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Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, others over ‘Rust’ shooting

SANTA FE – Authorities pursued new leads Tuesday on possible sources of live ammunition involved in actor Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting of a cinematographer on the New Mexico set of a wester...

DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Gucci heirs say ‘House of Gucci’ narrative is inaccurate

The Gucci family is not pleased with the depiction of their relatives in the new film “House of Gucci.” In a statement issued this week, they said the narrative is “anything but accurate” an...

DATE: Nov 30, 2021 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Shooting victim recorded a video shortly before his death

In social media post, Jamison McMaster recounts being hit with a rock

DATE: Nov 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court documents reveal details of shooting death involving two friends in southwest La Plata County

Man being held on $250,000 bail in connection with second-degree murder

DATE: Nov 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office identifies suspect, victim in shooting death

Durango man being held on suspicion of second-degree murder

DATE: Nov 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman pleads guilty to drug and theft charges

Cases involved opioid distribution and stolen Airstream trailer in Dolores

DATE: Nov 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office responds to ‘accidental shooting’

Law enforcement declines to release any details of incident

DATE: Nov 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tina Peters appears with militia supporters in video call that included endorsement of violence

Election denier Shawn Smith warns ‘it’s going to get very dangerous’

DATE: Nov 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fort Lewis College professor found guilty of arson sentenced to prison

Judge: ‘I have concerns about him remaining in the community’

DATE: Nov 18, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cops search four Colorado locations in election security probe

GRAND JUNCTION – A law enforcement task force searched four western Colorado locations amid an investigation into allegations that an elections clerk was involved in a security breach of ele...

DATE: Nov 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bayfield Marshal’s Office releases identities, details of domestic violence shooting

Robert Lyon suspected of shooting his wife twice before turning gun on himself

DATE: Nov 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez police search for driver in suspected drive-by shooting near Big O Tires

Driver and truck unidentified in suspected shooting

DATE: Nov 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

150-200 demonstrators made their way from DHS to Buckley Park

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

Crew member sues Alec Baldwin, others over ‘Rust’ shooting

Gucci heirs say ‘House of Gucci’ narrative is inaccurate

Shooting victim recorded a video shortly before his death

Court documents reveal details of shooting death involving two friends in southwest La Plata County

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office identifies suspect, victim in shooting death

Woman pleads guilty to drug and theft charges

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office responds to ‘accidental shooting’

Tina Peters appears with militia supporters in video call that included endorsement of violence

Fort Lewis College professor found guilty of arson sentenced to prison

Cops search four Colorado locations in election security probe

Bayfield Marshal’s Office releases identities, details of domestic violence shooting

Cortez police search for driver in suspected drive-by shooting near Big O Tires

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