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Local firm buys phone directory

Herald parent company acquires Rio Grande Publishing

Record low temps shouldn’t last long

So, go ahead and prepare for lovely spring days ahead

Yard signs must be permitted

Spring has sprung in Durango, and as the weather warms, more people will be having garage sales. However, many residents…

A little help from above

Sleek air tankers prepare for upcoming wildfire season

Smarter than your average bear

Pam Gibson, a facility assistant with Manna Soup Kitchen, disposes of food scraps in its new bear-proof trash cans and…

Here’s your invitation to LPEA’s big shebang

Celebration marks its 75th birthday with food, election results

Death toll rises in Turkish mining disaster

Relatives try to get information outside a local hospital after an explosion and fire Tuesday at a coal mine in…

Showing stripes

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br><br>A workman for Kolbe Striping Inc. of Castle Rock spray-paints street lines at College Drive and Camino del…

Beef prices spur thoughts of growth

Rate per pound up 46 cents

Into the wild

Veterinarian training brings Durango native face to face with Africa’s most exotic wildlife

Region Briefs

Pot-themed symphony shows by invitation only DENVER – The Colorado Symphony says a series of marijuana-themed fundraising concerts will be…

New Mexico oil country can’t keep up with growth

Permian Basin and advances in drilling light economic fire

Business Briefs

Bennetdu1-i-syn Civil engineers to meet May 29 The Southwest Colorado Branch of the American Society of Civil Engineers will meet…

Is your phone screen cracked?

Repairman opens shop in Durango

Applicants, bosses both blamed as jobs go unfilled

Portland-Ore.-based Vacasa’s chief strategy officer Scott Breon asked applicants for a marketing position to perform a simple task: Design a…

Apple CEO breaks new ground

Tim Cook dares to be different from Steve Jobs

Local Briefs

Ignacio library board seeking a volunteer The La Plata County Board of County Commissioners is seeking an interested individual to…

Storm changes travel plans

Rain and snow delay flights, briefly open U.S. 550 rockfall zone

Dayplanner Tuesday

Meetings and Events Tuesdays Traveling Yard/Gardening Support, 10 a.m., April-October, rotating locations, [email protected]. DeColores Civitan Club meeting, noon, call Lon…

The Blotter

Durango Police Sunday 1:24 p.m. A male wearing camouflage pants with a large knife on his belt was reportedly asking…

Mercury sold to Vantiv for $1.65B

Durango company pulls back initial public offering

Veterans nonprofit asks for help

Salute to Veterans seeks to be information source

Durango Discovery gets new name

Powerhouse Science Center better reflects its mission, history

Smoke leads to bank evacuation