Registration is now open for the Vallecito Lake Heavy Half Marathon, which will take place on May 13. The 13.7 mile road and gravel course takes runners completely around the picturesque Vallecito Re...

The Durango High School boys lacrosse team welcomed a new 4A Mountain League foe to town on Tuesday, the Crested Butte Titans. Crested Butte fielded a junior varsity team last year, but this is the pr...

Aztec Municipal School District renewed its partnership with Discovery Education for an additional two years, and will continue to use the company’s Mystery Science service in its three elementary sch...

Saad ak'e'elchi' poetry reading The Saad ak'e'elchi' poetry reading will take place from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, April 3, at Totah Theater, 315 W. Main St. The poetry reading is the culmination of a two-w...

The city of Farmington’s Metropolitan Redevelopment Agency is seeking community input on development of the Healthcare Hub and Animas District areas. The seven-minute survey will allow community memb...

The Durango High School baseball team hosted Bayfield in a county rivalry on Tuesday at DHS. Two big innings, however, helped the Wolverines prevail 8-3. “Anytime you get to come in and play (DHS coac...

Hood Mortuary owner, director and mortician Ryan Phelps agreed to answer some silly, some serious and some ghoulish crowdsourced questions in a Q&A with The Durango Herald about a profession most know...

Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:44 a.m. A woman was assaulted in the 700 block of Narrow Gauge Avenue. Tuesday 2:35 p.m. Two women urinating in the Hampton Inn parking lot, 3777 Main Ave., were...

La Plata County commissioners indicated earlier this month they would approve a staff recommendation to prioritize repaving County Road 501 over paving County Road 301. It didn’t take long for residen...