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As ephemeral as a sand painting in the wind, a piece of Durango’s cultural heritage is slipping away. Culturally historic carvings cut into soft-barked aspen trees by sheepherders, cowboys or...
DATE: Dec. 1, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
With the U.S. Forest Service’s budget cut in recent years, and an increasing need for routine maintenance projects on public lands, a local group in Durango is stepping up to help out. “We’ve seen...
DATE: Nov. 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Imagine trying to read a story printed backward, with each and every letter turned around, or trying to write your letters staring into a mirror rather than looking at the page. The ensuing...
DATE: Nov. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
The Colorado Court of Appeals has ordered the long-dormant Van 4 uranium mine near the lower Dolores River to be closed down and cleaned up. Environmental groups say the decision is...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
ALBUQUERQUE – A ceremonial Native American shield has been welcomed back to New Mexico by tribal leaders, in the culmination of a yearslong international campaign to reclaim the sacred object that...
DATE: Nov. 23, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
SAN FRANCISCO – For Eloy Martinez, returning to Alcatraz Island meant a joyous reunion with people he hadn’t seen in decades. It also brought a renewed sense of hope and pride. Martinez was among...
DATE: Nov. 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Travel
Gunnison sage grouse are hanging on in Southwest Colorado, but their numbers are dropping, and the population in Dove Creek might have disappeared. The plucky, ground-dwelling bird famous for its...
DATE: Nov. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
BLANCO, N.M. – Trash, sagebrush, tall trees and an old metal barn greeted David Arnold when he first saw the slice of land tucked along a bend in the San Juan River in 1999. But Arnold and his...
DATE: Nov. 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Two dozen aging dams in Colorado were in unsatisfactory condition and are located in places where their failure would likely kill at least one person, according to an Associated Press investigation...
DATE: Nov. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
ALONG THE BURNT MESA TRAIL, N.M. – With snow ready to fall, the scramble was on to collect as many ponderosa pine cones as possible. A crew outfitted with spurs, ropes and hard hats scaled hefty...
DATE: Nov. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
BILLINGS, Mont. – Federal employees overseeing U.S. public lands were assaulted or threatened at least 360 times over a five-year period marked by heightened tensions with anti-government groups...
DATE: Nov. 8, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Food trucks. Wi-Fi. Hot showers. Those campground upgrades could be coming to a national park near you. The Interior Department is reviewing recommendations to modernize...
DATE: Nov. 6, 2019 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Fort Lewis College is updating about a dozen panels at the Clock Tower in the center of campus to better recognize the past, "in a way that's fully inclusive of our Native American community on campus and the families directly affected by Indian boarding schools."
