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Photo: Goose rests on a rising river
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Photo: Goose rests on a rising river

April 4, 2019

A goose sits on its nest Thursday in the middle of the Animas River behind the Powerhouse Science Center. Time will tell if the pair of geese built their nest…

Photo: Flash dance
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Photo: Flash dance

March 30, 2019

Salsa Dance Durango held a salsa dance flash mob Saturday at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Avenue as people around the world held flash mobs for “International Rueda…

Missionary Ridge rockslide
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Missionary Ridge rockslide

March 26, 2019

Thousands of tons of rock, mud and trees came down crossing East Animas Road (County Road 250) as a result of snowmelt at the rockfall area on Missionary Ridge north…

Photo: A warm day for a walk
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Photo: A warm day for a walk

March 26, 2019

Twin sisters Sally Schiavone, left, and Susanne Sommer take advantage of a warm Tuesday afternoon to go for a walk on Falls Creek Circle near County Road 205. The warm…

Red Mountain Pass unburied
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Red Mountain Pass unburied

March 26, 2019

Red Mountain Pass was closed for about 20 days this winter after numerous avalanches buried the road, up to 30 feet deep in some areas.

Photo: Science on display
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Photo: Science on display

March 17, 2019

Tim Barnett and his daughter, Sophia, 11, listen to Savana Henning, a Fort Lewis College senior anthropology major, as she describes a skull and what clues it holds that may…

Photo: Where the rubber meets the shrapnel
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Photo: Where the rubber meets the shrapnel

March 8, 2019

Mike Lewis, owner of Firestone of Durango, has collected some strange objects that have caused flats over the 39 years he’s been in business. Railroad spikes, giant nails, random bolts…

Photo: Keep on keepin’ on
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Photo: Keep on keepin’ on

March 8, 2019

“I go to Purgatory, but here is where I work on my stuff, 180s and grabs,” said Gavin Hammit, 13, while snowboarding Friday at Chapman Hill. Durango Parks and Recreation…

Down the Rabbit Hole
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Down the Rabbit Hole

March 5, 2019

Down the Rabbit Hole is Durango's newest restaurant and bar where customers can play board games while they enjoy their meal.

Photo: Celebrating women
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Photo: Celebrating women

March 3, 2019

Elizabeth Kinahan, left, holds a painting of Ruth Bader Ginsberg by artist Lexis Loeb and a flower painting by artist Jenn Rawling as Amy Vaclav-Felker holds her piece of artwork,…

Photos: Women in Business awards
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Photos: Women in Business awards

March 1, 2019

People attend the 2019 Southwest Colorado Women in Business event on Thursday at The Powerhouse Science Center. Jerry McBride/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn

Photo: Tip-A-Cop fundraiser benefits Special Olympians
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Photo: Tip-A-Cop fundraiser benefits Special Olympians

February 28, 2019

Jack Wickham, right, a Special Olympian, and Durango Police Department Detective Terry Brookins explain the Tip-A-Cop fundraiser Thursday to patrons at The Palace Restaurant. Members of DPD, Colorado State Patrol,…

Photo: Intersection work resumes on north Main Avenue
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Photo: Intersection work resumes on north Main Avenue

February 26, 2019

John Reed, left, and Joel Sullivan, both with Neil’s Excavation & General Contractor, clear snow, ice and water Tuesday so concrete work can be finished at the intersection of 17th…

Photo: Burning Down the House benefits first-responders
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Photo: Burning Down the House benefits first-responders

February 22, 2019

Ray Godfrey, top left, a retired Durango Fire Protection District firefighter, describes to 100 Club members what happened when the roof exploded during a fire at Seasons Rotisserie and Grill…

Time to dig out
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Time to dig out

February 22, 2019

Residents deal with the massive amount of snow that has fallen this week across Southwest Colorado.

Friday reader snow photos
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Friday reader snow photos

February 22, 2019

Call it what you will: Snowmageddon, snowpocalypse, snowzilla or just a plain Colorado winter, Southwest Colorado definitely has a lot of snow. Email photos to [email protected]

Photo: Snowshoeing to the grocery store
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Photo: Snowshoeing to the grocery store

February 21, 2019

Heather Hawk snowshoes along 32nd Street during a trip to the grocery store Thursday from her Riverview home. “Any way to stay off these roads,” Hawk says. The National Weather…