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Analysts review factors fueling Albuquerque crime rate

SANTA FE – Analysts for the Legislative Finance Committee are undertaking a review of the criminal justice system in Bernalillo County – a jurisdiction that includes Albuquerque, where crime...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navajo Prep students win $10K for Gold King Mine spill study

FARMINGTON – Students at Navajo Preparatory School researching the lasting impacts of the 2015 Gold King Mine spill have won $10,000 for their work. The Farmington Daily Times rep...

DATE: Jan 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Moms of boys have mixed emotions over misconduct saga

Of the many American women dismayed by the wave of sexual misconduct scandals, there’s a subgroup with distinctive hopes and fears: mothers of boys. Among them are women who have ...

DATE: Jan 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. arrests spouse of Peruvian in refuge in Colorado church

BOULDER – The husband of a Peruvian immigrant living in a Colorado church to avoid deportation has been arrested by U.S. immigration agents. Eliseo Jurado-Fernandez, 30, was detai...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. poet laureate starts rural reading tour in New Mexico

ALBUQUERQUE – The U.S. poet laureate has embarked on the first of several trips to bring her poetry to rural pockets of the country where she says book festivals rarely take her. ...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Expert says Colorado flu season could be nearing its peak

DENVER – A Colorado doctor says the state’s heavy flu season is far from finished, but might be near its peak. The Denver Post reported Thursday that state epidemiologist Dr. Rach...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado deputy injured in shooting released from ICU

BOULDER – A Colorado deputy who was injured in a New Year’s Eve shooting that left a fellow deputy dead has been released from an intensive care unit. Boulder County Sheriff’s Off...

DATE: Jan 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. says snow-loving lynx no longer need special protection

BILLINGS, Mont. – Wildlife officials in the United States declared Canada lynx recovered on Thursday and said the snow-loving wild cats no longer need special protections following steps to ...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Colorado DUI patrols turn out 10,000 arrests in 2017

FORT COLLINS – Colorado officials say the state’s campaign to curb impaired driving turned out more than 10,000 arrests in 2017. The Coloradoan reported Wednesday that the arrests...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gov. Martinez wants broader legal immunity for police

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – Gov. Susana Martinez’s proposal to grant broader immunity to police in use-of-force lawsuits is being met with criticism from attorneys and others on both sides of the de...

DATE: Jan 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

No progress in meeting on pot between Gardner, Sessions

DENVER – There’s no progress reported in talks between Colorado’s Republican senator and the Republican Attorney General over marijuana policy. Sen. Cory Gardner met with Attorney...

DATE: Jan 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High SchoolDemons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night20101528Dawson McInnes of Durango High School runs the ball with the help of the offensive line while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)33262426Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney is brought down by Piedra Vista High School players Mason Duncan, left, and Kael Farley on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001859Oliver Clark of Durango High School sacks Piedra Vista High School quarterback Reuban Marquez at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20102070Oliver Clark of Durango High School leaps up after sacking Piedra Vista High School quarterback Reuban Marquez at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751277Oliver Clark of Durango High School is pumped up after sacking Piedra Vista High School quarterback Reuban Marquez at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101829Mason Miller of Durango High School makes a leaping catch against Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101405Mason Miller of Durango High School runs with the ball against Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001981Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney looks down field while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001915Deegan Herrera of Piedra Vista High School tries a field goal kick on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001842Durango High School head coach Hunter Holmes talks with his quarterback, Grady Feeney, while playing Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101340Durango High School student section celebrates a touchdown against Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001605Ernesto Galvan of Durango High School blocks of Piedra Vista High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101596Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney scores a touchdown while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002224Durango High School quarterback Grady Feeney celebrates his touchdown while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101462Amasi Griego of Piedra Vista High School breaks a tackle on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101721Reuban Marquez of Piedra Vista High School passes the ball on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101216Rashad Reece, left, and Mason Miller of Durango High School brings down quarterback Reuban Marquez of Piedra Vista High School at DHS on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001978Amasi Griego of Piedra Vista High School runs the ball on Friday while playing Durango High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001795Nathan Beal of Durango High School stops a run at the line on Friday while playing Piedra Vista High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High School
Demons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night
Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccerSkyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday15001763Casey Stracher of Fort Lewis College goes for the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001808Fort Lewis College men’s soccer head coach David Oberholtzer watches his team play Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20102006William Bretvik of Fort Lewis College passes the ball through the legs of his Lubbock Christian University defender on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001622Lorenz Guintini of Fort Lewis College battles for the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101185Raul Baptista Filipe of Fort Lewis College is crushed by a Lubbock Christian University defender on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101482Lorenz Guintini of Fort Lewis College dribbles the ball past Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001783Francisco Pinto of Fort Lewis College battles for the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001885Kaden Schufft of Fort Lewis College follows the ball into the net after Alessio Andreottola scored a goal against Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001396Raul Baptista Filipe of Fort Lewis College celebrates Alessio Andreottola’s goal against Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001693Francisco Pinto of Fort Lewis College battles against Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001629Lucas Martin goalie for Fort Lewis College kicks the ball while playing Lubbock Christian University on Thursday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer
Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle RallyLots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Tyler and Austin compete in a tricycle race at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Austin competes in the tricycle race at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sage Knuckles competes for worst tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Sage Knuckles wins worst tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Brandon Stickland competes for best tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Jannelle Stickland wins best tattoo at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally tattoo competition. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display for the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19202880Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display for the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Dwayne Cates poses with his bike at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)19201280Plenty of motorcycles were on display at the motorcycle show at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Saturday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally
Lots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday
40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002666People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)40002667People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)
Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo
Photos: Durango High School football opens its seasonDemons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night30001593Durango High School players take to the field before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001867First-year Durango High School football head coach Hunter Holmes gets fired up on Friday while playing against Montrose High School at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)jm@durangoherald.com30002067Durango High School players take to the field before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Durango High School Red Pride Marching Band participates in the pre-game festivities before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101664Quarterback Grady Feeney of Durango High School runs the ball against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001596Dylan Burns of Durango High School punts the ball to Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001393Durango High School cheerleaders pump up the crowd during the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101392Gus Halls of Durango High School runs the ball against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001654Ernesto Galvan of Durango High School blocks on the offensive line against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002053The Durango High School Red Pride Marching Band participates in pre-game festivities before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001919Durango High School players take to the field before the start of the Montrose High School game on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002001Sebastian Tripp of Durango High School breaks free for a run against Montrose High School on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001728Durango High School stops a Montrose High School run on Friday at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Durango High School football opens its season
Demons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night
Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday30002380Scotlyn Bobbin, 3, holds onto her lamb while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)60004000Family members watch their children participate in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)58283902Participants in the 4-H/FFA Livestock Round Robin on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Children participate in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001732Colter Mael, 3, walks his steer while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001896Rebekah Cundiff, 10, and her sister Rose Cundiff, 8, watch people wash their steers on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001338Participants in the 4-H/FFA Livestock Round Robin on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002012Participants in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002134Aspen Smith, 15, helps Colter Mael, 3, after he participated in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002092Lainee Decker, 16, gets a little soap in the eye while washing her steer Tupac, a mixed Angus on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002150Lainee Decker, 16, washes her steer Tupac, a mixed Angus on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001830Rosealynda Stevens-Ornelan, 5, holds her goat with the assistance of her little sister Brianna, 2, while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002122Brooke-Lynn Smith, 9, with her picture board on her goat’s pen that shows the generations of 4-H participants in her family on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Brooke-Lynn Smith, 9, put up her picture board on her goat’s pen that shows the generations of 4-H participants in her family on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002305Trace Snooks, 3, holds onto his goat while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101437Oren Yates, 5, holds his steer while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001791Corbin Runyan, 3, moves his hog around the arena while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday
Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday20101895Turkeys in their pen on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002041Judy Case, right, from Pueblo, judges quilts on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001319Crochet bike wheels on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001938Goats get groomed on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002056Mackenzie Swanemyr, 16, blow-dries Pope an Angus steer that the she will show in the market steers class on Friday at the La Plata County Fair. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001968Cathy Seibel, superintendent of preserved food and beer and wine, arranges dried herbs after judging on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001319Crochet bike wheels on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Dandelion jelly is awarded the reserve champion ribbon on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001606A beaded cat with ribbons on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Contestants with their chickens on Thursday wait to go in front of a judge at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002159Everly Van Houten, 11, shows her barnyard mix chicken to judge Lacy Greer, from St. Johns, Ariz., while competing in the showmanship class on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002231Jerrin Roukema is all smiles after her photo “The Buck Stops Here” won a second place ribbon in the humor photography class on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002067Contestants with their chickens on Thursday wait to go in front of a judge at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002087Strawberry jalapeño jam received a grand champion ribbon on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002241Glass work with ribbons on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)975697A clay monster on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair in the Exhibit Hall at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday
Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday30002000The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002013Randy Black, chief of Durango Fire Protection District, and Shawna Legarza, La Plata County director of Emergency Management, look over the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday from where the fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15001570Wildland firefighters head out from where the Elkhorn Fire started Saturday at a home under construction on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002231A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A firefighter douses a smoldering log where the Elkhorn Fire started Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001681The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001834The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001210An air tanker drops fire retardant on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002101A helicopter drops water on the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The charred landscape where the Elkhorn Fire burned through on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002283A sign in the Elkhorn subdivision on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002142The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000A burned trailer in the same vicinity where the Elkhorn Fire started. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)15002182Melted metal near the home that caught fire Saturday before spreading to the wildland. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000Engineer Mountain behind the Elkhorn Fire with fire retardant covered trees on Sunday north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002080The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001860The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002028Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002000The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001965The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001893Wildland firefighters head out to the Elkhorn Fire on Sunday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001781The remains of a home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002084The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001285The Elkhorn Fire burning Sunday on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday
Photos: Animus on the AnimasBoxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5 20101309Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101431Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101335Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101388Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101350Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101247Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002217Dr. Doug looks over Isaiah Perez of Ignacio after his bout against Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101324Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101373Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101144Isaiah Perez, wearing red, of Ignacio, fights Alejandro Medrano of the Buena Vista Boxing Club on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101341Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101228Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101486Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101403Liam Benally, wearing red, of Chinle, Arizona, vs. Christian Yescas of Farmington on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101327Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101405Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001781Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs throws a punch on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101398Eric Carranza, wearing red, of El Paso, Texas, boxes Jackson Walsh of Pagosa Springs on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101531Ethan Flores, wearing red gloves, of El Paso, Texas, takes on Bryan Roybal on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101478Ethan Flores, wearing red gloves, of El Paso, Texas, takes on Bryan Roybal on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101519Ethan Flores, wearing red gloves, of El Paso, Texas, takes on Bryan Roybal on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)20101207Fighters receive treatment between rounds on July 5, during the Animus on the Animas 2nd annual Durango Boxing Classic in Durango, put on by the Good Fight Boxing Gym. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Animus on the Animas
Boxing in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5
Photos: Archers take aimPurgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge 30002026Parley Jessop, of Durango, practices at the base area at Purgatory Resort before competing in the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday up the mountain shooting at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002081Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday before going up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001881Vendors fill the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002077Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30002309Archers collect their arrows while practicing at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001915Vendors fill the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001308Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers then went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001867Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Then, Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001463Archers wait in line to take the chairlift at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001334Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. They went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)30001789Archers collect their arrows while practicing at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)9751161Archers practice at the base area at Purgatory Resort during the Total Archery Challenge on Saturday. Archers then went up the mountain to shoot at 3D targets in multiple courses built for different skill levels. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)
Photos: Archers take aim
Purgatory Resort hosts the Total Archery Challenge
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