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Durango police identify man killed in early morning gunfight

Authorities looking for 23-year-old woman as a second suspect

DATE: Jul 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

$5,000 statue stolen from crepe stand in downtown Durango

Michel’s Corner owner says he owned the sculpture for 11 years

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police arrest 26-year-old man in connection with Durango crime spree

Law enforcement says more arrests are expected

DATE: Jun 25, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police detain group in Gallup suspected of Durango crime spree

Thieves targeted 10 victims Tuesday night into Wednesday morning

DATE: Jun 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault

LOS ANGELES – Adult film star Ron Jeremy was charged with raping three women and sexually assaulting a fourth, Los Angeles County prosecutors said Tuesday. The counts make the 67-...

DATE: Jun 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Film, TV and Streaming

Amid calls for removal, ‘Chief’ sign in downtown Durango vandalized

Native American caricature center of controversy after petitions of support, opposition

DATE: Jun 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aztec man who followed women in Bayfield, Durango is sentenced

Eli Garcia pleaded guilty to harassment; given one year probation

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Armed man arrested after 50-mile chase north of Durango

Pursuit began in Silverton, ended near Hermosa

DATE: Jun 15, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vandalism, trespassing at Bakers Bridge spark concern

Popular hangout 15 miles north of Durango targeted with graffiti

DATE: Jun 11, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez man sentenced for looting on Canyons of Ancients National Monument

Winbourn excavated ceremonial site and removed artifacts

DATE: Jun 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Repeat offender from Towaoc gets 30 years for assaulting wife

Jury finds Wells guilty of choking, beating wife

DATE: Jun 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect in Colorado killing arrested in New Mexico

Man captured more than 370 miles from scene of crime

DATE: Jun 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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 donned 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 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 the 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 years 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 it’s 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 years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased 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

Durango police identify man killed in early morning gunfight

$5,000 statue stolen from crepe stand in downtown Durango

Police arrest 26-year-old man in connection with Durango crime spree

Police detain group in Gallup suspected of Durango crime spree

Adult film star Ron Jeremy charged with rape, sexual assault

Amid calls for removal, ‘Chief’ sign in downtown Durango vandalized

Aztec man who followed women in Bayfield, Durango is sentenced

Armed man arrested after 50-mile chase north of Durango

Vandalism, trespassing at Bakers Bridge spark concern

Cortez man sentenced for looting on Canyons of Ancients National Monument

Repeat offender from Towaoc gets 30 years for assaulting wife

Suspect in Colorado killing arrested in New Mexico

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