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Durango High students to have more elective flexibility

Consumer math, other paths to meet requirements

State changes could be disastrous for Durango Transit

City officials and nonprofit groups lobby against CDOT proposal

Durango School District OKs tax increase question for election

Approval would bring in $17M for district

Photo: The building storm

Storm clouds, seen from the Fort Lewis College campus, build Tuesday afternoon over Durango. The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for Southwest Colorado from noon to 10…

Push underway to remove ‘slavery’ from state law

Ballot effort would strike archaic constitutional language

Video: First day of school in Durango

La Plata County seeks public hearing on mineral leasing

Westendorf: This seems not wise to me

Flash flood watch issued for Tuesday

Durango favored for heavy storms this afternoon

Family heirloom makes first day of school memorable

Durango girl is 17th in family to wear dress on first day of school

Durango’s history harsher and harder than Hollywood’s take

A look at Durango’s Old West heritage

Traffic changes coming to College Drive and Second Avenue

Three-lane vehicle traffic, two bike lanes planned

Advocates walk to highlight mental health care access issues

Dirt work is underway at the Hospice of Mercy at Mercy Regional Medical Center. It will be an 11,000-square-foot facility when complete in 2017.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Mesa Verde officials propose fee increase

National Park personnel want input at Sept. 13 open house

Endangered mice found near Durango-La Plata County Airport

Plans for access road to be revisited

La Plata County develops app for smoother web access

Residents can browse website and social media on mobile devices

Overnight power outages hit Bayfield, Ignacio

Thunderstorms blamed for downed line

Boy, 7, killed in San Miguel County crash

3 others injured when SUV goes off road, strikes tree

Women lost in wilderness ‘thought we were going to die’

Women recount two nights spent in Weminuche Wilderness

Powerful storms expected early this week

Light snow in high country possible

Community packs Carver Brewing to get glimpse of Olympian Howard Grotts

Spectators packed the patio at Carver Brewing Co. in Durango to watch Howard Grotts race in the Olympic mountain bike race in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. Durango DEVO hosted the…

Sales tax collections up in June after declines

Strong sales in July and August could put the city back on track

Ute Mountain Utes are awarded a $9 million grant for water upgrades

Money will go to projects in Towaoc and White Mesa

Caption This!: ‘I think that apple is stuck in my throat’

This week’s photo comes from Heather Esterday of a buck howling in the wind.Courtesy of Heather Esterday Coming in a close second was, “They said there would be a meteor…

Cato Institute: Colorado 11th ‘freest’ states

Libertarian think tank releases rankings

Backlog of national park maintenance at nearly $12B

Budgetary constraints experienced by the National Park Service

Direct flights from Durango to L.A. end with a contest

Durango man surprises girlfriend with return trip to California

New stop signs to go in on Junction Creek Road

Action designed to deal with limited sight line at intersection with County Road 205

Poll: 55 percent of Utahans support a Bears Ears monument

Milk Ranch Overlook Ruin overlooks Cedar Mesa, which could become part of a National Conservation Area if a plan initiated by a Utah representative is created and passed by Congress.Courtesy…

Traffic light planned for College Drive and Second Avenue

Construction could happen in 2017

Ballot certification underway in Colorado

Two issues approved this week; looming fracking questions stir controversy