Western Enterprises Inc. personnel take a portrait with their mortar rack setup and firing system for the annual fireworks display on Friday on Sullivan Hill. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special to the…
Sebastian Hicks, in red, of the Good Fight Boxing Club, prepares to take on Angelo Lopez, of Warriors Boxing Club, on Friday during the Animus on the Animas near the…
A bumblebee crawls around on a thistle flower on Friday. Various types of thistles are in bloom in Durango and La Plata County, offering a significantly higher amount and richer…
Drivers make their way past two new permanent automated speed enforcement cameras on Florida Road on Tuesday between Oak Drive and Elm Place. The cameras will take photos of speeding…
The landscaped home of Leah and Joe Darr on Delwood Avenue was part of the Durango Botanic Gardens’ Gardens on Tour event on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride The landscaped…
Anna Steaves, 11, surfs through one of the rapids at the 29th Street put-in on the Animas River during a hot Thursday afternoon. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Anna Steaves, 11,…
The five metal cyclists that make up the sculpture Endurance by Boulder artist Joshua Wiener are back in place Tuesday in the roundabout at Riverview Drive and Florida Road. The…
Elizabeth Marsh and Little D are this year’s seventh annual Mancos BurroFest grand marshals as they lead the parade on Saturday in Mancos. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride The seventh annual…
Cattle migrate to the shade of trees in a field east of Durango on Thursday as temperatures climb into the 90s. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Elliot Graham, 7, shoots his squirt gun while floating down an irrigation channel that runs through Little Pine River Park on a hot Tuesday in Bayfield. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride…
Keylee Thorshiem, of Bloomin Rose Homestead & Apothecary, assists Shantell Greer during the Friday Afternoon Club Market at the Breen Community Building. Every second Friday afternoon of the month, a…
La Plata County residents are used to seeing hot air balloons in the Animas Valley north of Durango. On Tuesday morning, southerly residents were treated to a view of a…
Work is underway Tuesday on the new La Plata County Humane Society dog play yards that will improve safety, durability and year-round access in all weather conditions. The play areas…
Team Homeslice Pizza won the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday as they were the first boat to beach in Santa Rita Park, with Ska Brewing following in second…
Emergency crews responded to a gas leak shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday near Eastlawn Avenue and Montview Parkway. Durango Fire Protection District Chief Randy Black said a vehicle backed into…
McKenzie Mortensen, 17, shows off to Aaron Peine, 18, after sinking her putt while playing at the Serious Texas Bar-B-Q south mini golf course in Durango on Tuesday. Mini golf…
Emily Jackson bumps up against Maria Barroso while competing in women’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride A good-sized crowd…
Durango City Councilor Gilda Yazzie takes off running with the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run torch on Tuesday at Rotary Park. Runners from seven countries are on a four-month journey…
Plenty of spectators packed Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday
Cyclists had beautiful day to ride into Silverton on Saturday
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for…
Christin Oney, administration assistant with Durango Big Picture High School, places Hawaiian leis around Liliana Tower, 18, and fellow graduates before the start of the graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary…
A 3-week-old colt rests with dad, Picasso, a paint horse, and mom, Wikket, a palomino, as they keep a close eye on him earlier this month south of Durango. The…
Matthew French-Holt, owner of Art Supply House & Custom Framing and a member of the Town Plaza merchants association, places new lettering on Town Plaza’s marquee sign Thursday in Durango.…
Native American author Andrea L. Rogers reads from her book, “Chooch Helped,” on Thursday at The Hive in Durango. Second graders from five elementary schools were celebrating literature and Native…
The lone remaining “Endurance” cyclist, which used to be one of five, is outfitted with a bright-orange safety vest and hat Monday at the Florida Road roundabout after two crashes…
A Canada goose and its gosling take a drink of water from the Animas River on Thursday as the little one rests looking more like a rock than a goose.…
Brooke Frazer, Manna soup kitchen garden manager, moves tomatoes around Manna’s greenhouse on Thursday in preparation for the Manna Plant Sale. About 5,000 assorted vegetables and flower plants will be…
Johnny Rooney, front, community educator with Durango Fire Protection District, and Doug Brockett, fire investigator and inspector with DFPD, give away plastic fire helmets and stickers to Florida Mesa Elementary…
James Silva makes a Jack Skellington balloon for Miggy Noyes, 4, as his mom Dani Noyes looks on during the Dandelion Festival on Saturday in Rotary Park. This marks 17…
