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Weekend rain aids firefighters

Next couple of days expected to be dry

Nomadic blacksmith

Joe “The Blacksmith” Vachon hammers a knife out of recycled steel. Vachon learned to work with steel in art school,…

Crew works to contain 20-acre Cat Fire in Archuleta County

No structures were threatened by the Cat Fire on Sunday evening, said Pam Wilson, fire information officer with the Durango…

Keeping Colorado’s kids fit hard to legislate

Study shows ’11 law having little effect

Budget woes loom over Upper Pine

Outside, inside forces prompt district to seek mill-levy increase

Email sent with school ‘top 10’ list

On March 27, Fuschetto sent an email entitled, “MYRA Mains School!!!” to the Colorado Department of Education’s Kristin Lortie and…

Finding of bodies upsets Ignacio school construction

26 uncovered – some century-old remains of Native Americans

Cowboy up and away

Zach Thompson and his friends visited the swingset at Fassbinder Park on an overcast Saturday afternoon. A chance of thunderstorms…

Do beetle-killed forests burn faster?

Not all experts agree

‘Music’ to our ears

27th annual classical music festival fills souls – and local businesses’ pocketbooks

Weather limits fire on West Fork Complex

“There was not much fire activity,” said Mark De Gregorio with the Rocky Mountain Incident Management Team. “The weather has…

Feds advance ‘solar energy zones’ in San Luis Valley

BLM: 304K acres off limits to mining claims

Wear wolf?

Wyatt Bozone, 11, son of Phil and Marlen Bozone of Fort Worth, Texas, tries on a wolf pelt Friday at…

The pursuit of happiness

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator…

Colorado licenses get a gold star

Tamper-proof ID assures license holder vetted, meets federal approval

Papoose Fire leaves Durango in haze

West Fork Complex at 106,637 acres

4th fêted with fortitude

Fires, haze and memories of bombs mark festivities

With avatar, Colo. woman whole again

Virtual-world therapy ends physical limitations for disabled users

Campaign starts for Dylan’s Mountain

Reaction differs on Middle Mountain name change

Drop-off sites will be for glass only

All other items must be taken to Recycling Center

U.S. Highway 550 incident

STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald<br><br>A teenage boy jumped from a moving vehicle on U.S. Highway 550 during a family dispute on Wednesday…

Accident near Elmore’s Corner

Being an American means …

Pride prevails, even during politically divisive times

West Fork fires grow; Papoose may intensify

Ash fallout reported in Pagosa Springs