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Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church

Preservationists have nominated this rural church in southeastern La Plata County for a state endangered places program.

Photos: Peregrine falcon visits downtown Durango

Photo: ‘Next to Normal’ opens at Durango Arts Center

Photos: Welcome to dorm life, freshmen

Photos: No back-to-school blues here

Photos: Boy Scouts lend helping hand to flood mitigation

Sierra Edd: Artist and activist

In May, Sierra Edd graduated from Brown University, where she majored in ethnic studies. Edd has made a name for herself as a talented painter whose artwork often blends political…

Photos: Students say hello to teachers, staff

Photos: Boy Scouts build a flame for recovery

Photos: Who’s got the fairest steer of them all?

Photos: A fair amount of fun on parade

Photos: Connecting community with health care

Photos: La Plata County Fair up and running for 70th year

Photo: Shaking hands (and paws) with law enforcement

Sage Robbins, 11, pets Jimmy, a La Plata County Sheriff’s Office canine. Jimmy, handled by Deputy Matt Webb, met with community members Tuesday at Buckley Park as part of National…

Pine River Brewfest

Photos: Showing pluck in the muck

Locomotive conversion

The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is converting one of its coal-fired engines to oil burning to run during dry weather conditions.

Photos: Beautifying bathrooms at Durango High School

San Ignacio Fiesta

Photo: A dusty sunset

A dust storm blew through the Dry Side, west of County Road 119 on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service reported wind gusts in some south parts of the county…

Durango Fiesta Days

The Durango Fiesta Days rodeo featured many competitors Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Bird’s eye view: 416 Fire burn area

Eddy Lewis, a Durango pilot, took photos of the scarred land from the 416 Fire north of Durango. The fire started June 1, 2018, and as of July 27 has…

Mudslides damage homes north of Durango

Heavy rainstorms Tuesday and Wednesday wreacked havoc in certain areas below the 416 Fire burn scar. Large boulders, thick mud and rain water filled roads and driveways and, in some…

Flash floods

Flash floods again hit residents along U.S. Highway 550 after heay rains fall in the 416 Fire burn area.

Photos: Wounded barn owl gets special treatment in Cortez

Forest Health

A long-range forest management study near Pagosa has some things to teach us about how we should be managing our forests in the long-term.

Photo: Mini stay

Hundreds of owners of Mini Coopers spent Thursday night in Durango on their way to a gathering in Keystone. They departed en masse Friday heading north on U.S. Highway 550Shane…

Mudslides and flooding

Mudslides after heaving rain Tuesday night covered portions of County Road 250 and U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango as well as train tracks used by the Durango & Silverton…

First trains to Silverton

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trains make their way back to Silverton after an absence of 41 days.

Photos: Thrasher Thursday