Photo: Downtown Gathering – Ca. 1890
This old photo documents some kind of gathering downtown at the Durango Livery. What brought this group together is apparently lost to history, but it does not appear to be…
This old photo documents some kind of gathering downtown at the Durango Livery. What brought this group together is apparently lost to history, but it does not appear to be…
Readers have asked for the identities of the people at the groundbreaking ceremony for the old Durango Chamber of Commerce building in Santa Rita Park, and the Herald has dusted…
Melissa Veeneman, left, and Jami Ogden, both with April’s Garden, clear snow Tuesday to make room for the expected Valentines Day rush at its outside order and pickup tent next…
These first grade pupils and their teacher, Mrs. Purcell, sat on the front steps of Animas School for their class picture in 1962. Many prominent north Durango family names of…
David Yarrow attracted by D&SNG, Strater Hotel, Silverton and a good airport
DurangoHigh School girls and boys basketball teams take on Centauri High School on Tuesday night at DHS.
The first hotel at Trimble Hot Springs, 9 miles north of Durango, was built in 1882. It burned in 1892, and this larger hotel, known as the Hermosa House, was…
An injured red-tailed hawk is captured by a Colorado Parks and Wildlife officer.
The Durango Demons and Bayfield Wolverines girls basketball teams started the 2021 season on Tuesday afternoon at Durango High School.
Oliver Holmes and Thomas Raley pose in front of a house in Parrott City with Baldy Peak in the background. Parrott City was established in 1874 near the La Plata…
His work centered on an appreciation and fascination for the Four Corners
An estimated 85 volunteers showed up for the communitywide COVID-19 vaccination site on Saturday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
Online art exhibit features multimedia artist Venaya Yazzie
A winter snow storm moved through the area on Tuesday leaving Durango under a blanket of snow.
Junior Garcia, 15, and Missile Garcia work out Tuesday at the Durango Community Recreation Center.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald
A wet winter storm blanketed Durango with at least 10 inches of snow early Tuesday. Schools were closed to in-person learning, and many people appeared to stay home for the…
This picture was taken in winter 1936, shortly after KIUP Radio moved to its new building at 2800 Main Ave. Built for a mere $1,540, the station broadcast from this…
Mara Kleman, 4, climbs Thursday at the playground in Santa Rita Park as temperatures hit 50 degrees. Friday will bring sunny skies and warm temperatures, according to the National Weather…
Local studio potter Drea Clements looks to mountains, ocean for her work.
Glass plates depict Navajo and pioneer culture in the Southwest
Durango was first and foremost a railroad town, owing its existence to the Denver & Rio Grande Railroad. With area ranching, it was and still remains a cowboy town as…