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Photos: Riders battle it out in IHBC men’s professional road race
Another successful Iron Horse Bicycle Classic road race held on Saturday
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Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic women’s professional road race
Saturday’s women’s race for first place was a thriller, with Durango’s Lauren Aggeler earning a come-from-behind victory
Local News
Colorado State Patrol warns of dangers involving drowsy driving
CSP believes that’s what caused a vehicle to veer off U.S. Highway 550 and crash into a tree on Saturday
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Longtime cyclist remembers rides after Iron Horse Citizen Tour
Hundreds put feet to pedals in 52nd annual bicycle race
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The Hub graduates eight students from its program
Principal says focus on social-emotional learning helped students achieve key milestone
Local News
‘Peace Run’ stops through Durango
Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run launched in 1987; group began in New York, will circle back to end in New York
Sports
Durango’s Lauren Aggeler comes from behind late to win Iron Horse women’s pro open road race
Aggeler passed Erin Osborne late to win
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Photos: 2024 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic McDonalds Citizen Tour
Multiple area cyclists hit the highway for the annual event on Saturday
Sports
Durango’s Cobe Freeburn wins Iron Horse road race
Caleb Classen and Emmett McManus rounded out the top three
Regional News
‘People like to make an example’: Wolf advocate says lobbying accusations are part of political war
Colorado wildlife officials tranquilized a pair of wolves and fitted them with tracking collars near North Park in February. (Courtesy of Colorado Parks and Wildlife) A complaint against an environmental…
Local News
Public invited to open house at 9-R’s new office building
cca The community is invited to a ribbon-cutting and open house from 3 to 4 p.m. Friday for the Durango School District Administration Office at 281 Sawyer Drive, Suite 100.…
Sports
Hill Climb Challenge kicks off 2024 Iron Horse weekend
Inaugural event won by Kira Payer and Toby Hassett
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DHS principal: Durango High School ‘closer than ever before’ to becoming a top Colorado school
285 Demons who ‘re-created’ school’s environment graduate to raucous applause on Friday
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Photos: Durango High School’s Class of 2024 graduates
285 seniors receive their diplomas on Friday night
Regional News
The Blotter, May 23
Durango Police Department Thursday 2:32 p.m. A drunken man was acting belligerent in the 1400 block of East Second Ave. 5 p.m. A 20-year-old man was hit by a vehicle…
Local News
Two Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory executives resign
Company plans to look for CEO and CFO who will be based close to Durango
Tri-Cities
Exceptional Community Hospital breaks ground in Farmington
$20 million project will provide roughly 100 jobs when complete
Local News
Lake Nighthorse construction to commence after Memorial Day weekend
Improved motorboat decontamination system to protect waters from invasive mussels
Community
Cortez announces Beautification Mini Grant
The grant was created to help local businesses with exterior improvements
AP New Mexico
Native American tribes give unanimous approval to proposal securing Colorado River water
Nearly a third of homes in the Navajo Nation don’t have running water
New Mexico
Two New Mexico wildfires exceed 1,000 acres
Forecasters warn of increased risk Memorial Day Weekend
Local News
How did a wildfire east of Bayfield set land managers up for success?
On a tour of Dry Lake Fire burn area, forest partners saw firsthand the benefits of fire
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Research into Colorado’s Indian boarding school receives new funding
Bill directs researchers to collect confidential oral histories of survivors
Sports
Iron Horse Bicycle Classic brings new event to bolster iconic weekend in 2024
Inaugural Hill Climb Challenge takes place on Friday
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Ignacio School District to take down Southern Ute flag Friday
Decision has sparked backlash from some students
Local News
Numerous Memorial Day weekend events lined up in Durango
American flags at Greenmount Cemetery before Memorial Day services.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald Durango is ready to again honor the men and women who died while serving in the United States military…
Regional News
The Blotter, May
Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:01 p.m. A man was walking westbound on U.S. Highway 160 near Camino del Rio. 6:36 p.m. Juveniles threw water balloons at someone’s vehicle in the…
Local News
Gusty winds could give Iron Horse Bicycle Classic riders a boost Saturday morning
Road race and McDonald’s Citizen Tour begin at 7:30 and 8 a.m., respectively
Local News
Wildfire smoke prompts air quality alert for much of Southwest Colorado
Areas that could be impacted include Telluride, Ouray, Silverton, Lake City, Creede and others
Tri-Cities
Farmington substitute teacher arrested on sex charges
Nunez accused of child sex crimes while working at Hermosa Middle School