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Durango Police Wednesday 7:14 a.m. A man camped out in a park had his belongings locked to a picnic table at Bennett Street and East 33rd Street. 10:39 a.m. A…
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City streets to be repaved The city of Durango has contracted Four Corners Materials to mill and repave these streets beginning Monday: Aquarius Place. Willow Place. West 24th Street, from…
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Work begins on Smith Sports Complex
Workers with Bonds Construction sift rocks from tons of soil Thursday afternoon at the Smith Sports Complex at Fort Lewis College. The fields are being rehabilitated after rocky, hard ground…
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Dayplanner Friday
Meetings and Events Outdoor Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., outdoor amphitheater outside the Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Botanical Society will host a free…
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Free parking!
Brent Gleeson, with the city of Durango Street Division, prepares mounts for a sign directing traffic toward free parking at the Durango Transit Center at Main Avenue and west Eighth…
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Girl safe after spending night in forest
A 12-year-old girl who wandered off from her fellow campers Wednesday night was found safe Thursday after spending a night alone in the San Juan National Forest south of Silverton.…
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Lightning ignites 2 trees east of Vallecito
Firefighters responded to reports of wispy smoke Thursday morning east of Vallecito Reservoir. The smoke was reported about 9 a.m. Columbine Ranger District firefighters hiked to the site, and they…
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Feds plot recreation work at Lake Nighthorse
The boat dock has already been built on the northwest side of Lake Nighthorse.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo The U.S. Bureau of Reclamation has plans to build an entrance station…
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Durango Police Wednesday 12:07 a.m. Police were called to the 3000 block of the East Sixth Avenue alley because two drivers were honking their horns at each other. One driver…
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Ultralight pilot rescued after crash
Six teams respond to weekend accident on Ute Mountain
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Girl talks about hard lessons learned
Teen who nearly drowned warns others about cliff-jumping danger
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Village at Wolf Creek faces hurdle
Environmentalists want court to halt Forest Service land swap
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Durango police arrest stabbing suspect
22-year-old bouncer suffers life-threatening wound
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Federal court rejects trails lawsuit
Hunters’ group opposed plans for motorized use; new plan studied
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Free clinic to offer bankruptcy tips Colorado Legal Services and Southwest Bar Volunteer Legal Aid will present a free clinic for filing a Chapter 7 bankruptcy from 9:30 a.m. to…
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Dayplanner Thursday
Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango meeting, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Old…
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N.M. coal plant settles Clean Air Act violations
The Four Corners Power Plant near Fruitland, N.M., reached a settlement Wednesday with federal agencies over complaints the operators flouted rules for permits and violated the Clean Air Act.Shaun Stanley/Durango…
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City lands grant for outdoor classroom
The city of Durango was awarded a $45,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to fund the Rim Trail Outdoor Classroom near Fort Lewis College.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo Great Outdoors…
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Reducing their carbon footprints
Kristi Streiffert, center, and her husband, Thomas Streiffert, prepare to mount their bikes during Bike To Work Day in front of the Steaming Bean Coffee Co. on Main Avenue, where…
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CDOT gears up for underpass work on 160 west of Bayfield
PHOTO BY CAROLE MCWILLIAMS<br><br>Colorado Department of Transportation is working on a wildlife underpass project on U.S. Highway 160 between Bayfield and Durango. The Colorado Department of Transportation is starting work…