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…
Wings Over the Rockies features birds of prey at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.
Kyle Pike, left, and Dakota Sutherlin, both with the city of Durango, fix a pothole Tuesday on East Eighth Avenue. The National Weather Service predicts sunny skies and highs in…
This photo, from around 1915, shows 14 students and their teacher in front of the first school in Animas City. The school may have been built as early as 1874,…
The Animas River as seen from the Ninth Street Bridge on Sept. 28, 2018, when it was flowing near 100 cubic feet per second.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file The Animas River…
A bus carrying guests of the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge railroad broke down about 10:30 a.m. Friday on 12th Street near Main Avenue, said Debbie Kielb, the driver of…
Groundskeeper Aaron Edwards says the property in Hermosa falls in the middle of La Plata County's many climate zones.
photos from the annual Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo on Friday night in Cortez.
The flood of October 1911 was devastating to the region. The flood caused $1.5 million in damages, or $39.4 million when adjusted for inflation. The emotional cost is hard to…
A mounted patrol deputy with the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office salutes Friday evening during the national anthem at the Ute Mountain Roundup Rodeo in Cortez. Friday’s rodeo was dedicated to…
Durango's Creative Economy Commission will continue to maintain and grow the city’s public art collection, worth more than $1.2 million.
Colorado Parks and Wildlife employees collect eggs from trout at the Durango Fish Hatchery.
These two young boys on their motorized homemade go-kart were photographed around 1925 in the 600 block of Main Avenue. They are only identified as neighbors of the Wetters. Behind…
Boaters compete in Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park.
Thanks to plenty of snow over the winter and a wet spring, plants are beginning to cover the burn area of the 416 Fire, north of Durango.
Jeana Werts, left, Sarah Doane and others finish the skills challenge Friday at Hill Crest Golf Club during Girls Gone Golfing, hosted by the Durango Chamber of Commerce. This year’s…
Seven babies make Escalante Middle School home
This picture of the Durango Wheel Club was taken by photographer Frank Gonner on June 16, 1895, at Bakers Bridge, 13 miles north of Durango. The original bridge was built…
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men's and women's mountain bike races compete Sunday in Durango.
Riders in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic men's and women's professional road race battle it out from Durango to Silverton.
This photo, captioned “First plane to land in Durango,” was taken at the La Plata County Fairgrounds in September 1913, less than 10 years after the Wright brothers’ first flight.…
