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Photo: Diesel locomotive delivered to Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad

A diesel locomotive purchased by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is delivered Wednesday afternoon. The semitrailer carrying the…

Photo: Durango’s Only Legal Hanging – June 23, 1882

No photographic history of Durango would be complete without this riveting picture. On May 23, 1882, George Woods, angry from…

Photo: Apartment complex invites Durango Police Department to social hour

Durango Police Department Cmdr. Ray Shupe, right, talks with Ian Bloomfield, 10, a resident at Lumien Apartments on Thursday, while…

Photo: Widespread wildfires make for hazy skies across Southwest Colorado

Smoke fills the sky Friday across Southwest Colorado from fires burning in California, Nevada, Arizona and Colorado, including the Pine…

Jumping Bakers Bridge

Fun times jumping from Bakers Bridge and basking in the sunshine along the Animas River.

Photos: Fruit gleaning with The Good Food Collective

Photos: Green chile roasting begins in Durango

Photo: Perin’s Peak Coal Mining Operation – 1920s

Although out of favor today, coal was once one of the area’s most abundant resources, providing thousands of jobs around…

County Fair on Saturday

The 2020 La Plata County Fair on Saturday at the fiargrounds.

La Plata County Fair – Friday

Swines shine Friday at the La Plata County Fair.

Photos: Hog heaven at La Plata County Fair

Photos: Brand-new refurbished computers

Photos: No kidding: These goats are here to compete

Shelby Barnes, 17, blow dries her goat Harmony, a Boer goat, on Tuesday after the two competed and won grand…

La Plata County Fair – Wednesday and Thursday

While some communities canceled their county or state fairs because of the coronavirus pandemic, La Plata County’s approach was to…

The Gold King Mine spill 2015

A look back at some of the photos during the first days of the Gold King Mine spill

Red Bonita and Gold King Mine’s

A bulk- head has been installed in the Red Bonita Mine to stop the acidic water from leaving the mine…

Photo: Spanish Trails Court – Ca. 1947

Returning World War II veteran Sam Miller, with his wife, Rosemary Cheney Miller, built this “motor court” in Animas City…

Photo: A cool way to beat the heat

Children take advantage of warm summer days this week to paddleboard at Twilight Lake across from Purgatory Resort. Temperatures are…

Photos: Pursuing fitness at Durango Community Recreation Center

Photos: Kayakers navigate the muddy Animas River

Photo: Frank Fitchue – 1883

This is a studio portrait of Durangoan Frank Fitchue taken in 1883. In November of that year, Fitchue was approached…

Photos: Porch music

Photo: Durango Welcome Center offers free masks

Free masks at the Durango Welcome Center have been popular items with visitors, including Jon and Kristi Bernstein of Dallas,…

Photo: Neowise graces evening sky in Southwest Colorado

The Neowise comet was visible to the naked eye Monday night in the skies of Southwest Colorado. This shot was…