Chris Clark works on one of his irrigation ditches Wednesday north of Ignacio in preparation to water his pasture. According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, La Plata County has…
Jeannie Arnold of Durango stands on the corner of 27th Street and Main Avenue on Tuesday to raise money for a homeless family. Arnold launched her Main Avenue fundraiser four…
This picture taken just days after the October flood in 1911 looks north with the Main Avenue bridge seen just beyond the streetcar. The photographer was standing near the intersection…
Baseball in Durango was played at the La Plata County Fairgrounds for decades. Durango High School games were played there until the new high school was built in the mid-1970s.…
The 10U Durango Steamers hockey team was ranked No. 1 in Colorado and was on its way to the state championships in Denver when the novel coronavirus pandemic caused it…
There’s more than one way to carry a kayak, as a motorcyclist rolls down U.S. Highway 160 west of Hesperus on Tuesday. The National Weather Service is forecasting sunny skies…
Fire crews battled the East Canyon Fire on Tuesday, dealing with dry, hot and windy conditions.
Reader-submitted photos from the East Canyon Fire. If you'd like to submit a photo, please send it to [email protected].
On Sept. 2, 1951, the Rio Grande Southern railroad hosted 129 members of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club for a special excursion train from Ridgway to Lizard Head Pass and…
Reader-submitted photos from the East Canyon Fire. If you'd like to submit a photo, please send it to [email protected].
This picture shows Judge William Norton Searcy sitting on the shore of Electra Lake. Based on two notes accompanying this picture, the year was either 1910 and the fish weighed…
A vigil was held Friday evening in Buckley Park for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others killed by the police.
Taking advantage of Thursday’s hot temperatures, the White Thunder family set up a curbside lemonade stand near Memorial Park in Durango. From left are Kieley White Thunder, 10, Curtis White…
The fire service was a little different 115 years ago. In this picture, taken inside the firehouse at 134 E. 10th St., the firemen relax between calls. From left to…
Escalante Middle School teacher Erik Nordstrom wraps his books in plastic garbage bags and removes posters from the walls of his classroom Tuesday as the school year ends for Durango…
People gather Saturday for a Justice for George Floyd march on Main Avenue making their way to the Durango Police Department building then ending at Buckley Park. About 300 people…
Eileen Albrecht celebrates her 97th birthday Thursday with balloons from her water aerobics friends. Albrecht, a La Plata County native, normally goes to class two times a week, but because…
Firefighters responded to a car fire about 12:10 p.m. Thursday in the drive-thru at Burger King, 1415 Main Ave., in Durango. Southbound traffic was backed up several blocks on Main…
Esai Gomez, a graduating senior from Durango High School, was part of a parade of about 50 vehicles that drove through downtown Durango on Wednesday evening. Several seniors decorated their…
A rain shower caught some off guard Wednesday in downtown Durango. The afternoon shower provided a brief reprieve from the above-average heat that is expected to continue through the weekend…
Chris Lloyd with ACM Construction directs traffic Tuesday on Camino del Rio near Town Plaza. The new hotel development is installing highway features, including a center median, curbs and gutters,…
Roses with leaflets identifying people from Southwest Colorado who died in the Vietnam War were placed at the base of the Vietnam Memorial on Monday in Iris Park. It is…
