A toast is raised on Saturday during the celebration of Griego’s Mexican restaurant's 50th anniversary in Durango. Rachel Griego and her husband, Orlando, first opened the business as the Taco…
As water levels drop in the Animas River, anglers such as Aaron Jackson on Friday begin pursuing trout. The National Weather Service is forecasting scattered showers and thunderstorms in Durango…
Jacen Nash with Western Milling helps operate a milling machine Thursday at Riverview Drive and the Florida Road roundabout. A 1.6-mile section of Florida Road in northeast Durango is being…
Friends describe boy’s habit of quickly responding to texts, and alarm when he stopped communicating
Randy Neil opens a gate as he moves his cattle Tuesday from one pasture to another near Ignacio. Neil rotates his cattle, a cross of Hereford, Angus and Simmental, every…
A massive tree near West Second Avenue and 19th Street in Durango came crashing down earlier this week, covering a truck on its landing. Sean English, who came upon the…
The Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and the Dunkin’ buildings on Escalante Drive take shape on Thursday. The fast-food restaurants are expected open at the end of July or early…
Joshua Bair with Peach Valley Produce sells cherries to Robin Preston, center, and Lori Russell on Tuesday at the produce stand in front of Durango High School. This is the…
Nicolas Day, front, and Drew Ostrander, both with Summit Cycle Solutions, inflate mattresses inside 162 tents on Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, as they prepare for the arrival…
A foal finds its mom, after taking a nap in a field on Thursday along County Road 234. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride A foal takes a nap in a field…
The Frontier Airlines ground crew waves goodbye on Friday to the first Frontier flight to leave Durango-La Plata County Airport since 2015. Frontier will be offering four flights a week…
Thunderstorms develop Thursday afternoon, a frequent sight during the past week in the Durango area. The National Weather Service forecasts a 20% chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1 p.m.…
Jackie Summers, owner of Green Acres Lawn and Garden, works on one of about 20 hanging flowers baskets on Thursday at Serious Texas Bar-B-Q on north Main Avenue. Because of…
Steve Wilson, left, and Alberto Hernandez, both with Down to Earth Landscaping, install irrigation pipe on Tuesday at the Mason Center. More than 120 sprinkler heads will be installed and…
Riders make their way to Silverton over two mountain passes
About 300 students graduate Friday
Workers set up rides, games at La Plata County Fairgrounds
Construction crews replace Atmos Energy natural gas lines Tuesday along East Eighth Avenue, crossing College Drive. Atmos is replacing lines throughout Durango to increase the safety and reliability of its…
Shane Voss, head of school at Mountain Middle School, addresses eighth grade graduates and their families on Friday during the students’ commencement ceremony. About 60 students graduated. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry…
Riverview Elementary School teachers and staff members perform a flash mob dance on Thursday in front of the school during Spirit Day to raise morale and celebrate nearing the end…
Mike Larson with media services at Fort Lewis College sets up audio on Thursday for outdoor graduation ceremonies scheduled for Friday and Saturday at Ray Dennison Memorial Field. Jerry McBride/Durango…
The Swift & Co. Creamery at the corner of Sixth (now College Drive) and Railroad Streets is shown burning in this Pennington Studio photo from the late 1930s. Apparently, the…
Fort Lewis College women's lacrosse take on CSU-Pueblo on Friday at FLC.
The Strater Hotel, owned for decades by Rod Barker and his family, sold the hotel this week to Ross Garrett, who lives in the Dallas-Fort Worth area.
