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Attempts to rescue lost llamas fail in Weminuche Wilderness

Efforts to capture two pack llamas that have been stranded for a month in the Weminuche Wilderness have so far been unsuccessful. The llamas, Dawson and Chai, accompanied two wome...

DATE: Sep 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County looks to draft rules to limit barking dogs

Fido would get 20 minutes to woof it up

DATE: Aug 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County seeks feedback on barking dog regs

Staff will take questions from public Tuesday

DATE: Aug 27, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: Hitching a ride

DATE: Aug 2, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Caption This!: ‘Dog days of summer’

Durango Herald Facebook reader Jeremy Linch sent in this week’s Caption This! winning headline, “Dog days of summer.” Coming in a close second was “I thought it was too warm to br...

DATE: Jul 31, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: Remembering a furry friend

DATE: Jul 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Forest Service installing cave gates to save bats

Effort made to halt spread of white-nose syndrome

DATE: Jul 9, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

For dogs terrified of fireworks, new drug aims to take the edge off the Fourth of July

Dexmedetomidine suppresses flight-or-fight response

DATE: Jul 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Changes proposed for draft barking dog ordinance in La Plata County

Officials will continue reworking draft

DATE: Jun 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Puppy ‘rescuer’ said things ‘turned bad’ despite good intentions

Owner says dog in vehicle just 6 minutes before calls to authorities

DATE: Jun 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman cited with trespassing for freeing pup from car

A Durango woman has been cited with criminal trespass for breaking into a car to “rescue” a puppy that didn’t need to be rescued. Shelby Perovich, 25, reached into the back window...

DATE: Jun 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Owner and deaf dog to change focus

Team will focus on education after retirement

DATE: May 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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