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Searchers credit father for keeping kids safe during Weminuche trek
Hikers had tent, other supplies for wilderness overnights
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FLC students design campus composting facility
A group of Fort Lewis College engineering students left a unique mark on the campus: the first student-designed building. Seven Physics and Engineering Department students spent the fall 2015 semester…
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Durango’s ‘Godfather of Barbershop’ Carroll ‘Dr. Pete’ Peterson dies at 86
Longtime Fort Lewis College professor created thriving English department
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Colorado delegation at center of convention chaos
Coup against Donald Trump attempted on first day of RNC
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Black Ridge Fire now 100 percent contained
State, federal crews handling cleanup, monitoring
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Photo: Brewers ride for a cause
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Another red flag, no-burn day in Southwest Colorado
Chance of thunderstorms before another dry spell
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Durango woman dies, Mancos man injured in motorcycle crash
du1-i-syn A 60-year-old Durango woman died and a 64-year-old Mancos man was critically injured in a motorcycle crash Sunday afternoon on Colorado Highway 145 near Telluride, according to the San…
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Gluzman, Prutsman and Canellakis to appear at Music in the Mountains
They come, they play, they wow, and they leave. Durango is fortunate to have top-notch soloists and musicians participate in the Music in the Mountains classical music festival each summer,…
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Caption This!: ‘No ma’am, I am not a Pokemon’
This week’s photo comes from reader Debbie Davis, who took this photo of a baby bird in one of the six bird boxes she keeps at her home.Courtesy of Debbie…
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La Plata County to hold Tuesday 2017 budget meeting
Financial report shows growth beginning to outpace funds
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Dry spell could snap early this week
Weather Service predicts the start of monsoon season
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Sheriff’s Office investigating stabbing at Durango homeless camp
31-year-old sent to Mercy Regional Medical Center
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Discussion of McPhee Reservoir water releases will be held July 26
The Dolores Water Conservancy District and Dolores River Boating Advocates invite the public to a review and discuss the 2016 Lower Dolores River boating season from McPhee Reservoir managed releases.…
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CenturyLink spokesman calls internet outages in June a ‘perfect storm’
Internet outages caused by 5 cuts
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Western coal mines scaling operations back, shutting down
High-paying jobs are disappearing
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Photo: Making bubbles
Todd Anderson, left, shows off his custom bubble-maker for the crowd at Party in the Park on Saturday at Buckley Park.Luke Perkins/Durango Herald
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Red flag warning, no-burn order in effect Sunday
Dry thunderstorms expected through Monday
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La Plata County proposes re-write of land-use code
Incremental updates create disjointed policy
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Photo: Tools for summer fun
Tubers, cyclists and walkers cruised the Animas River Trail on Friday afternoon. With highs forecast near 90 this weekend, the trail is likely to be busy Saturday and Sunday.Shaun Stanley/Durango…
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Gudy Gaskill, ‘Mother of the Colorado Trail,’ dies at 89
She’s credited with making 500-mile trail a reality
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Photo: Brothers stick together
Four-year-old Hayden Rahm, left, walks hand-in-hand Friday with his 2-year-old brother, Camden, as their family picnics outside the Durango Community Recreation Center. The boys and their parents, Kayla and Evan…
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Environmental groups push EPA to hold mining companies accountable
Proposed rules would protect taxpayers
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Colorado DUI arrests on July Fourth weekend increase
State Patrol nabs 4 drunken drivers near Durango
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Red flag warning issued; Black Ridge Fire slows
Blaze 80% contained Friday, but red flag warning Saturday
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Services to be held July 22 for Rollin Roth
Longtime highway patrolman, county commissioner died in June