Ashley Bertrand, 5, may be young, but she knows to stay prepared when the seasons change. Ashley is watching football practice at Miller Middle School. She is the daughter of…
First responders were at the scene of a single-vehicle wreck Tuesday afternoon in which a car backed into the Main Mall building in the 800 block of Main Avenue. No…
Under a changing Colorado sky that brought rain early Tuesday and partly sunny skies later, Anish Wells, 17, finds some rays to brighten his visit to the Durango Skate Park.Shaun…
Student works with disabled Native American youth
Jim Graham sent in this photo of some of his goats hangin’ out on his Breen ranch.Courtesy of Jim Graham Coming in a close second was “Kidding around lands family…
Jim “Shoultz’ze” Shoultz of Coles Chop Shop on north Main Avenue rolls out his customized motorcycle Friday. The 25th annual Four Corners Motorcycle Rally will run through Sunday in Ignacio.…
After a soggy start to the Labor Day weekend Friday in Durango, the National Weather Service is forecasting just a 20 percent chance of rain Saturday and mostly sunny skies…
A construction worker with Cruzan Construction of Cortez works on framing for an addition at Mountain Middle School on Thursday. The new addition will allow the charter school to expand…
The National Forest Service collecting native Engelmann spruce pine seeds on Coal Bank pass.
Beetle kill, drought, fire and climate change make seed banks a smart investment
Firm could process all the region’s residential recyclables
Phoenix Recycling is operating in their new 15,000 square foot plant on County Road 307.
Former San Juan County, Colorado, sheriffs Sue Kurtz and Scot Jackson pose by the historical marker honoring Town Marshal Clate Ogsbury, who was killed in a shootout with members of…
Jennifer Mioni sent in this photo of two Boxers cuddling.Courtesy of Jennifer Mioni Coming in a close second was “Don’t worry Rover, some day they’ll make a scooter just for…
Durango High School Boys Soccer team was victorious over Sanida Prep from Albuquerque in their match Saturday at the Riverview Sports Complex.
Spring Creek Horse Rescue is enetring it's 40th year of operation from its new facility on County Road 234.
A closeup of a horse in a pen at the Spring Creek Horse Rescue facility on County Road 234.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald Financial pressures, hay shortages, lack of space and stress…
Fort Lewis College freshman Lexi Steele of Dallas, Texas, unpacks and organizes her belongings Friday in her dorm room. Classes will begin Monday.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
Rain moves over the Durango area Friday as seen from Blue Hill southwest of town. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue in the region through Saturday, but sunny…
An excavator works in the Animas River on Thursday upstream near Smelter Rapid as a crew works to adjust flows of the river in order to improve recreation, fish migration…
‘The conversation should start at home’
The family of a former Fort Lewis College student with autism is accusing a policy advisor to President Barack Obama of assaulting him last year on a school fieldtrip to…
