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Standing Rock caravan
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Standing Rock caravan

November 22, 2016

A caravan of more than 50 students, professors and others set out early Tuesday morning from Durango on a 16-plus hour drive to Standing Rock, South Dakota to spend Thanksgiving…

Photo: Pedestrian hit on Main Avenue
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Photo: Pedestrian hit on Main Avenue

November 22, 2016

A Durango Fire Protection District crew loads a pedestrian into an ambulance. The pedestrian was hit by a car Tuesday evening on Main Avenue. According to a witness, the pedestrian…

Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer
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Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer

November 22, 2016

Clouds clung to the west Needle Mountains on Tuesday morning, a day after a Pacific storm unloaded more than a foot of snow in the San Juan Mountains north of…

Caption This!: ‘Just a black hole’
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Caption This!: ‘Just a black hole’

November 20, 2016

This week’s photo comes from reader Karin Bowker of her cat, Bonnie, sticking out her tongue.Courtesy of Karin Bowker Coming in second was “Canary? I didn’t see a canary” from…

Purgatory opens season with two times the fun
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Purgatory opens season with two times the fun

November 19, 2016

Predicted snowstorms failing to deliver much late last week, the view from the lifts was a range of snowless mountains on Saturday, but Purgatory was able to make enough snow…

FLC Lady basketball
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FLC Lady basketball

November 19, 2016

Fort Lewis College women's basketball take on Northern New Mexico College.

Purgatory Opens
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Purgatory Opens

November 19, 2016

Purgatory Resort offered mountain biking and skiing on opening day.

Photo: Lakeside
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Photo: Lakeside

November 19, 2016

Chris and Erin Adams take their dog Surry for a walk around Haviland Lake on Saturday north of Durango. The National Weather Service is forecasting a warm, sunny day today…

Photo: An ideal day for a run
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Photo: An ideal day for a run

November 18, 2016

A runner sprints along the Rim Trail on Friday on the edge of the Fort Lewis College campus. Brilliant blue skies will return to the region Saturday and temperatures will…

Photo: Picture Perfect
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Photo: Picture Perfect

November 16, 2016

A pedestrian walking along East Second Avenue becomes part of a strange juxtaposition of art discovered within the Durango Art Center on Wednesday involving a large photograph, called “JC and…

Standing Rock Protest
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Standing Rock Protest

November 15, 2016

In support of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation's opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, protestors took to the streets in Durango Tuesday.

Photo: The lights go up
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Photo: The lights go up

November 14, 2016

Steve Beck with JTD Ventures hangs Christmas lights on the exterior of the Main Mall building Monday ahead of the prime seasonal shopping days.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Caption This!: ‘They’re under a buck!’
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Caption This!: ‘They’re under a buck!’

November 13, 2016

Reader Dwight McAnear sent in this photograph of a dear eating his family’s Halloween pumpkin.Courtesy of Dwight McAnear Coming in a close second was “I’m sure there’s a Reese’s cup…

Photo: Spuds for sale in the Animas Valley
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Photo: Spuds for sale in the Animas Valley

November 11, 2016

Wes Hartman stops at East Animas Road (County Road 250) and Trimble Lane (County Road 252) Friday to buy a bag of potatoes from Sam and Tanna Noble. The longtime…

Photo: Aglow with color
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Photo: Aglow with color

November 10, 2016

Fleeting signs of fall were discovered Thursday at Riverfront Park as a bicyclist passes fall leaves along the Animas River Trail under brilliant blue skies. The high for today, Veterans…

Photo: Supersize Santa
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Photo: Supersize Santa

November 9, 2016

“It’s my gift to the community,” said Patrick Welch, right, coach maintenance supervisor for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, about a duty he seeks out every year: inflating…

Photo: Firing up the base
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Photo: Firing up the base

November 6, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown makes a quick stop at the La Plata County Democrats office in Durango on Sunday, urging a crowd of about 50 to vote for Democratic presidential…