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Kaidon Salter throws 2 TD passes, Colorado's defense shines in 24-17 win over No. 22 Iowa State

BOULDER, Colo. (AP) — Kaidon Salter tossed two touchdown passes and Colorado's defense came up big in the fourth quarter with an interception and a fourth-down stop to help the Buffaloes bea...

DATE: Oct 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

FLC roundup: Volleyball, women’s soccer pick up big wins

Men’s soccer, football were also in action

DATE: Oct 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

What to watch: Colorado Division I football for Week 7

Buffaloes face tough test against ranked Iowa State

DATE: Oct 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Deion Sanders back at Colorado practice after procedure for blood clots

Colorado coach Deion Sanders was back at practice Wednesday, a day after undergoing surgery related to his blood clots. Sanders had a procedure called an aspiration thrombectomy, which invol...

DATE: Oct 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Broncos rally from 14-point deficit to hand Eagles their first loss of the season, 21-17

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — Sean Payton had a game ball in hand and stories to tell after he passed his mentor and friend Bill Parcells on the NFL career wins list. The pair of Super Bowl champion c...

DATE: Oct 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Josh Hoover accounts for 5 TDs as TCU beats Colorado 35-21 in Deion Sanders' return to Fort Worth

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Josh Hoover threw two of his four touchdowns to Eric McAlister and ran for another score as TCU overcame a two-TD deficit and beat Colorado 35-21 on Saturday night i...

DATE: Oct 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Wolverines can’t crash Alamosa’s bash

Homecoming-hyped Moose maul BHS 50-0

DATE: Oct 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

A.J. Brown among Eagles with declined production even as the champs take 4-0 record against Broncos

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A.J. Brown’s stat line for the week included one catch, one cryptic social media post and one long explanation as to why he let his frustration with his role in the offen...

DATE: Oct 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Brothers under center: Durango QB Grady Feeney picking up where sibling Cully left off

Grady has been invaluable member of 2025 Demons football

DATE: Oct 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Prime return for Colorado in 1st game at TCU since Sanders won debut there in '23 opener

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — There were a lot of unknowns before coach Deion Sanders made his Colorado debut against a future Big 12 opponent coming off an appearance in the national championshi...

DATE: Oct 4, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

What to watch: Colorado Division I football for Week 6

Colorado looks to avoid two-game losing streak

DATE: Oct 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango domination: Offensive line clears path to 47-7 win over Rampart

Grady Feeney finished with five touchdowns in one half on Thursday night

DATE: Oct 2, 2025 | CATEGORY: Sports

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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

Kaidon Salter throws 2 TD passes, Colorado's defense shines in 24-17 win over No. 22 Iowa State

FLC roundup: Volleyball, women’s soccer pick up big wins

What to watch: Colorado Division I football for Week 7

Deion Sanders back at Colorado practice after procedure for blood clots

Broncos rally from 14-point deficit to hand Eagles their first loss of the season, 21-17

Josh Hoover accounts for 5 TDs as TCU beats Colorado 35-21 in Deion Sanders' return to Fort Worth

Wolverines can’t crash Alamosa’s bash

A.J. Brown among Eagles with declined production even as the champs take 4-0 record against Broncos

Brothers under center: Durango QB Grady Feeney picking up where sibling Cully left off

Prime return for Colorado in 1st game at TCU since Sanders won debut there in '23 opener

What to watch: Colorado Division I football for Week 6

Durango domination: Offensive line clears path to 47-7 win over Rampart

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