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Durango school board members push back against proposed Sunnyside elementary consolidation

Impact on families too great to justify savings, president says

DATE: Apr 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango School District online program will accept small pool of students in inaugural year

Virtual high school learning to launch in August

DATE: Apr 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Emmy-nominated Indigenous filmmaker to speak at Fort Lewis College commencement

‘We’re beyond excited to welcome someone who is deeply committed to telling Indigenous stories,’ FLC president says

DATE: Apr 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forum on proposed Sunnyside consolidation draws vocal crowd

‘No amount of money you save from this closure and consolidation will justify what we will lose,’ parent says

DATE: Apr 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

After-prom event marks more than 20 years of safe celebration

‘It's not just avoiding the bad; it's also promoting connection,’ organizer says

DATE: Apr 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College names new diversity affairs vice president

Christine Nelson will take lead on reconciliation, tribal nation partnerships and student belonging

DATE: Apr 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fort Lewis College awards funding, scholarships in Hawk Tank competition

‘It's really cool to see all these kids spread their wings and do some magical stuff,’ event leader, business professor says

DATE: Apr 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield School District families alleged bullying, inadequate special education programming

‘All of us kind of had the same problem, and all of us ended up pulling our kids out,’ parent says

DATE: Apr 26, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Board of Education seeks feedback on proposed Sunnyside consolidation

School would become one with Florida Mesa Elementary for 2027-28 academic year

DATE: Apr 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Animas High School juniors learn the ropes during internships

Students try their hand at professions during annual LINK program

DATE: Apr 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield School District superintendent to resign after one year on the job

‘It is with a mix of emotions that I share my decision,’ Dylan Connell says

DATE: Apr 23, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield School District cuts programs amid budget crisis

Staffing, academic offerings and Wolverine Academy impacted

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Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road racesCyclists had beautiful day to ride into Silverton on Saturday30002340Caleb Classen finishes in second place in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Laura Jaramillo, and Lainey Malas, 3, left, and Lyra Malas, 5, relax during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002642The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton begins to make its way up Shalona Hill on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Riders and spectators fill Memorial Park during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001572Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002060Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race begin to climb Coal Bank Pass on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Riders and spectators fill Memorial Park during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002041Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)23352186Megan Dusman waits for her husband, Mike, who is riding in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic, to show up on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002204Race fans watch the action of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road races on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)jm@durangoherald.com30002205Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic to show up on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday receive water bottles and socks at the finish line in Silverton on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Family and friends welcome riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002222Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001667Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001891Riders and spectators fill Memorial Park during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002149Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race begin to climb Coal Bank Pass on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001895Austin Beard flies down Coal Bank Pass during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002345Caleb Classen flies down Coal Bank Pass during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday. Classen placed second in the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001003Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Race fans get ready for riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday at the finish line in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002583The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton begins to make its way up Shalona Hill on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001504Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18003264Austin Beard competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton rides through the Animas Valley on Saturday on its way to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002476Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002874Caleb Classen competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday, racing to Silverton. Classen finished in second place. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Kai Lokey, center, rides in the middle of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton on Saturday. Lokey went on to win the race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Jacob Hora competes in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001567Race fans cheer on riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002897Brad Neagos, front and David Preston jump out in front during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race as they ride through the Animas Valley on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002063The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton leaves Durango on Saturday, finishing in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton rides through the Animas Valley on Saturday on its way to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002098The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton rides through the Animas Valley on Saturday on its way to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002248Owen Deale leads the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton through the Animas Valley on Saturday, racing to Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)40813984Johnathan Jourdane and his daughter Josephine, 14 months, watch the activities before the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002109Jared Bellen, with Mountain Bike Specialists, pumps air into Katrina Niez’s tires before the start of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002024The Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race peloton leaves Durango on Saturday, finishing in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001982Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro race riders wait for the start of the race on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002042Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro race riders wait for the start of the race on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002150Iron Horse Bicycle Classic riders drop off their bags on Saturday before leaving Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro race riders wait for the start of the race on Saturday in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002210Lucy Harris crosses the finish line winning the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002047Kai Lokey climbs Coal Bank Pass during the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race. Lokey went on to win the race, finishing in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002057Kai Lokey crosses the finish line winning the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race on Saturday in Silverton. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751551Lucy Harris, winner of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s pro road race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751437Kai Lokey, 19, winner of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men’s pro road race. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road races
Cyclists had beautiful day to ride into Silverton on Saturday
Photos: Durango High School graduation ceremony60004000Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001900Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001507Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002128Durango High School student Rye Standifer, 18, rings the Demon Bell before the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. Rye was also the master of ceremonies during the event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School students sing the national anthem at the start of the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001702Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002197Former Durango High School student Ben Finneseth addresses the crowd as the keynote speaker during the graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School graduates take their seats during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001631The Durango High School graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002156Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001847Family and friends cheer on the Durango High School graduates as they enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001939Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002107Durango High School graduating seniors Wes Recla, 18, and Hana Malehch-Marquez, 17, are all smiles with fellow seniors during their graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School graduation ceremony
Photos: Durango Big Picture High School graduates receive diplomas30002083Christin 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 Park. The leis have become a tradition as a symbol of celebration, love, honor and accomplishment. Seventeen graduates received their diplomas in front of family and friends. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002314Durango Big Picture High School graduates line up before the start of graduation Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002551Durango Big Picture High School graduate Xieke Archuleta, 18, holds her kitten, Dante, before the start of graduation Thursday at Rotary Park. Seventeen graduates received their diplomas in front of family and friends. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002410Family members show support for Durango Big Picture High School graduates during a graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)28732000Durango Big Picture High School graduates gather with family and friends before the start of a graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001290Durango Big Picture High School graduates gather with family and friends before the start of a graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002101Samantha Tower, principal at Durango Big Picture High School, speaks at the start of the school’s graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango Big Picture High School graduates line up before the start of graduation Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002083Christin 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 Park. The leis have become a tradition as a symbol of celebration, love, honor and accomplishment. Seventeen graduates received their diplomas in front of family and friends. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001800Durango Big Picture High School graduates walk to the stage at the start of the graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango Big Picture High School graduates receive diplomas
Durango police chief says technology name of game in modern policingAI bodycams, first responder drones and more in store for DPD60004000Cmdr. Nick Stasi, with the Durango Police Department, manually opens the cover that houses one of two drones April 15 at Durango Fire Protection District Station No. 2 that both agencies use. The second drone sits in the covered pedestal behind Stasi. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Artificial intelligence, drone first responders and body cameras that can translate 50 languages aren’t far-flung concepts of some opaque Hollywood future anymore. Even in Durango, they are becoming staples of modern policing.Durango Police Department is embracing technological advancements in what Police Chief Brice Current described to city councilors earlier this year as a “cautious” yet “progressive” approach.Since at least April, Current has stressed how DPD’s top priority with new technology is reinforcing public safety. Since at least April, Current has attended various community meetings about new technology the police department is adopting, where he’s stressed how DPD’s top priority with new technology is to reinforce public safety. He has also addressed residents’ concerns about how powerful some new technologies, including Flock Safety and other automated license plate reader cameras, have become – an ongoing conversation between DPD, the city and advocates for tighter automated license plate reader regulations in Durango.At a Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting last month, for example, Current addressed Flock cameras and drones, and also the importance of trust and accountability for law enforcement.“It is healthy for the public – if we’re going to be one Durango and we’re going to work together – to question government. I question government,” he said.30002284Cmdr. Nick Stasi, with the Durango Police Department, flies one of two drones using a computer at Durango Fire Protection District Station 2 on April 15. The drones can be operated by computer from just about anywhere. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002026Each of the two drones have their own QR codes on the pedestals where they sit and charge at Durango Fire Protection District Station No. 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Current said accountability for officers and third-party technology services is necessary, and that requires education and transparency.Evoking laughter, Current showed a video clip of a drone launching a net at a person.“It requires no training, no policy, and there’s no way we’re ever going to use this,” he said. “There’s lots of other technology out there that is really cool, but just doesn’t fit in Durango right now.”Grappler systems that cast nets to trap a car’s tires are no longer gadgets used only by Batman in films and comic books. Current said Castle Rock uses just such a system. But they aren’t a good fit for Durango.“Those are great tools, don’t get me wrong, but there’s some – like facial recognition, some other things – that just aren’t going to fit in this community and shouldn’t fit here for a long time,” he said.New technologies at DPDDraft One AI Reporting by Axon is an audio transcription service that can identify multiple people in a body camera recording and produce a police report based on what is captured.Current said he held off on trying a demo of Draft One for a long time, because although DPD has used transcription services for years, he didn’t feel comfortable bringing an AI-generated police report to court.But AI transcription technology has come a long way, he said.“This system can take five different people or more at a time and assign who they are and transcribe what they’re saying in the report,” he said.Another benefit, he said, is it trains officers to speak into their body cameras more regularly to record what they are thinking and observing. That helps the veracity of officers’ testimony in court.“When you’re pulling a vehicle over, you used to say in court, ‘(The suspect is) reaching under the seat. I saw him doing some stuff that made me feel nervous.’ And the jury’s like, ‘Hmm, you’re saying that now because you found 2 pounds of dope in his car. But is that really what you’re thinking?’” Current said.Now, officers speak directly into their body cameras to capture not just what the body camera sees but what they are thinking and how they are processing a situation as it unfolds.“‘I’m feeling pretty nervous right now. He keeps reaching under his car (seat).’ They’re talking to their camera. ‘He’s waited two blocks to turn to pull over. That’s odd,’ ... It’s teaching the officer to talk more about what they’re feeling in the reports,” he said.DPD is using Draft One transcripts in misdemeanor cases, although it hasn’t begun using them in felony cases, Current said. But he is confident it will start using them in felony cases soon.The police department’s body cameras are now able to livestream video to the police station and 911 dispatchers at the Durango Emergency Communications Center, allowing first responder agencies to monitor situations in real time.Current said DPD is looking into getting language translation capabilities in 50 different languages for body cameras, but that feature comes with a higher price tag and the police department is waiting on grant funding to make a move.DPD is also implementing AI software into its internal systems to quickly search statutes to determine what charges might best match a situation, to flag internal affairs reviews if officer misconduct is detected in video footage, and more.30002061The drone uses a heat thermal setting to show people on the roof of Durango Fire Protection District Station No. 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)23361623Cmdr. Nick Stasi, with the Durango Police Department, flies one of the two drones from Durango Fire Protection District Station No. 2. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)By now, residents may have noticed one or both of the drone first responders DPD deployed this year to survey incidents faster than officers can reasonably be expected to arrive on scene.Police used a drone last month to locate a missing boy near the Animas River. The drone deployed from Durango Fire Protection District Station No. 1 downtown and arrived in the general area the boy was last seen – behind the Durango Mall – in just a few minutes.Police also deployed a drone last week to the scene of a fatal shooting near Durango Skate Park.Within two minutes of the shooting, police launched a drone and got an aerial view of the scene “within seconds” of it being launched, according to a DPD news release.A second drone was launched a minute later.“The Durango Police Department’s Drone as First Responder system arrived above the scene before officers,” the release said. “The drone operator was able to see that there was no further gunfire taking place as officers approached the area. This technology provided officers with real-time information and helped them arrive with a stronger understanding of what was happening on scene.”The two drones operate on about a 2-mile radius with flight times of about 40 minutes.0VideoYouTube480360‘We’ve learned to vet them’DPD and the city began to face harsher scrutiny from residents last year after members of DeFlock Durango performed records requests for Flock audits that revealed vehicle and license plate data was appearing in searches by law enforcement agencies across the country that have 287(g) cooperation agreements with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.Flock Safety has faced pushback from communities around the country for what some opponents of ALPRs call a mass surveillance system of Orwellian proportions. Critics have bashed Flock for providing data to federal law enforcement, for questionable privacy policies when it comes to captured data and for a lack of oversight on how police departments use data.30002069A Flock automated license plate reader snaps a photo of all vehicles that pass in both directions in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file)Current has repeatedly insisted Flock cameras do not constitute “mass surveillance,” although he has acknowledged privacy and abuse of power concerns.He said things are changing for the better with Flock after it faced backlash for working with the U.S. Department of Homeland Security.He said DPD has always dealt with third-party technology services, and over time it’s leaned to vet companies it partners with.When legislation required police to start wearing bodycams, police had issues with camera companies not storing data as required by law.“Do we trust these groups? Well, we've learned to vet them,” he said.cburney@durangoherald.comWatch videoWatch video of a Durango Police Department drone take off and land from the roof of Durango Fire Protection District Station No. 2336336
Durango police chief says technology name of game in modern policing
AI bodycams, first responder drones and more in store for DPD
Photos: A dandy festival30002005James 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 years of the festival that included 16 vendors along with live music and different performers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002199James Silva hands a Jack Skellington balloon that he made for Miggy Noyes, 4, during the Dandelion Festival on Saturday in Rotary Park. This marks 17 years of the festival that included 16 vendors along with live music and different performers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002041The Quarter Moon Band plays during the Dandelion Festival on Saturday in Rotary Park. This marks 17 years of the festival that included 16 vendors along with live music and different performers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Dandelion Festival on Saturday in Rotary Park. This marks 17 years of the festival that included 16 vendors along with live music and different performers. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: A dandy festival
Photos: Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony54933525Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002062Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002307Kai Kidd rings the bell at the start of the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)40972940Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)2400967Fort Lewis College graduates receive their diplomas during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001700Fort Lewis College graduates receive their diplomas during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002086Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo addresses the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo addresses the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The sawmill Singers perform an honor song during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001240The back window of a parked car at the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001724Lots of hugs during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24002049Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotten hands a diploma to Anya Snyder during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29421912Fort Lewis College graduates throw their mortarboards into the air at the end of the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001612Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002103Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002551Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001884The Fort Lewis College Drum Line leads the processional into Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002043Faculty in the processional walk into Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001974Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002010Katelynn Bowie, a Fort Lewis College student, sings the national anthem during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001810Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001462Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001968Keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo waits to address the graduates during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001957Fort Lewis College President Heather Shotten introduces keynote speaker Sterlin Harjo during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001976Graduates wait to receive their diplomas during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001868Michelle Luevano, a Fort Lewis College student and Hozhoni Ambassador, reads the Land Acknowledgment during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001803Kathryn Paul, a Fort Lewis College student and president of Associated Students of FLC, speaks during the FLC commencement ceremony on Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony
Photos: Ron Keller Invitational track meetDemons win home meet against local schools on Saturday24001589Durango High School runners compete in the 100-meter dash on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002420Ashley Bertrand of Durango High School competes in the long jump on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18003241Ashley Bertrand of Durango High School competes in the long jump on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001928Durango High School senior Seb Tripp (center) competes in the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)jm@durangoherald.com18002818Kylie Williams of Durango High School competes in the long jump on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001514A really nice turnout on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24002255Evie Morris of Durango High School competes in the 100-meter hurdles on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001844Hailey Tripp of Durango High School leads the final group in the 100-meter dash on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001626Lincoln deKay, left, of Ignacio High School and Rashad Reece of Durango High School compete in the 110 meter hurdles on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001621Lilja Johnson, left, of Bayfield High School and Smith Riddell of Durango High School compete in the 100-meter dash on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001862Logan Donelan competes in the 110-meter hurdles on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001630Grant Gordan of Durango High School clears 13 feet, eight inches on Saturday during the Ron Keller Invitational track meet at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Ron Keller Invitational track meet
Demons win home meet against local schools on Saturday
Photos: Ben Nighthorse Campbell memorial30002192Programs handed out during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)html24001449A photo of Ben Nighthorse Campbell is displayed on one of the four screens during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002084The Blackhorse family of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, speak during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002230U.S. Sen. John Hickenlooper speaks in a prerecorded video played during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)57124284Andrew Gulliford and former U.S. Rep. Scott McInnis at the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the Sky Ute Casino. (Durango Herald)30002024People resister as they attend the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001820About 600 people attend the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002226Retired Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman speaks during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002165A photo of Ben Nighthorse Campbell during his Judo days is displayed on one of the four screens during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20481536Former U.S. Sen. Corey Gardner and U.S. House Rep. Jeff Hurd at the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday, April 13, 2026, at the Sky Ute Casino. (Durango Herald)30001927About 600 people attend the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002570Al Harper, owner of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, was master of ceremonies for the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001849A photo of Ben Nighthorse Campbell when he joined the U.S. Air Force is displayed on one of the four screens during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002158Jack Turner and Tori Ossola greet people as they show up for the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002101About 600 people attend the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001906About 40 motorcycles arrive for the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002520Hoop Dancers Josiah Enriquez, Jai Po Harvier and Paloma Rivera perform during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Eddie Box Jr. and Betty Box, Southern Ute spiritual leaders, offer a traditional prayer and blessings during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002011The Southern Ute Yellow Jacket Drum Group plays as the Hoop Dancers perform during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001927Al Harper, owner of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, was master of ceremonies for the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002239Hoop Dancers Josiah Enriquez, Jai Po Harvier and Paloma Rivera perform during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002173Hoop Dancers Josiah Enriquez, Jai Po Harvier and Paloma Rivera perform during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002511Eddie Box Jr. and Betty Box, Southern Ute spiritual leaders, offer a traditional prayer and blessings during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002496Hoop Dancers Josiah Enriquez, Jai Po Harvier and Paloma Rivera perform during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002185Linda Campbell, and her children Colin Campbell and Shanan Campbell hug on stage during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002035Hoop Dancers Josiah Enriquez, Jai Po Harvier and Paloma Rivera perform during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001851Linda Campbell addresses the audience during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002155W. Richard West Jr., who was the founding director of the Smithsonian National Museum of the American Indian, speaks during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002172Linda Campbell and her daughter Shanan Campbell listen as people speak about their husband and father during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002178U.S. Rep. Jeff Hurd reads the Congressional Record Statement that he read on the House floor about Ben Nighthorse Campbell during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002047Gene Small, president of the Northern Cheyenne Tribe, speaks before giving an opening prayer during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002182Sen. Michael Bennet speaks during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002374Retired Gen. Ronald R. Fogleman speaks during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001985Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of San Jose State University, presents an honorary doctorate for Ben Nighthorse Campbell to his son Colin Campbell during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001887About 600 people attend the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002085Jim Wooley speaks about Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s Olympic Judo days during a Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001976Jim Wooley speaks about Ben Nighthorse Campbell’s Olympic Judo days during a Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002079A photo of Ben Nighthorse Campbell and his wife, Linda, is displayed on one of the four screens during a Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001812Shanan Campbell speaks about her father during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001761Colin Campbell speaks about his father during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001417Mike Lovato, co-founder of the Iron Horse Motorcycle Rally, speaks during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Ben Nighthorse Campbell memorial
Photos/video: Scrambling for eggs0VideoYouTube48036030001957Children gather as many eggs as they can after the start of the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. After the Easter bunny arrived, more than 300 children in different age groups went after over 4,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and another 1,000 pieces on the ground during the annual event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001943Charlie Swick, 5, and his father Jason Swick react to candy found in an Easter egg as his mother Cassie Swick opens up an egg during the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. After the Easter bunny arrived, more than 300 children in different age groups went after over plastic 4,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and another 1,000 pieces on the ground during the annual event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002408The Easter bunny arrives in a Durango Fire Protection District fire truck for the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001867Children line up in different age groups for the start of the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001737Children line up in different age groups for the start of the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002271Children gather as many eggs as they can after the start of the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. After the Easter bunny arrived, more than 300 children in different age groups went after over 4,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and another 1,000 pieces on the ground during the annual event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001968Kash Palmer, 5, and Jaxon Palmer, 10, get their picture taken with the Easter bunny during the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. After the Easter bunny arrived, more than 300 children in different age groups went after over 4,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and another 1,000 pieces on the ground during the annual event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Children gather as many eggs as they can after the start of the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park. After the Easter bunny arrived, more than 300 children in different age groups went after over 4,000 plastic eggs filled with candy and another 1,000 pieces on the ground during the annual event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000After opening Easter eggs during the city of Durango’s Easter Egg Scramble on Saturday at Santa Rita Park, the plastic eggs are collected for next year’s event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos/video: Scrambling for eggs
Photos: A very welcome spring stormA spring storm Tuesday and Wednesday brought 1 to 2 feet of snow to the San Juan Mountains, including about 17 inches in Silverton, 19 inches at Wolf Creek Pass and 11 inches in Telluride. Meanwhile, the moisture arrived in the form of rain in lower elevations such as Durango, which received more than eight-tenths of an inch of precipitation. 30002010Heavy snowfall begins to cover County Road 124 near the La Plata Mountains on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002033A horse shelters from the blowing snow near Hesperus on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002435Umbrellas came out in Durango on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area with snow falling in the higher elevations. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Snow falls on Hesperus Ski Area on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area with snow falling in the higher elevations. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001807A Colorado Department of Transportation snowplow clears U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002034Snow falls in the Mayday area on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18001937Rain falls in Durango on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area with snow falling in the higher elevations. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002083Snow falls in the Mayday area on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002039Snow begins to accumulate on Christmas lights and green grass in Mayday near the La Plata Mountains on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)24001408Raindrops fall in the lower elevations south of Durango on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area with snow falling in the mountains. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29591962Rain-slick roads in Durango on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area with snow falling in the higher elevations. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)18002589Snow falls in the Mayday area on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)29041688Rain falls in La Plata County south of Durango on Wednesday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002026Snow begins to accumulate in Mayday near the La Plata Mountains on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001496Snow falls on an old cabin near Hesperus Ski Area on Wednesday as a spring storm moves through the area with snow falling in the higher elevations. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Rain falling north of Durango on Wednesday brightens up blooming trees after a very dry period. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: A very welcome spring storm
A spring storm Tuesday and Wednesday brought 1 to 2 feet of snow to the San Juan Mountains, includin...
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