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Shooting at Durango pawn shop leaves one critically injured

Police arrived moments before gunshots were fired

DATE: Jul 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

College was her portal to the world. She saw home in its reflection

Studying abroad and leading Native advocacy at Duke, Amanda Henderson says Ignacio remained her compass all along

DATE: Jul 29, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Running out of office space, Cortez buys Empire Electric Association building

Purchase of building will cost city $1.4 million

DATE: Jul 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rim Road Fire 35% contained, crews working to douse hot spots

Firefighters have ‘boxed in’ the blaze, no structures lost

DATE: Jul 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

More than $8 million secured for Cortez airport repairs

Money to be used for runway rehabilitation project

DATE: Jul 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Elkhorn Fire expands to 314 acres

Aircraft to target spot fires in Bear Creek drainage

DATE: Jul 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vallecito hydroelectric plant returns to local ownership, powering regional energy shift

Durango firm takes over as LPEA exits Tri-State, eyes energy independence

DATE: Jul 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Passengers flee smoking jet on emergency slide after apparent landing gear problem at Denver airport

Miami-bound Boeing 737 MAX 8 carried 173 passengers

DATE: Jul 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

52 homes evacuated, more on alert from Elkhorn and Rim Road fires

Evacuees directed to Escalante Middle School shelter

DATE: Jul 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Three wildfires ignite across La Plata County, prompting evacuations

Elkhorn Fire north of Durango began as a house fire, spread to wildland

DATE: Jul 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jail commander viewed strip-search videos more than 3,000 times, affidavit says

Ed Aber suspected of official misconduct, 117 counts of invasion of privacy for sexual gratification

DATE: Jul 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cortez unearths the past in Great Depression-era historical project

City aims to research a CCC camp that was adjacent to the Carpenter and Geer Natural Areas from 1939-1941

DATE: Jul 25, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

Photos: Durango High School football takes on Heritage High School in state playoffsDemons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday

Demons lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday