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More than 25 artists around Durango will open their studios for a free, self-guided tour of local artists from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday and Sunday as part of Durango Open Studio Tour. A sp...

DATE: Oct 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

An ‘exceptional’ bounty gathered for 14th Annual Apple Days festival

Kids and families juice fruit the old-fashioned way at Durango Farmers Market on Saturday

DATE: Oct 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Great Old Broads for Wilderness will host “Rivers for Resilience,” a day of fun stewardship, education and community action event to protect and preserve the Animas River, starting at 9 a.m....

DATE: Oct 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango saddles up for 34th annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade

About 1,500 people attend Main Avenue march on Saturday

DATE: Oct 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Bargain hunters, trinket collectors and junk revivers rejoice, the Vintage LOVE Market is opening this weekend. The three-day indoor event will be held Friday through Sunday in the Exhibit H...

DATE: Sep 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fruits are booming this harvest season around Durango

14th annual Apple Days Festival at farmers market scheduled for Oct. 8

DATE: Sep 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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For centuries, Chimney Rock has been a sacred site for Indigenous people of the Southwest. Ten years ago, Chimney Rock National Monument was designated by presidential proclamation, making i...

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Pride Festival held Saturday may be Durango’s biggest yet

Hundreds turn out to embrace inner selves and celebrate community

DATE: Sep 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Camaraderie, community draw motorcyclists to Durango area

Traffic heavier than usual, but responsible riders prevent problems

DATE: Sep 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally expects to draw thousands to Durango area

Friday events feature bikers negotiating the Wall of Death

DATE: Sep 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Traditional course returns for 9th annual Thirsty 13 Half Marathon

The mostly downhill course proves to be fun for hundreds of runners, and there’s beer at the finish line

DATE: Aug 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Demolition derby rivets a sold-out crowd at La Plata County Fair

Drivers compete at crumpling each other’s rides across full-size, minicar and pickup categories

DATE: Aug 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Best bets in and around Durango

An ‘exceptional’ bounty gathered for 14th Annual Apple Days festival

Best bets in and around Durango

Durango saddles up for 34th annual Cowboy Poetry Gathering Parade

Best bets in and around Durango

Fruits are booming this harvest season around Durango

Best bets in and around Durango

Pride Festival held Saturday may be Durango’s biggest yet

Camaraderie, community draw motorcyclists to Durango area

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally expects to draw thousands to Durango area

Traditional course returns for 9th annual Thirsty 13 Half Marathon

Demolition derby rivets a sold-out crowd at La Plata County Fair

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