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…
Valles girls remember watching parades on Main Avenue
Two property owners will be paid $72,500
Wayne Baty faces up to 12 years in prison
A Durango woman has been cited with careless driving causing injury after hitting a bicyclist on Main Avenue. The crash occurred at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday when Shannon Ruetschle, 23, turned…
Ever since he was a boy, Padraic Ingle subscribed to the principles of nonviolence. But as an adult, Ingle realized he adopted those beliefs from a point of privilege: Those…
Local clinic fielding ‘dozens’ of calls from Dr. Deborah Parr’s patients
Unregulated and illegal grows become a focal point for state officials
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…
After a neck-and-neck race with the Cumbres and Toltec Scenic Railroad for the title of USA Today’s Best Train Ride in America, the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad has…
Emissions from private company’s wells could generate power
DENVER – Gov. John Hickenlooper and Colorado House Majority Leader Crisanta Duran are scheduled to speak next week at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. Committee officials announced the list…
Nebraska man had split from family to get aid for father, who felt dizzy
Animal-to-animal contact is thought to be one cause of the spread of chronic wasting disease, a neurological disorder that has been found in deer east of Montrose.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file…
Getting to know each other and concentrating on a game of chess, Phil DeHudy, left, and Thomas Heikes battle outside White Rabbit Books & Curiosities on Wednesday afternoon along the…
New Colorado survey walks back earlier findings that revealed huge sway
Emily Schaldach is a professional bicyclist who is leading an effort to provide bicycles to communities in Africa.Courtesy of Emily Schaldach When Durango resident Emily Schaldach began researching women’s education…
One of four practitioners accused of excessive plant recommendations to patients
Crowded ballot scares off plan to ease budget shortfall
Public asks county for solutions during budget discussion
Tasks include supporting arts projects, marketing
Hitting 60 mph ‘terrifying stupid and awesome’
Approximately 70 barrels of oil and gas by-product released into Lone Hollow Creek
Westendorff wants to postpone measure to 2017
Testing labs could get local licenses for medical marijuana by August
None of the four men involved wish to pursue charges
du1-i-syn Equipment failure caused a brief power outage Tuesday morning in the Animas Valley north of Trimble Lane, the La Plata Electric Association said in a release. The outage began…
