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Photo: A wee bit more added to Lake Nighthorse’s Wibit

Swimmers make their way back to shore on Tuesday from the lifeguard tower that is one of the new features…

Photos: Animas River Days

Photos: A smooth road ahead

Four Corners Materials paves the southbound lanes of what will be part of the realignment of U.S. Highway 550 just…

Photo: Celebrating Animas River Days

A kayak sits on the pedestal at the site of the former Arc of History sculpture at the intersection of…

Photos: Wet times ahead

Mason Hargrove, from Phenix City, Ala., sponsored by Jackson Kayaks and NRS, plays in Smelter Rapid on Thursday at the…

Photo: Mother Earth

People on Tuesday walk near Mother Earth, the newest art installation in the Durango Botanic Gardens Literary Garden at the…

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic Citizen Tour 2023

Citizen Tour riders line up at the start for the 51st Iron Horse Bicycle Classic on Saturday morning in Durango.…

Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road race

Durango High School graduation 2023

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald 05-26�23-Durango- Lots of smiles during the Durango High School commencement ceremony Friday evening at DHScca

Photos: Fifty years of history

The “Looking Back, Racing Ahead: 50 Years of the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic and Durango Cycling Culture” exhibit at Center…

Photo: All aboard!

A little girl climbs aboard a barrel carriage on Main Avenue outside the General Palmer Hotel on Saturday. Main Avenue…

Photos: Music Corner by the Bay presents its Spectacular Spring Music Showcase

From left, Back row: Captain Cook, Trevor Girodo, Kendall Alexander-Williams, Jackson Brons, Rohan White, Susan Katzer, Dakota Barnes, Peggy Iberg,…

Photos: Pedal to the metal into spring weather

Daniel Hamelmann practices grinding on the pegs of his BMX bike Tuesday at the Durango Skate Park. Spring weather is…

Photo: Still clear of flooding

The Animas River flows at 3,440 cubic feet per second on Wednesday, staying below the newly built Animas River Trail…

Fort Lewis College Commencement Ceremony

Photo: First train to Silverton

The first Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train to Silverton for the season makes its way through Durango on…

Photos: Girl Scouts say ‘thank you’ to Durango snowplow drivers, with cookies

Emersyn Roberts, 5, left, Eleanor Dugan, 6, center, and Maggie Webb, 5, with Troop 27994 Girl Scout Daisies in Durango,…

Photo: Animas City Mountain primed for controlled burn

Eric King makes his way down Animas Mountain Trail on Thursday which the Bureau of Land Management plans to close…

Photos: ‘Bob’ the dummy takes a spill at Child Safety Day

Trooper Dustin Moore, with the Colorado State Patrol, watches Bob the dummy who is not wearing his seat belt get…

Photos: Making the most of a bad situation

David Johnson, an inmate at the La Plata County Jail, walks into a room as “Pomp and Circumstance” plays on…

Photo: Walking the Line

Bryce Baby, with Durango Parks and Recreation, goes over the old field lines with fresh paint on Tuesday marking the…

Earth Day

Photos: Spring runoff

In another sign of spring, local rivers are running in high gear. From top clockwise: On Friday the La Plata…

Photos: Grandview interchange receives retaining walls in advance of highway realignment

Crews with Lawrence Construction and sub contractors place wall panels on new and existing retaining wall segments Thursday where the…