Michael Bazan of General Acrylics based in Phoenix uses a roller to help lay artificial turf on Durango High School’s football field. Crews have been working on the field behind…
Timothy Loftis, 7, escapes a lick from his sister’s goat on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair runs through Sunday and exhibits are open daily.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Opening day at the La Plata County Fair was filled with crafts, food, plants and animals being dropped off and prepared for judging.
Dhurango High School gradutae Tracka an Field athlete Vicente Jimenez has faced numerous challenges.
Robert Velacruz with the city of Durango cuts through a concrete sidewalk Monday morning on West Ninth Street to make room for a handicapped marker that will be installed at…
A look into the Navajo push for an alternative water delivery source that would provide fresh water in the event of another spill. Also folding in the distrust that Navajo…
An exclusive look inside the Gold King Mine in Silverton, where 3 million gallons of wastewater rushed from on Aug. 5, 2015, flooding the Animas and San Juan rivers.
Alicia Hill spends a recent lunch hour paddle boarding in the area of Smelter Rapids in the Animas River at Santa Rita Park. Recent stormy weather hasn’t been so great…
Brooklynn Schmeiser rides her horse in the covered arena area of the La Plata County Fairgrounds Wednesday afternoon after practicing barrel racing.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Two-year-old Wyatt Meunier rides his strider bike across East 12th Street along East Third Avenue Tuesday as his dad, Vince Meunier of Durango, rides beside him. The father and son…
Don Norwood of Mesquite, Texas, spends a vacation day fishing along the Animas River on Monday downstream of the Ninth Street Bridge. The National Weather Service calls for a 40…
The Fiesta Days parade filled Main Avenue Saturday morning. The community gathering was created 81 years ago as a celebration of Spanish and Native American history and cowboy heritage in the…
Dominique Frideger, left, and Dylan Kroes, center, both 18 of Team Energy Audacity, show off the solar car they built at the Powerhouse Science Center on Saturday. The pair, recent…
Leading the charge to the team roping event Thursday at Durango Fiesta Days is 3-year-old Shane Grogan. Her mother, Jamie Grogan, leads her horse while pushing a stroller with 4-month-old…
Colin Taylor, left, and Brandon Stacy, raise a banner at U.S. Highway 550/160 and Santa Rita Drive on Wednesday evening during a Rally for Justice for Freddie Gray after an…
A moose and her calf appear briefly as they move through the willow trees Wednesday north of Silverton. San Juan County has a fairly stable population of moose. The creatures…
A skier soars through the air Thursday after launching from the ski ramps at the Spence Eccles Olympic Freestyle Pool at Olympic Park in Park City, Utah. The facility is…
Cruz Lopez, 6, pauses Tuesday in front of Everything Under The Sun shop on Main Avenue to get his picture taken as Woody by his father, Jeff Lopez, beside a…
Erin Smith and Travis Tomlinson cool off in the shade of the “Guardian” sculpture Friday in Memorial Park along the Animas River. Temperatures are expected to be in the 90s…
Michelle Palacios, 11, picks cherry tomatoes at the Needham Elementary School’s garden on Thursday. Gardens are living the high life with the recent rains and warm temperatures. Michelle is the…
