Local & Regional News

Director checks out opening Durango Library on Sundays

Seven-day-a-week service would cost more than $400,000, Irwin says

Pollution-control systems added to Rico Argentine Mine

Upgrades designed to prevent contamination of Dolores River

How I came to fall in love with Mancos

Samantha Simmons throws candy as her brother, A.J., watches during the Mancos Days children’s parade in 2015.Sam Green/The Journal Well, in the ’90s, Mancos Ranger Paul Peck came to Oregon…

Items of interest found in Dylan Redwine search

Sheriff’s office will not disclose details

Suspect in killing of longtime Durango resident keeps his attorney

Rick Stallings, accused in gunshot death of Karen Cugnini, won’t represent himself

Talk about town: Ignacio High student scores silver at national conference

File courtesy of Gabriana Creason<br><br>After winning gold at the state level, Ignacio High School stud Gabby, 16, presented her project, one of about 200 from around the country on the…

The Blotter

Friday 7:55 a.m. Bicyclists were running stop signs at East Third Avenue and 12th Street. It’s a frequent problem. 12:24 p.m. A person was in the Police Department lobby inquiring…

Bear cubs rescued after mother killed near Dove Creek

Parks and Wildlife plans to rehabilitate and release youngsters

Photo: Light at the end of the canyon

Climbing out of darkness, Kyle Edmondson scales a cliff wall in Cascade Creek on Friday north of Durango.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald

Photo: Long summer days

A bicyclist glides along the Animas River Trail as David Faye practices his slack line technique in Schneider Park on Monday under mostly clear skies and warm temperatures. The National…

Police shootings play into Colorado politics

GOP candidate Daryll Glenn: ‘Words are hard to find’

Tuesday Durango Dayplanner

The Jeff Solon Jazz Group featuring vocalist Alison Dance, 6-9 p.m., Cyprus Cafe, 725 East Second Ave., 385-6884. Pete Giuliani, 6-9:30 p.m., Farview Lodge, Mesa Verde National Park. Open Mic…

Local Briefs

The city of Durango is using the herbicides Cornerstone, Plateau, and Perspective to improve the quality of right of ways, parks and open spaces through July 30. The weed control…

Photos of the week

67-year-old inmate found dead in La Plata County Jail

Foul play not suspected

Texas company fined for illegally operating well in La Plata County

Well posed health, environmental risks, commission says

Animas Valley residents skeptical about cellphone tower

‘It would be very visual to a cyclist’

Durango police car’s window shot out

No suspects for vandalism causing more than $500 in damages

Durango sculptor builds model of early 20th century aircraft

Eight-hundred miles away in Durango, its twin is suspended, as if in flight, from the ceiling of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad museum on Main Avenue. The maker…

Search and rescue crews retrieve hiker from Windom Peak

Rescue mission at 13,200 feet brings back man with broken ankle

Where did the monsoon season go?

Dry, hot weather prompts fire warning; a better chance for rain may come Friday

Colorado voters could face a crowded ballot this fall

Numerous groups are hitting the streets of Colorado in an effort to place their issues before voters this November. Issues run the gamut, including hydraulic fracturing, amending the state constitution,…

Event examines botched investigation by National Park Service

Accusations against Indian trader later withdrawn

Caption This: ‘What do you mean I missed last call?’

This week’s photos come from reader Michael Lubin of his cat, Bella, who maybe has had one too many.Courtesy of Michael Lubin Coming in a close second was “Human, where…

Monday Durango Dayplanner

Sunrise Yoga adult classes, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, props provided, 259-0385. Arts and Entertainment Chad MacCluskey: solo…

Local Briefs

The Trumpet Geezers, an 11-piece band of trumpet players, will play at an outdoor picnic from 11:45 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the Durango Senior Center on Tuesday. The cost…

Modern technology keeps Durango train steaming along

Fort Lewis College helps upgrade brakes with 3-D printer

Mancos Days to feature ‘Desperadoes and Fancy Ladies’

Three-day festival features music, food, family-friendly events

Western Slope Club 20 group denounces ColoradoCare

Plan could be ‘detrimental,’ members say

And the West is History

25 YEARS AGO: “Citizens blast transfer of Spanish-speaking teacher: ‘We’re doing the same thing in the 1990s we thought we took care of in the 1970s,’ a Fort Lewis College…