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Driver in fatal crash gets 1-year jail sentence

Michelle Northcutt pleads guilty to careless driving causing death

Cowboy Poetry gathering schedule announced

Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file<br><br>Jeff Gore, center, watches Caitlyn Taussig perform for children at Fort Lewis Elementary School in October 2015 as part of the Durango Cowboy Poetry Gathering. This year’s…

Longtime Durango Planning Director Greg Hoch to retire

Greg Hoch: Durango’s growth has been ‘mind boggling’

Darryl Glenn criticizes Michael Bennet for not representing Western Slope

Republican challenger on Southwest Colorado tour

Final Gold Star Parents Weekend slated

A “Hall of Heroes” photograph of fallen Colorado service members from 2000 to 2016 will also be on display at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post No. 4031, 1550 Main…

Photo: Knights will be knights

Brian Marshall, right, a.k.a. Sir Gareth, battles Stuart Tillen, a.k.a. Lord William, at Buckley Park during a Saturday afternoon demonstration by the Society for Creative Anachronism.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Lawmakers accused of interfering with initiative process

Ellen Roberts stands firm against colleagues influencing voter information

Up in Saturday’s sky, a UFO?: No, it was only a weather balloon

NASA mission was studying black holes

Caption This!: ‘Right turn, Clyde

This week’s photo was sent in by Lynn Cole of a dog enjoying the ride.Courtesy of Lynn Cole Coming in second was “Namast’ay in the car” from reader Jennifer Trujillo.…

81st Colorado Archaeological Society conference scheduled

The conference will feature a Friday meet-and-greet and documentary film screening, short and diverse lectures followed by a keynote Chaco Canyon talk Saturday, and field trips on Sunday and Monday.…

Court gives lynx ‘fighting chance’ in Southwest Colorado

Fish and Wildlife to consider Colorado as critical habitat

Photo: Fine art

Cowboys both real and imagined by the artist were found side by side Saturday during the Durango Autumn Arts Festival along East Second Avenue. The annual festival showcases 90 artists…

Candidate, ballot issue forums planned for La Plata County

Next set for Monday in Ignacio

Man convicted of ’95 murder to be resentenced in Durango

Raymond Cain serving life without parole; high court ruling could change that

Library hosting American West readings, conversations

Participants will receive a free reader featuring Pulitzer-recognized western authors such as Wallace Stegner, Annie Proulx, and Gary Snyder. Conversations will be facilitated by scholar Duane Smith and poet William…

Children’s literacy talk offered

Grazda will explain how to make critical educational decisions and advocate for strong literacy in children. The talk is free and open to the public. For more information, call 769-3879.

Aviation show offers something for everyone

Second annual event features diverse mix of flying contraptions

Legislature places 911 system under the microscope

Committee hopes to address problems that have led to outages

911 system goes under the microscope in Colorado Legislature

Committee hopes to address problems that have led to outages

Durango Area Tourism Office director honored

Bob Kunkel receives Colorado Tourism Office Board Chairman’s Award

Prescribed burn east of Bayfield should improve forest health

That’s the message Forest Service employees shared Friday during the second day of aerial ignition of the Pargin prescribed burn. The burn, centered around Pargin Mountain southeast of Bayfield in…

High-speed internet slowly spreads through Silverton

Forethought.net offers new service to mountain town

Volunteers needed for solar barn raising

Community members will help install a 16.7 kW ground-mounted solar system at Southwest Horizon Ranch on Wednesday.JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file Community members will help install a 16.7 kW ground-mounted solar…

Historic Hispano cemeteries to be studied

The San Juan Mountains Association has received a grant to study three Hispano cemeteries in the historic settlements of Pagosa Junction/Gato, Juanita and Trujillo in Archuleta County.Durango Herald file The…

County Clerk to speak at Republican luncheon

Parkerdu1-i-syn The luncheon is $17 for members and $21 for non-members. RSVP to Terri Oliger at 749-8546.

Lightner Creek Campground faces fine for missed discharge reports

Owners failed to send monthly wastewater discharge data

Torch slices through Arc of History; sculpture is hauled away

Metal stump all that remains at site of controversial public art piece

Emergency centers file complaint after 911 outages

Cortez Dispatch joins 11 other agencies

Photo: Music, dancing and shouting

Hesperus coal mine lays off workers

Workforce has shrunk 30 percent since January