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Photos: Bird’s-eye view
The bald eagle is the official bird of the United States of America
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Photo: Florida Mesa Elementary School students learn about city government
Durango Mayor Jessika Buell answers questions from Florida Mesa Elementary School student council members and teacher, from left, Kylie Rivera, Harold Duvall, 10, Carter Wendland, 10, Foy Stegner, 10, Rose…
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Photos: Forget the snowplows; it’s apparently street sweeper season in Durango
Brice Simpson with the city of Durango drives a street sweeper Tuesday on 32nd Street. Normally, the sweeper is parked this time of year because of piles of snow along…
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Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful year
Lights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds
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Photos: Snowdown Rock-em-Sock-em Snowbots pillow fights
Trevor Berger vs. Vincent Berger at the Rock-Em-Sock-Em pillow fight at The Good Fight Boxing Gym on Thursday during the 46th Annual Durango Snowdown. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)cca Trevor…
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Photos: Snowdown Drag Race and Fashion Show
Micole Fortin performing at the Drag Race and Fashion Show at El Rancho Tavern on Thursday for the 46th annual Durango Snowdown. (Wyatt Richards/Special to the Herald)cca Residents of Durango…
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Photo: Staying between the lines
Sunny skies and relatively warm temperatures made for nice biking riding conditions Tuesday in Durango. La Plata County can expect changing conditions as a front moves through this week, bringing…
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Photos: Building skills
Students from Durango, Bayfield and Ignacio High schools compete in SkillsUSA
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Photos: Achieving excellence
Durango High School Student Council makes presentation for the National Council of Excellence Award
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Photos: Fort Lewis College basketball
Women’s and men’s basketball teams take on South Dakota Mines
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Photo: Snowdown’s official beer
This is the 30th anniversary of Ska Brewing making a beer for winter event
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Photos: Wrestling at Durango High School
Durango High School boys wrestling beat Bayfield High School Tuesday night
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Photos: Where there’s smoke there’s firefighters
Durango firefighters take advantage of the old River City Hall building for training
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Photos: New snowcat arrives at Chapman Hill
A new Prinoth winch snowcat arrives Thursday at Chapman Hill Ski Area. The old snowcat can be seen in the background. The city of Durango approved the purchase of the…
Arts and Entertainment
Claude Steelman chronicles ‘Wild Journey’
Durango photographer releases new book of photos
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Photos: Durango plays Montezuma-Cortez in boys, girls high school basketball
Durango girls and boys basketball teams defeat Montezuma-Cortez at DHS
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Photos: ‘Common Threads’ public art project lands at Durango airport
Common Threads, a community art project consisting of steel panels with patterns and images symbolic of the region, has been installed at the Durango-La Plata County Airport. The panels are…
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Photo: Taking in the view
A raven on a tin roof makes bird calls southeast of Durango. Forecasters are calling for a warming trend Friday, with highs in the mid-50s and lows in the mid-20s,…
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Year in photos: A look back at Southwest Colorado in 2024
Each year brings some of the new and some of the old – breaking news and cherished traditions. It is the people, their emotions, different cultures and varied forms of…
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Photo: Sledding in the snow
Residents and visitors to Durango gathered at Buckley Park with their children Saturday morning to do some sledding after a fresh batch of snow fell Friday. (Christian Burney/Durango Herald)
Tri-Cities
Montezuma County DA Christian Hatfield charged with DWI
Charges come 16 weeks after crash near Farmington, New Mexico
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Photo: Ready to get that Christmas tree out of the house?
Sean Larmore of Durango tosses his Christmas tree on Thursday at the city of Durango’s Christmas tree recycling location at Santa Rita Park, between the Animas River and the playground.…
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Photos: Licking good for the holidays
Copper, a 6-year-old bernedoodle, gets a Christmas scarf tied around his neck Friday after getting groomed by Hanna Brown at Durango Pet Resort & Spa in Durango. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)cca…