A paraglider sails above Smelter Mountain on Tuesday morning, taking advantage of warmer temperatures moving into the area. Sunny skies will return Wednesday with a high temperature of 57 degrees…
In 1960, Weidman Sawmill was at its height of operation with more than 100 employees between its logging and sawmill operation. J. Stanley Weidman hailed from a family in Michigan…
The Durango High School boys and girls basketball teams took on Grand Junction on a special senior day.
This early Sinclair gas station and car wash was located at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Avenue. We know the “Joe the Tailor” shop (on right) is on…
Durango High School girls swimming took on Fruita Monument and Pagosa Springs on Saturday at the Durango Community Recreation Center.
This old photo documents some kind of gathering downtown at the Durango Livery. What brought this group together is apparently lost to history, but it does not appear to be…
Readers have asked for the identities of the people at the groundbreaking ceremony for the old Durango Chamber of Commerce building in Santa Rita Park, and the Herald has dusted…
Melissa Veeneman, left, and Jami Ogden, both with April’s Garden, clear snow Tuesday to make room for the expected Valentines Day rush at its outside order and pickup tent next…
These first grade pupils and their teacher, Mrs. Purcell, sat on the front steps of Animas School for their class picture in 1962. Many prominent north Durango family names of…
DurangoHigh School girls and boys basketball teams take on Centauri High School on Tuesday night at DHS.
The first hotel at Trimble Hot Springs, 9 miles north of Durango, was built in 1882. It burned in 1892, and this larger hotel, known as the Hermosa House, was…
An injured red-tailed hawk is captured by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer.
The Durango Demons and Bayfield Wolverines girls basketball teams started the 2021 season on Tuesday afternoon at Durango High School.
Oliver Holmes and Thomas Raley pose in front of a house in Parrott City with Baldy Peak in the background. Parrott City was established in 1874 near the La Plata…
An estimated 85 volunteers showed up for the communitywide COVID-19 vaccination site on Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
A winter snow storm moved through the area on Tuesday leaving Durango under a blanket of snow.
Junior Garcia, 15, and Missile Garcia work out Tuesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A wet winter storm blanketed Durango with at least 10 inches of snow early Tuesday. Schools were closed to in-person learning, and many people appeared to stay home for the…
This picture was taken in winter 1936, shortly after KIUP Radio moved to its new building at 2800 Main Ave. Built for a mere $1,540, the station broadcast from this…
Mara Kleman, 4, climbs Thursday at the playground in Santa Rita Park as temperatures hit 50 degrees. Friday will bring sunny skies and warm temperatures, according to the National Weather…
