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Photos: Look what’s swimming under the grow dome

Brooke Minnich, left, garden manager at the Durango School District SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab, and interns Brooke Lant, center, and…

July 10, 2025

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Photos: Slow and steady progress on North College Drive

Workers with D&L Construction of Cortez level out the road base on North College Drive on Tuesday after pulling up…

July 8, 2025

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Photos: Chow hounds

Durango Beer & Ice Co. hosts the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest

July 5, 2025

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Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’

Durango Police Department stole the show and claimed first place in Durango’s annual Fourth of July Parade with its “SWAT…

July 4, 2025

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Photo: Relaxing on the Animas

Rachael Gruen with her son, Evan Gruen, 4, and her dad, Ed McCoola, who floats with his grandson, Izzy Gruen,…

July 3, 2025

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Photo: What a difference water makes

Golfers tee off on green grass Tuesday at Hillcrest Golf Club. A large patch of dry, brittle ground can be…

July 1, 2025

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Photos: One stitch at a time

La Plata Quilters Guild ‘Festival of Color’ 2025 Quilt Show

June 28, 2025

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Photo: Closing in on the finish

Construction on County Road 251 moves along

June 24, 2025

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Photo: Getting ready party

Setting up for Juneteenth and The Wells Group’s anniversary bash

June 19, 2025

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Photos: Music Corner by the Bay in Bayfield presents its June Jubilee

Back row: Caspian Katzer, Matt Watts, Rohan White, Lora White, Lake Jorgenson and Cailin Campbell. Middle row: Selah Bagdol, Anya…

June 19, 2025

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Photos: Out with the old

Durango Fire Protection District tears down old Station 2 after housing firefighters for 40 years

June 17, 2025

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Photos: Thousands take to the streets for ‘No Kings’ march and rally in Durango

About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up…

June 16, 2025

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Photos: Give a Dam Beaver Festival debuts in Durango

Front to back left, Ryan Beevers, 9, Abel Blaisdell, 9, Ellie Linville, 7, and Adrien Linville, build beaver dams with…

June 14, 2025

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Photos: Navajo Trail Open

Friday was the first day of the Navajo Trail Open at Hillcrest Golf Club

June 13, 2025

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Photos: Setting sail

A steady breeze Thursday makes for fun sailing Thursday at Lake Nighthorse. Summer hours for the lake are 7 a.m.…

June 12, 2025

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Photos: Durango Fire Protection District opens Station 2

The city of Durango is accepting pro and con statements regarding Durango Fire Protection District’s ballot measure proposing a property…

June 10, 2025

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Photos: Family of foxes frolic north of Durango

A family of foxes, or a skulk, play outside their den on Friday near Hermosa. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca A family…

June 10, 2025

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Photos: Hundreds gather to honor fallen Bloomfield Police officer Timothy Ontiveros

Bloomfield Police Department Chief Phillip Francisco presents the folded U.S. flag to Pamela Sanchez, mother of the fallen officer Timothy…

June 9, 2025

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Photos: Avoid the rattle

Durango Kennel Club hosts rattlesnake avoidance clinic

June 7, 2025

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Photos: Retired railroad caboose heading for a new home

Jim Van Sickle looks over a caboose he purchased that used to belong to Andy Saez, a railroad lover who…

June 5, 2025

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Photos: Dozens of Durango’s service workers paddle for glory in Battle of the Animas

Taco Libre takes an early lead in Tuesday’s Battle of the Animas, which is a race among dozens of employees…

June 3, 2025

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Photos: Durango’s longtime school resource officer calls it quits

Durango Police Department Chief Brice Current, right, presents an old ID belonging to officer Leonard Martinez during his retirement celebration…

May 30, 2025

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Photos: Goal achieved for 120 seniors in Southwest Colorado

Elijah Bowman, a senior from Cortez, speaks at the GOAL High School graduation ceremony held Friday at the Fort Lewis…

May 30, 2025

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Photos: Giant-sized boulder stops just short of U.S. Highway 160 near Durango

A giant-sized boulder sits along the side of U.S. Highway 160 west of Twin Buttes after falling from a ridgeline,…

May 29, 2025