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Durango man charged with assault of child near Durango High

Childish games and bullying resulted in an assault charge Friday for a Durango man defending his grandson. Robert Sauer, 63, was issued a municipal summons for assault after alle...

DATE: Nov 21, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mark Redwine files to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit in death of son, Dylan Redwine

Father’s attorney argues statute of limitations has expired

DATE: Nov 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Durango man with troubled past charged with attempted murder in Boulder

George Pappas suspected of intentionally crashing car to kill girlfriend in Boulder

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man dressed as priest suspected of sinful deeds

Police seek assault suspect from Halloween night

DATE: Nov 5, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Scottish prosecutors: 2 Libyans are Lockerbie bomb suspects

Instability in Libya could complicate investigation

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Police: Brothers beaten in church to make them confess sins

Older brother dies, other in serious condition

DATE: Oct 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gunman spared student to take package to police

ROSEBURG, Ore. – As a 26-year-old killer gunned down victims inside a college classroom, he spared one student and gave him a package to deliver to authorities, according to the grandmother ...

DATE: Oct 3, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Youth Services names new director

Pepinsky focused on reaching more at-risk youth

DATE: Sep 24, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Shooting suspect: ‘I’m the wrong guy’

Father says son is just a scapegoat

DATE: Sep 19, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Military hearing on Bergdahl desertion charges begins

HOUSTON – A hearing to decide if Sgt. Bowe Bergdahl should face a military trial for leaving his post in Afghanistan began Thursday – proceedings that his lead lawyer said would reveal detai...

DATE: Sep 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

College shooting suspect left apology

GAUTIER, Miss. – A university instructor told police he killed his girlfriend at the home they shared in Mississippi, where investigators found a note that said, “I am so sorry,” and gave no...

DATE: Sep 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Theater shooter held alone in cell

CENTENNIAL – Aurora theater shooter James Holmes is being held alone in a cell in a southern Colorado prison, where he is more closely monitored and has fewer privileges than other inmates, ...

DATE: Sep 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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

Durango man charged with assault of child near Durango High

Mark Redwine files to dismiss wrongful death lawsuit in death of son, Dylan Redwine

Former Durango man with troubled past charged with attempted murder in Boulder

Man dressed as priest suspected of sinful deeds

Scottish prosecutors: 2 Libyans are Lockerbie bomb suspects

Police: Brothers beaten in church to make them confess sins

Gunman spared student to take package to police

Youth Services names new director

Shooting suspect: ‘I’m the wrong guy’

Military hearing on Bergdahl desertion charges begins

College shooting suspect left apology

Theater shooter held alone in cell

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