Mikaela Saunderson with Sunshine Gardens decorates a wall Wednesday in the assisted-living facility to honor residents, family members and staff who have served in the armed forces. Saunderson has created…
Krista Jones, lead teacher at Lil’ Tykes Playschool, takes a few of the <br><br>children out on a paddle boat on Thursday at Pastorius Reservoir during the school’s summer adventure camp.Jerry…
An effort afoot to recall Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has trickled down to La Plata County. Organizer Brett Wells set up shop near the Rusty Shovel Saloon in Durango as…
Archers compete in the gruling Mountain Archery Festival on Saturday at Purgatory Resort.
Protesters hold signs at the “Lights for Liberty” event Friday at Buckley Park. There were more than 800 protests held worldwide at the same time. Protesters were demanding the closure…
In 1921, just three days after Christmas, two engines were leading a train from Silverton to Durango after a heavy snowstorm. As the engines neared what is known as the…
Photos of the 2005 Fort Lewis College men's Division II National Championship team
Mancos residents celebrated this year’s Fourth of July holiday with a traditional fireworks show.
Baseball started in Durango in 1881, with the first game in Silverton; Durango won 11-7. That was a tradition this 1908 team was proud to continue. The manger, presumed to…
A cornice, which formed during a winter of heavy snowfall, hangs over a cliff near Molas Pass on May 25.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald More than a month later, on July 2,…
Durango celebrates the Fourth of July with a parade on Main Avenue.
Oceance Ingram sits next to a stream off U.S. Highway 550 on Tuesday as Marine Ingram takes her picture. The two from Arizona were touring the area south of Silverton.Jerry…
And the West is History: Animas City Independence Day
Cyclists prepare for a bike parade from 2nd Ave Sports to Ska Brewing World Headquarters in Bodo Park for the Love Your Commute Celebration, the final event in the city…
Terry Swan, left, president of the Durango Evening Rotary Club, and president-elect Roger Haar, laugh Tuesday night at Manna before dinner. Haar will lead 64 meetings during the next year…
The 2019 Durango Pride Parade marched north from College Drive to Buckley Park on Saturday. At the park, participants partied at the Pride Festival.
In January 1916, by a majority of 37 votes, the citizens of Durango passed a $175,000 bond issue for a new high school. Construction began that year, and the building…
Wings Over the Rockies features birds of prey at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
Kyle Pike, left, and Dakota Sutherlin, both with the city of Durango, fix a pothole Tuesday on East Eighth Avenue. The National Weather Service predicts sunny skies and highs in…
This photo, from around 1915, shows 14 students and their teacher in front of the first school in Animas City. The school may have been built as early as 1874,…
The Animas River as seen from the Ninth Street Bridge on Sept. 28, 2018, when it was flowing near 100 cubic feet per second.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The Animas River…
