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Wildfire in southwest La Plata County prompts pre-evacuation notice
Federal Type 2 team to take command of 542-acre blaze Friday morning
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Southern Ute Indian Tribe addresses ICE deportation concerns
Tribal members urged to carry identification amid fears of deportation
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Durango Financial Advisory Board to explore expanding public input
Calls to revive defunct boards and commissions haven’t gone unheard
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Power line work damages property in western La Plata County
Fences, building reportedly damaged by LPEA contractor
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Are you a rancher with questions about recent wolf sightings?
Cattlemen’s group, CPW to host informational meeting Monday in Durango
Nation & World
Senate passes $9 billion in spending cuts to public broadcasting, foreign aid
Legislation will have tiny impact on nation's rising debt
Arts and Entertainment
Immerse yourself with Secret Circus Society
Performing arts collective to put on summer series
Arts and Entertainment
Looking for hilarity? DAC serves up comedy
Durango Arts Center brings ‘5 Lesbians Eating a Quiche’ to stage
Local News
LPEA secures direct access to Vallecito dam hydropower
10-year contract with Ptarmigan Resources and Energy to take effect in April 2026
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Boulder district attorney visits Durango on campaign trail for Colorado’s top prosecutor job
Candidate urges residents to ‘hold him accountable’ on legislative promises
Regional News
The Blotter, July 10-14
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 9:23 a.m. Deputies were asked to help clear out a house of tenants who had previously been evicted but had not left the premises…
Local News
Durango fire ballot proposal gets council’s preliminary OK
City Council reserves space on November ballot
Tri-Cities
Latter-day Saints open new Farmington temple to special guests and media
Public tours begin July 17
AP New Mexico
Native American radio stations at risk as Congress looks to cut $1B in public broadcasting funding
New Mexico PBS reaches all but one of the more than 20 tribes and pueblos in the state
Arts and Entertainment
Vadim Gluzman: A bridge to the future for Music in the Mountains
Musician steps into artistic director position for annual festival
Local News
Bank by the river: Wetlands reborn near Durango
Nearly 60 acres along Animas River restored from hayfields and pastures
Sports
Tour de France update: Kuss jumps into top 25, Simmons into top 50 of GC after Stage 10
Kuss and Simmons finished inside top 30 of first mountain stage
Local News
Have monsoons arrived in Southwest Colorado?
Durango likely to see more spotty showers as August nears
Local News
Photo: Duckie on the Animas River
Jilin Bai of Arcadia, California, paddles the Animas River on Tuesday as temperatures reach the 80s before the afternoon rains arrived in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
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Firefighters working 111-acre fire in remote part of southwest La Plata County
Blaze reportedly started by natural causes
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Crash on U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango closes westbound lane
Two people taken to Mercy Hospital
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Marijuana retailer urges Durango to lower licensing fees
Owner says legalization in nearby states has cut into profits
Regional News
‘We’re still here’: Ute tribes reclaim narrative in new museum installation
Exhibit highlights language, tradition and resilience
Local News
‘A once-in-a-lifetime situation’: Casey Brennan helped save man who fell 80 feet near Ice Lakes
Fellow hiker literally gave shirt off his back to help fall victim
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Durango coder creates mysterious downtown scavenger hunt for locals, tourists
Users led around city by AI secret agent phone calls
Local News
Congressional candidate removes video after criticism from Southern Utes
Hope Scheppelman says she did not intend to imply formal endorsement from tribe
Local News
After lengthy search, Bayfield names new town manager
John Waters arrives from Carlsbad, New Mexico
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Hermosa man arrested on suspicion of shooting his longtime girlfriend
Suspect says gunshot was accidental, self-inflicted
Local News
Update: Colorado wildlife officials order emergency fishing operation as Summit Reservoir drains
State removes bag and possession limits in effort to salvage fish population
Local News
Advance reservations down, day-of trips up on Durango-Silverton train
Railroad sees shifts in how people ride, reflecting broader tourism trends