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The Blotter

Durango Police Friday 12:57 a.m. Someone was passed out in the middle of the road in the 3400 block of Main Avenue. Thursday 8:45 a.m. Someone reported a large rock…

Suspect in marijuana heist charged in court

Man faces 4 felonies for invasion-style robbery

Jury unable to decide on sexual assault charge in retrial

Nakai guilty of negligent homicide in retrial of ’07 case

Bayfield school superintendent facing health problems

Finance Director Amy Lyons to make decisions as needed

Photo: Eavesdropping cowboy

Cowboy Bill listens to a conversation Ayla Owens has with her boyfriend Friday in front of Cowgirl Trading Co. on Main Avenue in Durango. Owens, on a break from her…

Durango homicide suspects set for August hearing

Home invasion left college student dead

Fort Lewis College raises goals for student health

School meets many recreation, nutrition requirements of partnership

CNN spotlights Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

Riders in the Citizens Tour of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic race the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train through the Animas Valley.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file The uniqueness, reputation…

Firefighting budgets, resources subject of hearing

Push continues to make D&SNGR helicopter available

County Road 120 repaving to begin Monday

Work marks first phase of GCC Energy’s required improvements

Free Wi-Fi in downtown Durango off to a good start

21 Main Avenue access points from Seventh to 13th Streets

Photo: Remembering a cycling buddy

Tyree Ogsbury-Jones pleads guilty in Iron Horse Inn shooting

Plea deal would come with 30-35 years in prison

Friday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings & Events Colorado Trail Days, free screening of “A Walk in the Woods,” fire, s’mores, BYOB, 8:30 p.m., Backcountry Experience, 1205 Camino del Rio, http://www.bcexp.com/traildays. Community Health Action Coalition…

Local Briefs

Help fight cancer Saturday at FLC From noon to midnight Saturday, hundreds of cancer survivors, caregivers, volunteers and community members will participate in the annual The relay will take place…

Sex assault, homicide re-trial of Harold Nakai goes to jury

Man charged in assault, death of Nicole Redhorse in 2007

The Blotter

Durango Police Wednesday 8:26 a.m. Someone found a hypodermic needle near a bridge in the 2200 block of Main Avenue. 9:17 a.m. Someone reported a burglary overnight in the east…

Primary turnout at 20 percent in La Plata County

Voters can drop off ballots or vote in-person only through Tuesday

Texas company fined for illegally operating well in La Plata County

Well posed health, environmental risks, commission says

Rep. Scott Tipton condemns Democrats’ U.S. House sit-in

Protest over gun control reform ends after 24 hours

Wildfire on tribal land near Marvel fully contained

Fire in remote area of grass and scrub oak

New Mexico sues Colorado over Gold King Mine spill

Colorado attorney general: Lawsuit doesn’t help cleanup

La Plata County to audit vacation rental units

Company hired for year-long analysis

Rain-barrel law helps educate about water conservation in the West

Conservationists look toward the next step in water law

Photo: Traveling in style

Gannon Lavell, 2, gets a tour of downtown Durango in a cart pulled by his mother, Kisha Lavell, as Brynn, his 4-year-old sister, runs alongside. The Lavells are visiting Durango…

Photo: Flying the flags of Pride

Alysha Carmien hangs rainbow flags along Main Avenue on Wednesday ahead of the Four Corners Alliance for Diversity Pride Festival. Events will run through the weekend.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Agencies hammer out cost-sharing agreement for 217 Fire

State to cover most of air attack costs

Clean Commute Week to conclude with memorial ride

Community event, tree planting will honor Paul Wilbert

State pension fund investment returns fall short

PERA official calls it ‘challenging year’

Animas River too high, too cold to raft without life jackets

Durango Fire called to water rescue, but individuals had self-rescued