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Jones scores 14 as UNLV defeats Air Force 67-39

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Tyrin Jones' 14 points helped UNLV defeat Air Force 67-39 on Saturday. Jones added six rebounds for the Rebels (7-6, 2-0 Mountain West Conference). Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn scored ...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Germany sweeps another 2-man World Cup race. Kris Horn and Frank Del Duca pace the American hopes

WINTERBERG, Germany (AP) — Germany’s dominance of the World Cup two-man bobsled season continued Saturday, with the host nation sweeping the medals again. Johannes Lochner was first, Adam Am...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Capture of Maduro and US claim that it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration's capture of Venezuela's president and claims that it will “run” the country are raising stark new questions about the legality of the U.S. actions...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays agree to $60 million, 4-year contract, AP sources say

TORONTO (AP) — Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and the Toronto Blue Jays agreed to a $60 million, four-year contract, two people familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

WASHINGTON (AP) — For months, the U.S. military had been amassing a presence off Venezuela's coast and conspicuously blowing up alleged drug trafficking boats and killing the occupants. At t...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Security advisers discuss peace proposals in Ukraine ahead of leaders' summit

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — National security advisers from Europe and other allies visited Kyiv on Saturday to discuss security guarantees and economic support as a U.S.-led diplomatic push to end...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela's Maduro

WASHINGTON (AP) — The United States carried out a lightning military strike on Venezuela early Saturday, capturing President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Cilia Flores, and spiriting them out...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment

Embattled Wisconsin Judge Hannah Dugan, who was convicted of obstruction last month for helping an immigrant evade federal officers, has sent her resignation letter to the governor. The let...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40

CRANS-MONTANA, Switzerland (AP) — Swiss authorities have opened a criminal investigation into the managers of the bar where a fire at a New Year’s party left 40 people dead, authorities said...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

From bus driver to president: Venezuela's Maduro never escaped his predecessor's shadow

CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) — Nicolás Maduro, who rose from unionized bus driver to Venezuelan president and oversaw his country’s democratic undoing and economic collapse, was captured Saturday...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved 'super tusker' elephant Craig, who died at age 54

NAIROBI, Kenya (AP) — Kenyans are mourning the death of a beloved “super tusker” elephant whose long life in the wild came to symbolize the country's increasingly successful efforts to prote...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

PANAMA CITY (AP) — Jake Paul has slipped out of the WBA cruiserweight rankings after the YouTuber-turned-boxer was soundly beaten by former world heavyweight champion Anthony Joshua last mon...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Associated Press

Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members wore costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho’s bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the Secret Circus Society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this year’s costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don’ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since its inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this year’s fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unfazed by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

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

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

Jones scores 14 as UNLV defeats Air Force 67-39

Germany sweeps another 2-man World Cup race. Kris Horn and Frank Del Duca pace the American hopes

Capture of Maduro and US claim that it will run Venezuela raise new legal questions

Infielder Kazuma Okamoto and Blue Jays agree to $60 million, 4-year contract, AP sources say

How the US captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro

Security advisers discuss peace proposals in Ukraine ahead of leaders' summit

What we know about a US strike that captured Venezuela's Maduro

Wisconsin judge convicted of obstructing arrest of immigrant resigns as GOP threatens impeachment

Investigation is opened into managers of Swiss bar where fire killed 40

From bus driver to president: Venezuela's Maduro never escaped his predecessor's shadow

Conservationists in Kenya pay tribute to beloved 'super tusker' elephant Craig, who died at age 54

Jake Paul drops out of WBA cruiserweight rankings after loss to Anthony Joshua

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