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COLORADO SPRINGS On the day his dream came true, Jordan Smith enthusiastically did a little jerky dance, his star-adorned cane helping him balance. “I walk in three-quarter time,” he tells a dozen...
DATE: April 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
LAS CRUCES, N.M. (AP) – They demolished an old ramp, constructed a massive new one and pushed around tons of dirt and desert brush. But in their year’s labor to build a more efficient connection...
DATE: April 27, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
ALBUQUERQUE Evil eye. Magical fright. A sick soul. These are all afflictions usually treated by traditional Mexican healers known as curanderos. And this summer, an Albuquerque museum is planning...
DATE: April 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
ALBUQUERQUE (AP) In the late 1960s, the Cowsills were a TV and radio staple. With hits such as The Rain, The Park & Other Things, Hair and Indian Lake and appearances on The Tonight Show...
DATE: April 13, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
AZTEC (AP) Soon, visiting 900-year-old pueblo structures from downtown Aztec wont require a car.Aztec Ruins National Monument and the city of Aztec were awarded grant money this month to develop...
DATE: March 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
GRAND JUNCTION (AP) Over the years, the former Anvil Points federal oil-shale research site west of Rifle was busy enough at times that workers lived in 74 homes built by the government, and...
DATE: March 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
SECOND MESA, Ariz. Micah Lomaomvaya is expertly dodging ruts on a narrow footpath-turned-wagon-trail-turned-barely-passable-road when he spots a rogue compact car with California plates parked...
DATE: March 23, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
PROVO, Utah (AP) The smell of burning wood from a stove hangs in the air as Michael Scheetz secures a large piece of wood on his workshop counter. Surrounded by tools, diagrams, pictures and...
DATE: March 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
DE BEQUE (AP) A western Garfield County guest ranch that sits in the middle of the regions gas patch is looking to expand its growing focus on scientific research aimed at protecting the areas...
DATE: March 9, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
It was a journey into the past, complete with a chuckwagon, sassy cook and campfire ring.Last May, seven hardy horseback riders ventured on a guided trip on the Ute Tribal Park. It wasnt quite how...
DATE: Feb. 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
AURORA (AP) This year, John Barry offered congratulations instead of warnings.For the seventh year in a row, the Aurora Public Schools superintendent joined school board members and district...
DATE: Feb. 22, 2013 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
PUEBLO (AP) The official record of Pueblos history cant be found with the click of a button.That says a lot in this day of digital accessibility, but such is the case for the office of Pueblo...
DATE: Feb. 22, 2013 | 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."
