Handguns for sale within a display cabinet at Rocky Mountain Pawn Shop in Durango. The Colorado Senate on Tuesday backed repealing a ban on high-capacity ammunition magazines, but the effort…
This photo of a suspect in the burglary of a garage early Sunday morning was captured by a security camera. The suspect turned himself in Monday night after the image…
The snow ranged between 89 and 91 percent of the long-term average, depending on which measurement is used. “We dried out relatively significantly here since the beginning of March,” said…
Some worry about quality of rentals, some their costs
Archuletta Archuletta, 26, was reported missing in late February, and on Friday, the Durango Police Department asked for help from the public in locating her after investigators had exhausted all…
The public is invited to attend any of the following: . On Monday, Downtown Colorado, Inc. will have a stakeholders meeting at 1:30 p.m. at Bayfield Town Hall. . A…
A Firewise signs adorns the gate to the Elk Springs Ranch subdivision in western La Plata County.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo Firewise won a Wildfire Mitigation Innovation Award in recognition…
Community Connections, a local nonprofit, will be guest bartending from 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday at The Red Snapper, 144 East Ninth St. All proceeds from their specialty drink called…
AARP Durango Chapter No. 1243 meeting, 11 a.m., DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, 259-0835. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon Erwin at 247-1019 for location. Community Connections will…
Monday 2:37 a.m. A man on a bicycle was given a verbal warning at Columbine and Arroyo drives. Sunday 2:13 a.m. A resident in the 1200 block of Avenida del…
Yet, convoluted process exists to rescind order for her deportation
2 suspects arrested after early-morning incident
Paula Watson, founder of WolfWood Refuge, gives a kiss to Bruja, a 4-year-old gray wolf. Bruja was part of what the refuge calls the Alaska 9 pack, as she was…
Friends of the Durango Public Library will hold the Friends’ Spring Book Sale from 9:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday and Saturday at the library, 1900 East Third Ave. Books…
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. IRS’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program will help with 2014…
Worries about spending $10 million on a ‘fool’s errand’
In the spirit of Sunshine Week, The Durango Herald requests emails from local officials
All meetings are held in the meeting room at La Plata County Courthouse, 1060 East Second Ave., Durango, unless otherwise specified. For more information, visit http://co.laplata.co.us/ and click on “calendar”…
