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Durango Bayfield Football game

Durango High School football defeats Bayfield High School on Friday night at DHS.

DATE: Sep 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

FLC football takes on NMH

Fort Lewis College football opens their season on the Durango High School football field filling the stands.

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Iglesia de San Antonio Catholic Church

Preservationists have nominated this rural church in southeastern La Plata County for a state endangered places program.

DATE: Aug 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Durango Fiesta Days

The Durango Fiesta Days rodeo featured many competitors Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Bird's eye view: 416 Fire burn area

Eddy Lewis, a Durango pilot, took photos of the scarred land from the 416 Fire north of Durango. The fire started June 1, 2018, and as of July 27 has burned more than 54,000 acres.

DATE: Jul 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Mudslides damage homes north of Durango

Heavy rainstorms Tuesday and Wednesday wreacked havoc in certain areas below the 416 Fire burn scar. Large boulders, thick mud and rain water filled roads and driveways and, in some cases, the insides of peoples' homes or apartments.

DATE: Jul 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Flash floods

Flash floods again hit residents along U.S. Highway 550 after heay rains fall in the 416 Fire burn area.

DATE: Jul 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Mudslides and flooding

Mudslides after heaving rain Tuesday night covered portions of County Road 250 and U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango as well as train tracks used by the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad.

DATE: Jul 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

Highways 160 and 550 reopen after heavy rain forced mudslides

Road crews being cleanup north and east of Durango

DATE: Jul 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

First trains to Silverton

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trains make their way back to Silverton after an absence of 41 days.

DATE: Jul 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

D&SNG rolls again after suspending service for 41 days

Silverton business owners elated over train’s return

DATE: Jul 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Reader contest: Thank you firefighters

We asked readers to send in a drawing, photo or sign (9.625 inches wide and 2.77 inches tall) thanking firefighters. We are running the top five entries on The Durango Herald front page starting Saturday, July 7. Pick your favorites and check out the printed newspaper to see which submissions won.

DATE: Jul 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Gallery

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