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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

Ring the dinner bell: Fiesta Days’ Chuck Wagon competition heats up

Meat, biscuits, desserts galore at cook-off at fairgrounds The annual Chuck Wagon Cook-Off competition hosted by La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemens Association is an annual part of Durango’s year...

DATE: Jul 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Live music dominates Durango’s days and nights this weekend. The many performances include bluegrass band La La Bones from 7 to 10 p.m. Friday at 11th Street Station, a solo guitar performa...

DATE: Jul 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

68th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show boasts gems, geodes, fossils and more

Three-day event lasts until Sunday afternoon

DATE: Jul 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Crowds turn out to celebrate July 4 in Durango

Picnic, concerts, parade draw locals and visitors for food and fun

DATE: Jul 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Patriotic drone show unfolds above Durango’s night sky

About 1,200 people watched production from city Transit Center

DATE: Jul 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

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Spring Creek Horse Rescue will host its annual open house, garage sale and horse adoption event from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday and Saturday at 2888 County Road 234. Attendees can meet the hors...

DATE: Jun 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rain can’t dampen Juneteenth celebrations in Durango

Community members gather at 11th Street Station to celebrate Black culture

DATE: Jun 20, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drone show scheduled for Fourth of July weekend in Durango

Fireworks display canceled for third year in a row because of drought conditions

DATE: Jun 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

CPW to celebrate 125th anniversary with reopening of Durango Wildlife Museum

Reintroduction of lynx is among local field office’s accomplishments over last century

DATE: Jun 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warm and breezy weather expected for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

Forecasts show 58 degrees around Saturday’s start time with 5 to 10 mph winds up the Animas Valley

DATE: May 25, 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

Traditional course returns for 9th annual Thirsty 13 Half Marathon

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

Ring the dinner bell: Fiesta Days’ Chuck Wagon competition heats up

Best bets in and around Durango

68th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show boasts gems, geodes, fossils and more

Crowds turn out to celebrate July 4 in Durango

Patriotic drone show unfolds above Durango’s night sky

Best bets in and around Durango

Rain can’t dampen Juneteenth celebrations in Durango

Drone show scheduled for Fourth of July weekend in Durango

CPW to celebrate 125th anniversary with reopening of Durango Wildlife Museum

Warm and breezy weather expected for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

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