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Peer mentorship program enters second year at Miller Middle School

Where Everyone Belongs program connects seasoned eighth graders with sixth grade newbies to ensure all students feel welcome

DATE: Aug 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Education

PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo

DATE: Aug 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Sen. Hickenlooper rebukes anti-renewable energy policies at Durango press conference

Solar power stakeholders stick up for threatened federal funding programs

DATE: Aug 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Free Life-long Learning series begins Wednesday

Fort Lewis College offers variety of presentations

DATE: Aug 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Agile Space Industries to expand operations at Durango-La Plata County Airport

Agreement expected to create new jobs, support manufacturing growth

DATE: Aug 30, 2025 | CATEGORY: Business

Teenagers riding electric motorcycles cause influx of complaints to city, police

Officials remind public that it is illegal to ride them on streets and roads

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Horse Gulch Trailhead will temporarily reopen for Labor Day weekend

Parking area will remain closed through the pause in work

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

New data show setbacks in chronic absenteeism, daily attendance in Colorado schools

More positive trends seen locally, but numbers on the whole ‘moving in the wrong direction,’ says state Department of Education official

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

New state grant for plugging oil and gas wells will help close Colorado’s budget hole

Closures will save money on regulation, environmental costs and help soften blow of federal funding cuts

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Immigration attorney encourages Durango residents to push back against ICE with public policy

‘Impunity thrives’ in the absence of supervision and accountability

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally kicks into high gear on Day One

Weekend to feature attractions, raffles, performances for all ages

DATE: Aug 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Attorney visits Durango to provide immigrant rights training

Community members, advocates gather to hear lawyer speak amid mounting ICE activity in region

DATE: Aug 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

Photos and video: Singing with Santa