Children’s Water Festival was held on the campus of Fort Lewis College Wednesday. The 21st annual event attracted more than 750 fifth grade students from 15 schools across southwestern Colorado.…
Sponsored by the Southwestern Water Conservation District, the event aims to educate the students about water issues, the importance of the natural resource and how they can help protect it.
All the April showers paid off with May flowers in the front yard of Karla and Tom Sluis on East Fourth Avenue. Some of those April showers could extend into…
American Airlines flight 3140 en route to Dallas diverted to Durango
Financial literacy + summer part-time job = responsible teenagers
It was a beautiful spring day along the banks of the Animas River Tuesday for painter Sharon Mantor of Durango, who took up a spot on the Animas River Trail…
This week’s photo is of a car stuck in the snow on Red Mountain Pass taken by Herald reader Hank Blum.Courtesy of Hank Blum Coming in second was the headline…
Interactive puzzle stretches brain cells, communication skills
The boys of summer were out in force Saturday despite rain predicted in the forecast. Nine-year-old Owen Arias takes to the hill in hopes of a strikeout for his Minor…
Lt. Gov. Joe Garcia lauds student achievement
Pedestrians dodge raindrops Friday in downtown Durango as snow fell in the high country. The National Weather Service says rain and snow showers could fall in Durango before 8 a.m.…
“She’s the master of packing, so I just let her do it,” said Emily Johnson, 19, right, while Hailee McOmber, 19, packs a car Friday as the students move out…
The Bowker Games, an annual track and field event for K-12 students with disabilities, took place Thursday at Escalante Middle School, attracting participants from Durango, Bayfield, Pagosa Springs, Ignacio, Cortez…
Area Schools compete in the Pine River Invitational track meet at Bayfield High School.
Bradley Heitz Jr. with RDC Tower Services of Ada, Okla., climbs a cellphone tower Wednesday at Fort Lewis College to perform maintenance.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald
The Blue Star Moms of Durango assembles care packages for members of the military serving overseas. Recently, the group put together items at the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031.…
Brandon Donahue helped sell stolen photographs
This week’s photo is from Barbara Harris of her cat, Poti.Courtesy of Barbara Harris Coming in a close second was “Don’t mind me, I’m taking a little cat nap on…
Riders participate in the Fort Lewis College Squawker Classic Time Trails and Criterium races.
