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County eases fire rules

Stage 1 restrictions still prohibit open burning

Fish therapy

Garrett Pressler from Comfort, Texas, tests the waters Tuesday afternoon in the muddy Animas River just upstream from the Ninth Street Bridge. The waters were running muddy from the heavy…

Pot ban likely in county’s future

du1-i-syn Counties across the state are in the midst of deciding how to regulate recreational marijuana businesses after voters passed Amendment 64 in November, legalizing possession of up to an…

City bag fee clears its biggest hurdle

Ordinance would go into effect March 1 after final vote

Wheels spinning on cars of future

Alternative-fuel options draw interested crowd

Study forecasts 50-year limit on Colorado River supply

Future of basin debated in Congress

County reports case of pertussis

Whooping cough on rise in Colorado

Retirement chiefs tout strong year

PERA fund gains nearly $3B in ’12

Chopper pilot dies in crash near Dove Creek

Mont. man was aiding in seismic testing

Painting sunshine on a cloudy day

Rachael Budagher of Cocktails & Creations on Main Avenue takes to the sidewalk Monday to create paintings for the shop as clouds obscure the sun and offer the promise of…

Auditors warn Montezuma schools

Financial pressure leads district to cut its employee-wellness plan

Officially – monsoons are here

Thunderstorms in city’s forecast through the week

Expedition ended at bottom of world

Four years earlier, she and three companions – the American Women’s Antarctic Expedition – were the first women to ski from the edge of the continent to the South Pole.…

Audit: A dozen doctors account for half of medical marijuana list

One doctor had more than 8,400 patients on the registry, according to the report from the Office of the State Auditor. A typical family doctor has 2,300 patients, according to…

Weminuche, South Pole linked

Forested or treeless terrain is Durangoan’s domain

D&SNG offers tribute to fallen hot shots

Railroad owner: Tragedy struck close to home

Up in (pot) smoke

Conflict between state, federal laws leads to man’s eviction

FLC ethics complaint will be heard

College president Thomas accused of wrongfully accepting gifts

E-cigarette maker targets Colorado

E-cigarettes can be found at several shops around Durango. This display is at the Downtown Smoke Shop on Main Avenue.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald In Colorado, the concern is heightened by the…

No foolin’

Hallucinations part of the Hardrock experience

Rock on

The 60th annual Four Corners Gem & Mineral Show will continue from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. today at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. About 40 vendors will be selling…

Covering the firefighters’ feet

In this season of numerous wildfires, many residents are asking what they can do to help, and one thing the first responders can use is a new pair of socks.…

Udall foe: Incumbent ‘hasn’t done much’

Sens. Baumgardner, Hill in U.S. Senate race

Deer life cycle baffles tourists

They ask some funny questions; we provide some answers

Shooting suspect raises insanity defense

Public defenders say mental-health issues may have had role in killing

The ‘Fort Lewis Way’

Hiker who fell 300 feet to his death identified

The identification was made by San Juan County Coroner Keri Metzler. The fall occurred Thursday morning about 9 a.m. Scotland lost his footing while hiking on Jagged Mountain, a steep…

Lightning sparks 3 blazes

Small fires start on Missionary Ridge

Hiker dies in fall on Jagged Mountain

“He fell about 300 to 400 feet down a steep face,” said Sheriff Sue Kurtz. The hiker’s identity and age were not released Thursday night. Kurtz said he is not…

Express yourself

Michele Harris helps paint a Dumpster in the parking lot behind North Point Mall with the Dumpster Beautification Project. Local artist Debra Greenblatt began the program in 2009 to provide…