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Durango Fiesta Days

The Durango Fiesta Days rodeo featured many competitors Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Bird’s eye view: 416 Fire burn area

Eddy Lewis, a Durango pilot, took photos of the scarred land from the 416 Fire north of Durango. The fire started June 1, 2018, and as of July 27 has…

Mancos photographer chosen as artist-in-residence at Canyons of the Ancients

Wagner will focus on night photography

Mudslides damage homes north of Durango

Heavy rainstorms Tuesday and Wednesday wreacked havoc in certain areas below the 416 Fire burn scar. Large boulders, thick mud and rain water filled roads and driveways and, in some…

Flash floods

Flash floods again hit residents along U.S. Highway 550 after heay rains fall in the 416 Fire burn area.

Photos: Wounded barn owl gets special treatment in Cortez

Caption This!: ‘We’re going to need a bigger litter box.’

Courtesy of Lexi Bauer Durango Herald Facebook reader Lynne Lake submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “We’re going to need a bigger litter box.” The second-place caption was: “He’s…

Mancos photographer chosen as artist-in-residence at Canyons of the Ancients

Photographer will focus on night photography

Forest Health

A long-range forest management study near Pagosa has some things to teach us about how we should be managing our forests in the long-term.

Photo: Mini stay

Hundreds of owners of Mini Coopers spent Thursday night in Durango on their way to a gathering in Keystone. They departed en masse Friday heading north on U.S. Highway 550Shane…

For one Durango couple, new concrete wall kept them safe from mudslides

Day after heavy rain caused flooding because of fire-scarred land, campers recount the deluge

Mudslides and flooding

Mudslides after heaving rain Tuesday night covered portions of County Road 250 and U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango as well as train tracks used by the Durango & Silverton…

Highways 160 and 550 reopen after heavy rain forced mudslides

Road crews being cleanup north and east of Durango

Caption This!: ‘I’ve been standing on this surfboard paddling for hours and boy are my dogs tired.’

Courtesy of Mary Kay Aigner Durango Herald Facebook reader Vinny Licciardi submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “I’ve been standing on this surfboard paddling for hours and boy are…

First trains to Silverton

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trains make their way back to Silverton after an absence of 41 days.

Photos: Thrasher Thursday

Photos: Signs of life in the 416 Fire burn area

Photos: Gems, minerals, artists to shine at 65th annual show

Bayfield Fourth

Reader contest: Thank you firefighters

We asked readers to send in a drawing, photo or sign (9.625 inches wide and 2.77 inches tall) thanking firefighters. We are running the top five entries on The Durango…

416 Fire: Reader photos July 2-6, 2018

Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected].

Photo: Helping the community

Wells Fargo has donated $20,000 to help with disaster relief efforts from the 416 Fire: $10,000 to the Durango Community Foundation and $10,000 to the American Red Cross of Southern…

Photo: Traffic improvements alter College Drive

Several blocks of College Drive are seen from above Thursday. Recent improvements at the intersections of East Second Avenue and East Third Avenue have altered traffic flow on the busy…

Baby bear undergoes rehab for burned paws

Female cub found abandoned, hiding in tree near 416 Fire

Photo: After Clean Commute Week rolls out, smoke cancels events

Officer Ron Wysocki with the Durango Police Department escorts cyclists down Main Avenue on Monday during the Paul Wilbert Memorial Passeggiata as part of the city of Durango’s Clean Commute…

Photo: Fort Lewis College celebrates retiring president

Fort Lewis College celebrates retiring President Dene Kay Thomas on Tuesday with a “Farewell, Dene!” party at Sitter Family Hall on campus. Thomas, whose last official day will be July…

416 Fire: Reader photos June 25-29, 2018

Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected].

Caption This!: ‘Dodge … Not just for rams’

Courtesy of Mary K. Aigner Durango Herald Facebook reader Melanie Watt Mooney submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “Dodge … Not just for rams.” The second-place caption was: “Nice…

Photo: A day on the river

Several veterans organizations in Durango organized a raft trip down the Animas River and a picnic at Santa Rita Park on Sunday afternoon. Demetrius Lewis, chairman of the Elks Club’s…

Photos: March down Main

Large crowd participates in Durango Pride March