Three young moose graze around mine ruins near Cunningham Creek this week northeast of Silverton. Over the years, moose sightings have increased. Colorado Parks and Wildlife urges people to use…
Construction crews lay down new asphalt in the redesigned drop-off area at Needham Elementary School. The area used to house tennis courts. The project is being funded by the voter-approved…
Flor Rodriguez, co-owner of the fresh tortilla business Tortilleria La Flor, is seen with her children Andy, 19, and Britney, 11, at the business on Friday at 444 E. College…
Denise, of Houston, who did not give her last name, gets caught in a rainstorm Thursday afternoon in Durango. Showers and thunderstorms are forecast to return to Durango on Friday,…
Employees with Topline Designs work on landscaping at the Animas River Trail underpass at 32nd Street and East Third Avenue on Tuesday. The concrete work for the new section of…
Stan Whinnery uses a trackhoe to lower a 15,000-pound concrete box culvert as Will Smith, back left, Alan Reyes, front left, and Max Ramirez, all with Whinnery Construction, assist on…
Western Milling grinds up asphalt Thursday on Ninth Street between Main Avenue and East Second Avenue before a new layer goes down. The project is one of several paid for…
Rusty Willey fishes on the Animas River in north Durango on Tuesday as temperatures climb into the 80s. The National Weather Service forecasts highs in the upper 80s Wednesday and…
Durango artist Jenn Rawling works on her mural, “Love Letters,” on Thursday on the side of a building in the 1000 block of Main Avenue. Rawling was commissioned by Michael…
Dark rain clouds move through the San Juan Mountains on Tuesday near Molas Pass as sun hits nearby peaks. On Wednesday, Durango will see a 40% chance of showers and…
About 1,200 people watched production from city Transit Center
Looking south across the U.S. Highway 160 interchange on Friday, major excavation is underway south of the Grandview Bridge. About 34 more feet of rock and dirt must be removed…
Amy Wantulok, from left, Stephanie Herbst, Mary O’Donnell and Judy Gerhardt practice their drumming on Thursday under the trees on Rim Drive at Fort Lewis College. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Colorado Department of Transportation workers break apart a large boulder on Tuesday along U.S. Highway 550 in north Durango. Monsoon rain can seep into the cracks and crevices of roadside…
Justin Rounds and Hudson Rounds, 10, make their way through Smelter Rapid in Durango Whitewater Park on Friday. After recent rains, the Animas River is a little more thrilling. The…
More than 200 people gathered Friday in Buckley Park to protest the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. Protesters marched south along Main Avenue and then back…
Lucy VanBuskirk, 15, front, Ruth Barry, 11, center, and Maison Wiedner, 12, participate Thursday in the class “Drawing: From Beginning to Greatness” led by Stephanie Smith at the Durango Arts…
A gang of Western tent caterpillars have taken up residence in acres of aspen trees north of Durango in the San Juan National Forest. The insects construct their silken tents…
Macon hopes to share work with larger community
Bridget Hussey walks Dulcinea down Grand Avenue on Saturday during Mancos BurroFest. Earlier in the day, 15 burros raced through a course before being paired with 15 artists in the…
Paving begins Thursday on a 1.25-mile section of the new northbound lanes on the U.S. Highway 550 realignment project. The new asphalt begins at the end of the four-lane section…
An osprey takes off with its meal on Monday evening thanks to the stocking of trout in Haviland Lake by Colorado Parks and Wildlife. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride An osprey…
Ute Mountain Roundup rodeo on Thursday night at the Montezuma County Fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride
Jeff Greer, left, and Tom Kelley jam at their campsite Friday as the 15th annual Pagosa Folk ’N Bluegrass Festival gets underway at Reservoir Hill Park in Pagosa Springs. Blair…
Alfonso Perez, left, and Christian Havranek, both with Morton Electric, work on the new crosswalk Thursday in the 2900 block of north Main Avenue. The center-lane, raised-median, pedestrian refuge is…
Arizona Gym and Floor tears up the wooden floor in the Durango High School gymnasium Friday. Renovation of the gym includes replacement of the 30-year-old floor and installing new bleachers.…
Lydia Dreher with Durango Devo leads a group of students through a safety course Wednesday during the Florida Mesa Elementary School bike rodeo. La Plata County Sheriff's Office and Durango…
The Hobby Horse Community Bike Parade on Sunday in downtown Durango. (Nathan Van Arsdale/Ballantine Communications)cca
The Sprite Kids Race Sunday at Fort Lewis College. (Nathan Van Arsdale/Ballantine Communications)cca
