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Two-hotel project provokes backlash

Planning Commission recommends approval

A bird! A plane! It’s Ron LeBlanc!

City dresses officials as comic superheroes

Can’t see the forest for the homes

When wildfire comes to town, home values trump forest values

July DUI’s/DWAI’s

These are convictions made in July 2013 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or…

Local Boy Scout Troop 501 celebrates its 75th birthday

World changes, but life’s virtues remain bedrock of group

Tour de Farms bicyclists hit the road

During Tour de Farms, Colorado State University Extension Agent and horticulturist Darrin Parmenter shows a variety of peppers from his…

Firefighters see changing climate

Wildland firefighters usually cite three main reasons for the recent increase in large, costly fires. In addition to the buildup…

Losing the war on wildfire

National attitude toward fire creates indefensible space

Rangers tread tricky path when deciding to let fires burn

But it’s not always a simple choice between two options. Often, the crew that first responds to a lightning strike…

Suds with buds

Local fire authority touts consolidation ballot measures

The district proposes two ballot measures in November: one that would ask city voters to approve a 15-year contract for…

Ignacio town manager to leave

Mike Lee cites personal reasons, frustrations

Season for Obamacare

Allow time to learn options; free help available for enrollment

Osprey makes a pit stop in Durango for repairs

A U.S. Air Force CV-22 Osprey is stranded with a gear-box problem at Durango-La Plata County Airport. In this photo…

Health and safety

Stephanie Anderson of Houston helps her son, Matthew, 2, with his helmet at the DEVO Strider Playground on Friday at…

Losing our young

Car crashes and suicides figure as signal causes

Southern Utes establish sex-offender registry

Registration required by Oct. 1

Herald editor to write blog, stories from Uganda

Maestasdu1-i-syn Her travel and work are part of the International Center for Journalist’s Africa program. The goal of the program…

Affordability scores could benefit FLC

Obama’s plan would reward schools with low tuition

Defective hood system eyed in downtown fire

The fire-suppression system in the hood should have activated once the stove caught fire, said Karola Hanks, fire marshal with…

Local teams scrimmage tonight

Eric Jackson puts members of the freshman offense and defense through their paces during football practice Thursday at Durango High…

Fire scenario moves City Hall to library

Training exercise gives city officials a trial run of disaster plans

‘A sacred mystery’

Lifespan slightly shorter in La Plata County

Setting up a little security shock

Dale Klotz, territory manager for Gallagher Animal Management, makes connections on an electrical fence surrounding beehives in Hermosa during a…