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Righting the ship
Jake Rafferty, center, and his friends right their raft Monday afternoon after the Fort Lewis College students lodged against a Main Avenue bridge pylon. Durango Fire & Rescue Authority and…
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Mercury campus construction
Drainage piping is the backdrop to a construction worker as building continues Monday on the new $20 million Mercury campus alongside the Animas River just south of Durango Mall.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango…
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Activists, press seek to ID firms looking to drill
Names of gas-and-oil lease nominators could still remain private, BLM says
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Electric co-op takes rate altercation to regulators
LPEA: Supplier’s rules harm off-peak conservation efforts
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Agency jumble blocks Mancos hydro plans
But it turns out the bill will not help one of the dams in the Cortez Republican’s own district. Gary Kennedy, superintendent of the Mancos Water Conservancy District, will go…
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Buzz off
Backyard beekeeper Jason McMillen vacuums a swarm of bees he’s removing from a tree outside La Plata County Courthouse. Healthy colonies try to reproduce in spring. Part of a colony…
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Diggin’ it
Volunteers have been showing up Saturdays at Needham Elementary School to work on the community garden, building planter boxes, putting up fencing and doing other jobs, said Sandhya Tillotson, director…
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Passenger dies in single-vehicle late-night crash
Police arrest driver on suspicion of DUI
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Heading into summer, already parched
Forecast doesn’t bode well for livestock, hay fields
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Congress brews tax breaks for beer makers
Two proposed measures met with different types of support
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Iron Horse kicks up for charities big and small
Lance Armstrong’s shame turns into Durango’s gain
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Kennel Club hosts annual show
Ginger Jenks of Durango grooms Linc, her 3-year-old Samoyed, before showing him at the Durango Kennel Club Dog Show on Saturday at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald “Dog shows…
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Mark Redwine knocks search
Father of missing son Dylan says process needs to be re-evaluated
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Ignacio school ‘normal’ after gas-leak scare on Monday
Some teachers worried about long-term effects
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Sheriffs bond to shoot down state gun laws
Schirard among 54 suing Hickenlooper over two bills
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Iron Horse director to step down after race
Sippydu1-i-syn Sippy began the demanding job in 2007. During his tenure, the number of riders participating over the course of the Memorial Day Weekend event jumped from 2,800 to 4,000,…
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La Plata County unemployment dips to 5.5 percent
The county’s not-seasonally adjusted unemployment rate decreased six-tenths of a percentage point from 6.1 percent in March to 5.5 percent in April. The county’s rate also decreased 1.2 percentage points…
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Journalists group recognizes Herald’s work
Contest included media from Colorado, Utah, Wyoming, N.M.
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Marine recruiters hop aboard train, ride Tall Timber ziplines
Contingent visiting Southwest Colorado for three days
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Wildfire ignites north of Durango on Hwy. 550
A fire near the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad tracks on the west side of U.S. Highway 550 consumed up to 2 acres Friday, said Karola Hanks, fire marshal…
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Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3
Skye Buswell, 33, was flown in critical condition to St. Anthony Hospital in Denver after Wednesday night’s accident. A spokeswoman said Thursday she died. The rollover occurred about 10:05 p.m.…
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One person killed in Red Mountain crash
“The vehicle went off the road and down a steep embankment,” said Trooper Josh Lewis with the Colorado State Patrol. “I can confirm a fatality, but I don’t have any…