Photo Galleries

Railroad Firefighters

Lightner Creek fire

Ignited by a lighting strike the Lightner Creek fire quickly grew to over 80 acres.

Weber Fire Day 3

Photographs of the Weber Fire taken Sunday by The Durango Herald

Navajo Trail Open final day

Championship round of the Navajo Trail Open

Navajo trail Golf

First day of action at the Navajo Trail Open

2012 Durango Motor Expo

Steamworks Half Marathon

Missionary Ridge, 10-years

San Juan Shrine Circus

Memorial Day

Memorial Day in Durango

IHBC Men’s Pro road race

2012 Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

Day 2 Track and Field

Day 2 of the Colorado State High School Track and Field Championship

State Track and Field Finals

The final day of the State High School Track and Field Championship

Track and Field Championship

Area High School Track and Field Teams compete in State Championship

Bayfield Girls Soccer

Bayfield overthrows Buena Vista in girls soccer playoff

South County Fires

Two fires consume a barn and damage a home Friday.

Demons Invitational

The Demons were third in the seven-team field in the Durango High School Invitational at Hillcrest Golf Club.

Lost in the woods

Teaching basic survival skills to youth

Dangerous weeds

La Plata County Weed Manager Rod Cook takes a look at toxic weeds that can be fatal for horse and mule that feed on them.

Noah Hotchkiss gallery

Local 13-year-old Noah Hotchkiss has overcome tragedy and the seemingly impossible to pursue his dream of competing in the 2014 Paralympics in Russia.

Battle Rock Charter School

Your Real Estate Dollar

How far will your real estate dollar go in La Plata County? The turbulence of recent years has made that a hard question to answer.

Shooting Death

Authorities were searching Tuesday night for a man suspected of shooting and killing another man on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation.

FLC women tackle UCCS

¿Hawks outrun the Lions to their 3rd consecutive appearance in the Shootout championship

Colorado Mesa tops FLC

Skyhawks¿ men¿s basketball season ends on its fifth loss this season by five points or less

Snowdown Light Parade

Fairy tale characters parade down Main Avenue with light covered floats for Snowdown's largest event.

Ascension

The annual Snowdown Balloon Rally and Mass Ascension lifts off from Red Rock Ranch in the Animas Valley

Drag Race and Fashion Show

Snowdown Drag Race and Fashion Show at the El Rancho Bar

Fashion Do’s and Dont’s

Despite moving from the Veterans of Foreign Wars Hall to the La Plata County Fairgrounds, a much bigger venue, once again this year's Do's and Don'ts Luncheon and fashion show…

Ron Paul campaigns in Denver

Fans of Texas congressman Ron Paul packed into a hotel ballroom in Denver to see him during his presidential campaign on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2012.