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Tackling homelessness needs to be a communitywide effort, officials say

Durango police, nonprofits work to bridge gaps in achieving common outcomes

May 20, 2024

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Mercy, Anthem reach deal to provide in-network benefits

Health care industry giants announce 5-year contract

May 18, 2024

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Crews hope to expand wildfire near Dolores to 4,000 acres

Spruce Creek Fire has burned 10 acres in an area prepped for prescribed burn

May 17, 2024

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Woman who embezzled nearly $27,000 from a Durango dentistry ordered to reimburse employer

Former office manager receives five years probation

May 17, 2024

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Heartwood Cohousing looking to add 14 new homes

Bayfield-area neighborhood hopes to complete construction by late 2025

May 17, 2024

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Why do e-bikes get all the love with rebates?

Durango’s voucher program has strong support ahead of today’s deadline

May 17, 2024

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Bayfield native named Navy’s top sailor in 2023

Petty Officer First Class Austin Smith wins award for work on submarine naval base

May 16, 2024

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Gold King Mine owner sells property to government, ending litigation

Todd Hennis will receive $919,000 for property near Silverton

May 16, 2024

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Photos: Another bend in the road

The city of Durango’s street painting efforts took an interesting turn this week in the west 100 block of 11th…

May 16, 2024

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‘Very angry’ patients await resolution of Mercy, Anthem dispute

Contract between hospital system and major insurer lapsed May 1

May 15, 2024

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Durango rocketry team learns from last year’s mistakes ahead of this weekend’s competition

Students will use various nose cone sizes to adapt for low-altitude conditions

May 14, 2024

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Durango considers higher fees for developers who opt out of affordable housing requirement

Changes to Fair Share program aim to increase supply

May 14, 2024

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Photos: Auroras as seen from Durango and Vallecito Reservoir

The aurora lights as seen from Durango, looking up the Animas Valley, about 10:40 p.m. Saturday. This photo was taken…

May 14, 2024

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Mountain Capital Partners adds another Chile ski resort to portfolio

Durango-based company looks to combine new ski area with resort purchased in 2023

May 14, 2024

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Durango student’s bipartisan effort to address climate change helps pass state education bill

Good Trouble, a network of high school sustainability clubs, testifies before Colorado lawmakers

May 14, 2024

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Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk

Damitre Burch faces 35 years in prison for killing Jadah Willmett, 21

May 13, 2024

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Federal, state officials laud funding for fish passage in La Plata County

Over $700,000 from infrastructure bill will go to culvert replacement

May 12, 2024

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Fireworks to reignite Durango skies this Fourth of July, weather permitting

Pyrotechnics haven’t marked Independence Day since 2019

May 11, 2024

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How will the state use Gold King Mine settlement funds?

A pot of $7.3 million is available to address damage to natural resources

May 11, 2024

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Photos: Durango High School ag classes raise sheep

Durango High School students from left, Kylee Cheese, 15, Shaylee Valencia, 16, Lilli Williams, 16, and Grier Metz, 14, hold…

May 10, 2024

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Durango Herald wins 31 press awards in Top of the Rockies contest

Newspaper collected more prizes than any other Colorado publication

May 10, 2024

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Durango students’ advocacy leads to passing of state Narcan bill

Student says more can be done about drug education

May 10, 2024

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Southwest Colorado’s largest interchange project to be completed later this month

Grandview connection dubbed ‘Bridge to the Future’

May 10, 2024

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Prescribed burn blamed for hazy skies across parts of Southwest Colorado

Firefighters burned about 1,130 acres Thursday in Boggy Draw area

May 10, 2024