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Gaslit by free parking and fake snow?

Dear Action Line, Hey, I heard that parking is free again behind the Gaslight movie theater. Before I go park there, can you verify that’s true? What changed? Sincerely, A. Fre...

DATE: Jan 19, 2026 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What are those things on the U.S. Highway 160 west hillside behind the Holiday Inn parking lot?

Dear Action Line, Pray tell, what are these old structures behind the east end of the Holiday Inn parking lot on 160 as one leaves Durango going west? I’m thinking mini Stonehenge m...

DATE: Jan 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What’s happening with Denver TV in Southwest Colorado?

Dear Action Line, Why does NBC from Albuquerque channel 12 have such horrible sound on all sports and TV shows like “Chicago Med,” “Chicago Fire” and “Chicago P.D.”? These shows com...

DATE: Jan 5, 2026 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Why are speed bumps only where I don’t want them?

Dear Action Line, Curious as to why there are speed bumps on West 23rd Street in the Needham Elementary neighborhood, but there are no speed bumps on Weston, right in front of the e...

DATE: Dec 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What’s up with holiday/snow delay garbage pickup?

Dear Action Line, The only time we’ve had snow in town this season, a few weeks ago, my garbage was not picked up (although my recycling was). I looked at the city website and it sa...

DATE: Dec 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Roadkill: It’s what’s for dinner

Dear Action Line, So I’m turning the tables a bit on the new Mr. Action Line by posing this question to all you Action Line groupies: Who is the only attorney in America in the last...

DATE: Dec 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Has the Purgatory logo always been upside down?

Dear Action Line, Rumor among the Purgatory Underground (which, maybe appropriately, sounds a bit like a ski mountain upside down) is that the longtime Purgatory Resort “hanging pen...

DATE: Dec 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Where have the CDOT cameras on Highway 550 to Silverton gone?

Dear Action Line, Based on COTrip.org, CDOT has apparently removed its road cameras from Purgatory to Silverton that livestream video of road conditions. Instead, we have seven in t...

DATE: Dec 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

What’s with the fancy downtown alley paving?

Dear Action Line The alley between East Fourth and Fifth avenues, and East Eighth and Ninth streets, was recently paved in a fine and dandy fashion, with elegant brickwork and classy loo...

DATE: Nov 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

New Action Line: Is the lack of small carts at City Market a conspiracy?

Hello! My name is Matt Kenna, your new Mr. Action Line. I’m a 33-year resident of Durango/La Plata County and an almost-retired lawyer who used to take other people’s problems and make them ...

DATE: Nov 17, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Is law enforcement curtailing distracted driving in Durango?

Dear Action Line, Colorado‘s hands-free driving law has been in effect since Jan. 1, but I don’t see a lot of changes in drivers’ behavior since then. From texting to phone calls to...

DATE: Jul 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

Durango Vineyard Church purchases old Nissan dealership

Dear Action Line, I heard that the Vineyard Church will take over the Nissan building as their new place of worship. Vineyard is a nondenominational Christian group. Like so many ne...

DATE: Jul 21, 2025 | CATEGORY: Action Line

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Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday