Galleries & Photos

Mesa Verde Visitor & Research

The dedication of the Mesa Verde National Park Visitor and Research Center.

Mesa Verde visitor center

Mesa verde visitor center opening after more than a decade of fundraising, lobbying, etc. Offical grand opening is May 23 - we give folks a behind-the-scenes look before the festivities.Our…

Technology in schools

Needham Elementary School 5th grade students work to complete their research projects on computers.

Ignacio gas leak

A noxious gas leak forced the evacuation of Ignacio Junior High School Monday and sending over 20 students to area medical facilities for evaluation.

Animas High School

The first graduating class at Animas High School nears the end of school.

Durango Baseball

Durango Demon's baseball takes on the Grand Juntion Tigers

Wine on Fire

A feature about the start of the wine grape growing season and the wine industry of the western slope.

Mesa Verde

Mesa Verde National Park is just one entity feeling the effects of sequestration and is looking at 5.1 percent in cuts.

Calving season

These are busy times for area cattle ranchers as calving season is in full swing.

Southwest Transitions

update on southwest transitions

FOrt Lewis Mens

Fort Lewis Mens basketball wins first round in NCAA tournament.

Ignacio girls basketball

Ignacio girls basketball battles Akron in Elite Eight

Durango youth hockey

Durango Telluride Mountaineers hockey team win their way to state

Mancos Food Scene

Town of Mancos offers great dining

Fashion Dos and Don’ts

Fashion Dos and Don'ts geeks out for Snowdown

Biggest stories of 2012

Images from the most read topics online, as well as some selections from Durango Herald editors of stories in 2012.

Homesteading La Plata County

Local families continue to make a mark in La Plata County 150 years after President Lincoln signed the Homestead Act.

DHS girls swin win

Durango High School girls swim team wins home meet

Search continues for missing teen

The search continues on Sunday for missing teen Dylan Redwine at Vallecito Reservoir.

Rodeo Star

Durango cowboy Calvin Brevick makes his name know in in the Team roping world.

Ryan, Boehner, Tipton and othe

Local Republicans joined vice-presidential candidate Paul Ryan and Speaker of the House John Boehner in a rally Monday at Fort Lewis College.

Belly Dancing

Wildfire updates

Lighter winds help crews hold back area blazes.

Heritage Celebration Fashion s

Neighbors

Michelle Obama in Durango

Michelle Obama made a stop at Whalen Gymnasium on the Fort Lewis College Campus Wednesday as part of a 2-day campaign tour in Colorado.

Durango double

Marathon runners take to the streets of Durango.

DHS Basecamp on the river

DHS students in Basecamp Exploratory Learning class build and test water craft on the Animas River

Silverton School Opening

Silverton School students start the year off in a newly remodeled school buidling.

FLC Men’s Soccer

Fall Colors

The high country explodes in fall colors. Don;t wait to see natures annual show.