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Photos: FLC men’s basketball wins RMAC playoff game against Adams State
Chuol Deng of Fort Lewis College defends the inbound pass while playing Adams State University on Tuesday during the RMAC tournament quarterfinal game at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Chuol…
Local News
Body camera footage released in fatal officer-involved shooting north of Durango
New Mexico man holding bat and ax handle ran at deputy, video shows
Local News
CPW opens $1M grants, looking to reduce bear-human conflicts
Dry season raises concern for this summer’s conflicts
Regional News
The Blotter, Feb. 27-March 1
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Friday 7:45 a.m. A man driving a small SUV reportedly sped past a stopped bus with its flashing stop lights activated on Wildcat Canyon Road…
Local News
Former La Plata County Jail commander pleads not guilty; trial date set
Ed Aber accused of viewing inmate strip search videos for personal sexual gratification
Local News
Photos: A couple of interesting moon moments
The lunar eclipse (Blood Moon) photographed about 4 a.m. Tuesday from Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca A lunar halo appears around the moon Friday night as seen from Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango…
Regional News
Colorado’s new parks and wildlife director promises transparency, science-based wildlife decisions and more wolves
Laura Clellan named the agency’s acting director on Dec. 1, confirmed Feb. 23
Local News
Durango High School pathway prepares students for careers in health care
‘There’s 400-plus kids in here that are doing something every day to make themselves a better health care professional,’ teacher says
Local News
Activism and altruism: Karen Zink reflects on a life of giving back after beating cancer
Nurse practitioner works to bolster women’s health care in La Plata County
Local News
Baseline water data collected as mining interest returns to the La Platas
Mountain Studies Institute to track changes during exploratory activity
Local News
Longtime Fort Lewis College faculty member appointed as Katz School of Business dean
Institution selects internal candidate after national search
Local News
Plans underway to move 33‑ton rail tracks off Dolores streets
Steel has sat along Central and Sixth streets for about 18 months
Local News
Section of Colorado Highway 3 to close for two-week rockfall mitigation
Business and trailhead access to remain accessible
Local News
Staring down budget cliff, Durango councilors weigh transit services and parking fees
City expects to be $2 million in the hole for 2028
Local News
Will Animas Air Park development finally take off?
Feasibility study aims to clarify what’s possible; skeptics question whether it will change longstanding barriers
Action Line
I can’t ‘C’ how that channel is for bikes at Riverview?
Even if the grooves at the Riverview stairs were for resting a bike, you certainly do need to carry your bike over the barriers in the groove. (Action Line) Dear…
And the West is History
And the West is History: Buckley Sawmill log wagon – 1902
J.W. Buckley came to Colorado from Vermont in 1879 and immediately entered the lumber industry. He operated a sawmill in Mancos and opened another in 1900 on the Florida River,…
Local News
Mercy Hospital’s outpatient palliative care switches to for-profit model
CommonSpirit Health at Home dealing with employee turnover
Local News
At Mancos Town Hall, conversations about ICE dominate, but town leaders lack a concrete solution
With its population barely over 1,000, Mancos struggles to match the scope of its jurisdiction with its citizens’ desires
Sports
Skyhawks basketball teams finish regular season with convincing road wins
Men will be at home, women away to begin postseason
Sports
Durango girls basketball’s upset attempt falls short at Golden in playoffs
Demons’ season ends with 57-52 loss on Saturday
Nation & World
What to know about the new U.S.-Israel attacks on Iran
U.S. military said it was looking into reports of civilians killed in Saturday’s strikes
Nation & World
World leaders react cautiously to U.S. and Israeli strikes on Iran as fears grow of a wider war
EU High Representative Kaja Kallas visits the coast guard ship KV Bjornoya, in Tromso, Norway, Tuesday Feb. 3, 2026. (Rune Stoltz Bertinussen/NTB Scanpix via AP)dur-i-syn BRUSSELS (AP) – World leaders…
Nation & World
U.S. and Israel launch a major attack on Iran. Trump urges Iranians to ‘take over’
People watch as smoke rises on the skyline after an explosion in Tehran, Iran, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2026. (AP Photo)dur-i-syn DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) – The U.S. and Israel…
Local News
Durango City Council approves feasibility study for Animas River surf wave
Nonprofit contributes $13,000 to research
Local News
San Juan, La Plata County students present environmental resilience findings at summit
‘It’s nice to share information that I feel like I’ve spent quite a while researching,’ Durango high schooler says
Local News
Colorado education bills address rural staffing, cost of materials
One measure passes, another remains under consideration
Regional News
The Blotter, Feb. 26
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 9:03 a.m. Two dogs were running down the middle of the road on Colorado Highway 172. 11:07 a.m. Someone called deputies to report that…
Local News
Durango police say ‘spoofing incident’ prompted tactical response
Officers entered Forest Avenue home; no arrests reported