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Durango, La Plata County attempt to resolve conflict over 911 dispatch center

County has withheld payments since January, citing concerns with budgeting process and shared facility ownership

DATE: May 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘The opportunity to succeed’: Fort Lewis College’s new president outlines bold vision

Heather Shotton to take over July 1 as first Indigenous president of FLC

DATE: May 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sunward Federal Credit Union breaks into Colorado market with Durango branch

Not-for-profit describes its community- and members-first approach to finance

DATE: May 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Debuting film features Hopi man who traced his DNA back to Chaco Canyon

‘Room 33’ premieres at Fort Lewis College on Wednesday

DATE: May 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Farmers Market kicks off 2025 season

New programs for vendors, customers in the works

DATE: May 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Tourism forecast shows nationwide slump, but Durango experts remain optimistic

Looking ahead to summer, local businesses project a minimal decline in customers

DATE: May 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cyclist dies after collision with loose dog on river trail in Durango

Police, animal control seek to address leash law violations

DATE: May 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Investigation finds no foul play in Cortez restaurant fire

Employees were reportedly on a break when blaze ignited

DATE: May 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Boy accidentally orders almost 70,000 lollipops on Amazon

Holly LaFavers said she was eventually refunded $4,200 for her 8-year-old son’s order of Dum-Dums candy

DATE: May 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Voters opt for change in Fort Lewis Mesa fire board election

Board chair unseated; three newcomers vow to raise standards

DATE: May 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Robert Prevost, first pope from US in history of the Catholic Church, takes the name Leo XIV

VATICAN CITY — Robert Prevost, a missionary who spent his career ministering in Peru and took over the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first pope from the United States...

DATE: May 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Southern Ute Indian Tribe criticizes company over gasoline spill response

A pipeline south of Durango burst in December, spilling 23,000 gallons of fuel

DATE: May 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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