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Photo: Icy road causes crash
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Photo: Icy road causes crash

January 7, 2023

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters talk with the driver of an SUV before freeing her on Saturday after crashing into trees on the south side of U.S. Highway 160 west…

Photo: Feeding time
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Photo: Feeding time

January 6, 2023

Melody Semler throws hay for cattle as her husband Wayne Semler drives the truck on Friday after a fresh layer of snow fell overnight near Bayfield. Skies are expected to…

Photos: Pictures of the Year
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Photos: Pictures of the Year

December 24, 2022

Some of the 50 head herd of bison belonging to Sarah Gleason, owner of Gleason Bison, walk around the Hesperus ranch on January 27. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride A single…

Photo: Ska Brewing releases 2023 Snowdown beer
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Photo: Ska Brewing releases 2023 Snowdown beer

December 24, 2022

Trevor Lovato, brewer with Ska Brewing, holds the 2023 Snowdown beer Hornblower Horchata, brewed in line with this year’s theme A Shakespearian Snowdown, on Wednesday at the brewery. The beer…

Photo: Chapman Hill Ski Area opens
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Photo: Chapman Hill Ski Area opens

December 13, 2022

Patrick Ely skis down Chapman Hill Ski Area on Tuesday as he gives his son Barrett, 2, his first lesson on the snow. The big tow is now open 4…

Photos: Parade of Gingerbread Homes
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Photos: Parade of Gingerbread Homes

December 10, 2022

David and Amanda Lara along with their children Joshua, 6, and Ethan, 2, look over the Parade of Gingerbread Homes display on Friday at Animas Chocolate & Coffee Co. in…

Photos: Chapman Hill Ski Area needs more snow
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Photos: Chapman Hill Ski Area needs more snow

December 6, 2022

Tim Kuss pushes snow Saturday on Chapman Hill with the city’s snowcat machine. The in-town ski hill has been making snow when possible, but temperatures must get colder in order…

Photos: Students and families enjoy a Thanksgiving meal
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Photos: Students and families enjoy a Thanksgiving meal

November 17, 2022

Sallie Kautter, a school councilor at Needham Elementary School, walks around dressed as a turkey engaging families and students on Thursday during the school’s Thanksgiving lunch. Durango School District 9-R…

Photo: New skates for Chapman Hill Ice Rink
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Photo: New skates for Chapman Hill Ice Rink

November 15, 2022

Iggy Gilbert, with Chapman Hill Ice Rink, holds a pair of worn-out rental ice skates on Tuesday that will be replaced along with about 100 other pairs of skates using…

Photos: Stringing of the lights
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Photos: Stringing of the lights

November 8, 2022

Dylan Carlson, with Eagle Crane, strings a thousand lights around the 105-foot-tall community Christmas tree in Buckley Park. Dylan Carlson donates a large portion of the time it takes putting…

Photos: Helping himself to Halloween leftover treats
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Photos: Helping himself to Halloween leftover treats

November 4, 2022

A deer munches on a jack-o'-lantern Wednesday in north Durango. Colorado Parks and Wildlife reminds residents that leftover Halloween pumpkins can attract all kinds of wildlife, including bears. The La…

Photos: Snow moves through Durango area
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Photos: Snow moves through Durango area

November 3, 2022

Devlin Berger walks down East Second Avenue on Thursday as snow flurries move through Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Purgatory Resort received about 8 inches of snow Thursday morning. Workers cleared…

Photos: Rescue helicopter gives health careers a lift
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Photos: Rescue helicopter gives health careers a lift

November 3, 2022

Becky Sproul, a flight paramedic with Flight for Life, talks about her job with Durango High School students on Wednesday after the helicopter landed behind the school on the baseball…