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Photo: Mules kick back
Mules take advantage of a little shade on a hot sunny Wednesday afternoon southeast of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
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Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer
Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday
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Photo: Isolated on the mesa
An isolated thunderstorm dumps rain southeast of Bayfield on Wednesday. Temperatures for the next few days should be in the low to mid-70s, with scattered monsoon rains. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
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Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally
Lots of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday
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Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo
People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)Wyatt Richards People gather at the La Plata County…
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PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo
People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)Wyatt Richards
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Photo: They’re finally here
Drivers go through deep puddles on Camino del Rio as the monsoon rains finally appear in Durango on Saturday afternoon creating heavy downpours throughout La Plata County. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry…
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Photos: A Western chuck wagon cook-out
Sandy Cooper, left, and Carrie McCauley with the Durango Cowboy Church chuck wagon, make peach-raspberry cobbler on Saturday for the Chuckwagon Rendezvous at LePlatt's Pond on L-J Ranch near Bayfield.…
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Photos: Durango High School football opens its season
Demons lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night
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Photos: Chapman Hill runoff
Five drains are being installed at the base of Chapman Hill Ski Area on Thursday that will catch snowmelt and keep water off the parking lot and Florida Road roundabout,…
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Photos: Hot bear
A bear in a tree pants in the hot afternoon heat on Aug. 13, as it looks for more shade in the backyard of a Durango home. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca…
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Photo: Stella stays cool with spritz from spray bottle
Ana Pacheco keeps Stella, her 5-year-old Great Dane, cool Monday on Main Avenue with a spray bottle. Pacheco and Stella were visiting Durango from Santa Fe, N.M. The highs this…
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Photos: An apple a day
While strolling Plymouth Drive on Tuesday in Durango, this mule deer buck in velvet comes across an apple that made for a tasty snack. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca While strolling Plymouth…
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Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday
Scotlyn Bobbin, 3, holds onto her lamb while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Family members…
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Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday
Turkeys in their pen on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Judy Case, right, from Pueblo, judges quilts on Thursday at the…
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Photos: Training to be prepared
Mark Fleming, on the backboard, a training captain with Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, plays an injured firefighter during a Mayday firefighter through the floor training exercise with UPRFPD…
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Photo: Rain on the Elkhorn Fire
A light rain falls on the Elkhorn Fire on Friday north of Durango. The rain was not enough to change fire conditions, and hot, dry weather is expected to persist…
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The medium is the message with new show at Durango Creative District Community Gallery
'Portrait Lotto’ formally opens new space on Main Avenue
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Photo: Dry and dusty
Dust kicks up as a farmer prepares his field for planting on Tuesday, southeast of Durango. The National Weather Service is calling for a chance of showers leading into the…
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Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday
The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on Missionary Ridge north of Durango. The home was under construction.…
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Photos: New football field at Miller Middle School
Construction crews are close to wrapping up work on the Miller Middle School Phase 2 construction project that includes a new track, football field and dedicated drop-off zone for buses…
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Photos: Celebrating National Parks and Rec Month – with foam!
William Balfour, 12, plays in the foam cannon at the Durango Community Recreation Center on Friday as the center celebrates National Parks & Rec Month. The event included a foam…
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Photo: Duckie on the Animas River
Jilin Bai of Arcadia, California, paddles the Animas River on Tuesday as temperatures reach the 80s before the afternoon rains arrived in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
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Photos: Look what’s swimming under the grow dome
Brooke Minnich, left, garden manager at the Durango School District SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab, and interns Brooke Lant, center, and Raine Lohr look over the recently stocked koi fish on…
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Photos: Slow and steady progress on North College Drive
Workers with D&L Construction of Cortez level out the road base on North College Drive on Tuesday after pulling up the old asphalt and taking the base down 13 to…
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Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’
Durango Police Department stole the show and claimed first place in Durango’s annual Fourth of July Parade with its “SWAT and Wild” float featuring a water gun and officers wielding…