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Los Amigos de Sur

Los Amigos del Sur restaurant was opened by a group of friends as the name implies from southern Mexico.

Photo: Osprey’s sale draws a crowd in Cortez

Photo: Pedestrian gets pummeled by hail

A pedestrian got caught in hail and heavy rain showers Tuesday on East Third Avenue as storms rolled through the area. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue in…

Mancos Fire

Fire consumes the Western Excelsior manufacturing facility in Mancos.

DHS girl’s LAX

Durango High School girl's Lacrosse take on Fruita Monument.

Photos: Bike rodeo offers students cycling tips

Durango girls soccer

Durango High School girl's soccer take on Grand Junction Central.

Photo: Bees swarm county courthouse tree

Beekeeper Jason McMillen gently vacuums and secures a bee swarm in front of the La Plata County Courthouse on Thursday with plans to relocate the buzzing bees.Courtesy of Steve Brown

Photos: Accessibility coming to Narrow Gauge sidewalk

DHS baseball

Durango High School baseball take on Fruita High School.

Photos: Goslings arrive at nest on Animas River island

Photos: Focused on the finish at Bowker Games

Tyler Stamm, 16, of Durango High School, focuses on the finish line Thursday while running in the 4×200 relay at the Bowker Games at Escalante Middle School. The annual track…

Bowker Games

Area schools compete in the Boker Games.

Photos: Icy reminder that it’s springtime in the Rockies

Photo: Blowin’ in the wind

Winds create a mini-dust storm on Tuesday afternoon near downtown Durango.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Photos: Tidying up

Squawker Road Race

Fort Lewis College Squawker Road Race.

Photo: Durango gives away seedlings for Arbor Day

Matt Besecker of the city of Durango gives Arthur Ehrig, 10, a free Meyer seedling spruce tree Friday during the Parks and Recreation Department’s celebration of Arbor Day. The city…

Photo: Bluegrass Meltdown goes to school

Escalante Middle School students from left, Adam Brown, 13; Alex Charpentier, music teacher; Ana Cuntz, 13; Lila Trono, 14; and Bubba Wood, 13, play with the band Quicksand Soup from…

Photo: Fire destroys motor home off County Road 240

Photo: Two-car crash sends one to hospital

Josie Montoya of Bayfield holds onto her dog, Rona, and watches her car get towed after they were involved in head-on crash with an SUV shortly after 1 p.m. Wednesday…

DHS track meet

The Ron Keller Invitational Track Meet at Durango High School.

Photo: Grandma-powered swing

Stella Shipp, 4, swings away the day on her grandma Colleen Lundberg’s tree swing on Tuesday. The rope swing is made from a hang-gliding seat.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Hozhoni Days Powwow

The start Hozhoni Days Powwow at Fort Lewis College

Photo: Barrel shot

Kate Sharp, sitting on her horse Hollywood, shoots video of her friend Kaylee Fitzwater as she rounds a barrel on her horse Memphis on Thursday in the Fred W. Klatt…

DHS girls golf

Durango girl's golf take on Dolores High School at Hillcrest Golf Club.

Photo: Weather is perfect for running

Fort Lewis College student Josh Lingbloom takes advantage of warmer temperatures Tuesday and dry trails on Rim Drive for an afternoon run. Sunny skies and high temperatures in the mid…

Photos: Remodeled La Plata County Courthouse is dedicated

DHS girls soccer

Durango High School girls soccer takes on Fruita Monumnet.

Photo: Softball complex renovation starts with demolition