regulators to OK its virus vaccine

Nurse Kathe Olmstead prepares a shot that is part of a possible COVID-19 vaccine, developed by the National Institutes of…

November 30, 2020

Health

First blood test to help diagnose Alzheimer’s goes on sale

Equipment in a lab that analyzes blood samples at the company’s facility in the Center for Emerging Technologies in St.…

November 30, 2020

Health

Skiing may not spread coronavirus but slopes still risky, UN says

“I suspect many people won’t be infected barreling down the slopes on their skis,” said Dr. Michael Ryan said at…

November 30, 2020

Travel

Holiday air travel surges despite dire health warnings

On Sunday, a traveler wears a mask as she walks through Terminal 3 at O’Hare International Airport in Chicago. The…

November 30, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Lightner Creek Train Wreck â€“1919

In the early morning hours of Sept. 8, 1919, engineer Ralph Peake was guiding his Rio Grande Southern locomotive No.…

November 30, 2020

Community

Light Up The Town Holiday Parade to take place Friday

The Taste of Christmas committee has planned the event around COVID-19 restrictions in order to keep the tradition alive in…

November 27, 2020

Community

Festival of Trees goes virtual

While Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad will host 40 locally-sponsored trees and wreaths, this year’s event will be held…

November 27, 2020

Community

Cancer Coalition thankful for volunteers

While the American Cancer Society Resource Centers closed across the country and many of their services dropped, our local office…

November 25, 2020

Health

Thanksgiving could make or break U.S. coronavirus response

A person wearing a face mask crosses Broad Street on Nov. 18 in Philadelphia. As governors and mayors grapple with…

November 24, 2020

Health

FDA allows emergency use of antibody drug Trump received

The Food and Drug Administration on Saturday, Nov. 21, 2020 authorized the use of the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. drug to…

November 23, 2020

Travel

Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warnings

Travelers leave the AirTrain at JKF International Airport Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, in New York. Rising U.S. coronavirus cases, a…

November 23, 2020

And the West is History

Photo: Pagosa Hot Springs – Ca. 1885

In the Southern Ute language “pah gosah” translates to “healing waters” or possibly as a Ute elder once translated the…

November 23, 2020

Health

Pfizer, BioNTech seek emergency use of COVID-19 shots in U.S.

Pedestrians walk past Pfizer world headquarters in New York. Pfizer said Friday, Nov. 20, 2020, it is asking U.S. regulators…

November 20, 2020

Health

Health experts clash over use of certain drugs for COVID-19

Health officials around the world are clashing over the use of certain drugs for COVID-19, leading to different treatment options…

November 20, 2020