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Photo: Wall at Sunshine Gardens honors military service
Mikaela Saunderson with Sunshine Gardens decorates a wall Wednesday in the assisted-living facility to honor residents, family members and staff who have served in the armed forces. Saunderson has created…
Photo: Ship ahoy
Krista Jones, lead teacher at Lil’ Tykes Playschool, takes a few of the <br><br>children out on a paddle boat on Thursday at Pastorius Reservoir during the school’s summer adventure camp.Jerry…
Is Durango denying civil rights to homeless?
Instead of citations, city issues warnings to homeless campers
Photo: Recall effort targets Gov. Jared Polis
An effort afoot to recall Democratic Gov. Jared Polis has trickled down to La Plata County. Organizer Brett Wells set up shop near the Rusty Shovel Saloon in Durango as…
EPA drills into American Tunnel to unravel mine pollution mystery
Driven by desire to know what lies beneath, crews bore deeper every day
Mountain Archery Festival
Archers compete in the gruling Mountain Archery Festival on Saturday at Purgatory Resort.
Photo: ‘Lights for Liberty’
Protesters hold signs at the “Lights for Liberty” event Friday at Buckley Park. There were more than 800 protests held worldwide at the same time. Protesters were demanding the closure…
Photo: 1921 Tacoma train tragedy
In 1921, just three days after Christmas, two engines were leading a train from Silverton to Durango after a heavy snowstorm. As the engines neared what is known as the…
FLC 2005 men’s soccer champs
Photos of the 2005 Fort Lewis College men's Division II National Championship team
PHOTO: Fourth of July in Mancos
Mancos residents celebrated this year’s Fourth of July holiday with a traditional fireworks show.
VIDEO: What not to bring on your next flight
Photo: Durango baseball
Baseball started in Durango in 1881, with the first game in Silverton; Durango won 11-7. That was a tradition this 1908 team was proud to continue. The manger, presumed to…
Photos: Paying tribute
Photos: Tracking the long melt in the San Juan Mountains
A cornice, which formed during a winter of heavy snowfall, hangs over a cliff near Molas Pass on May 25.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald More than a month later, on July 2,…
Fourth of July parade in Durango
Durango celebrates the Fourth of July with a parade on Main Avenue.
Durango celebrates America’s birthday with full day of events
Thousands line Main Avenue for Stars & Stripes Parade
Photos: Painter makes dumpster her canvas
Photo: Mountain stream attracts Arizona tourists
Oceance Ingram sits next to a stream off U.S. Highway 550 on Tuesday as Marine Ingram takes her picture. The two from Arizona were touring the area south of Silverton.Jerry…
Photos: Elk, calves graze north of Durango
Photo: Animas City Independence Day
And the West is History: Animas City Independence Day
Photos: Ultimate upcycling
Photo: Bike parade celebrates end of Clean Commute Week
Cyclists prepare for a bike parade from 2nd Ave Sports to Ska Brewing World Headquarters in Bodo Park for the Love Your Commute Celebration, the final event in the city…
Photo: New president to lead Evening Rotary Club
Terry Swan, left, president of the Durango Evening Rotary Club, and president-elect Roger Haar, laugh Tuesday night at Manna before dinner. Haar will lead 64 meetings during the next year…
Durango Pride Festival
The 2019 Durango Pride Parade marched north from College Drive to Buckley Park on Saturday. At the park, participants partied at the Pride Festival.
Photo: Taking the plunge
In January 1916, by a majority of 37 votes, the citizens of Durango passed a $175,000 bond issue for a new high school. Construction began that year, and the building…