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Mountain towns tighten their belts as pandemic-fueled tourism high starts declining

Colorado’s mountain towns, once overcrowded with out-of-towners fleeing their homes in the pandemic, are now planning for fewer people, fewer booked hotels and less spending. Most are expect...

DATE: Jan 18, 2026 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours

ROME – One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoe...

DATE: Jan 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

Visit Durango accepted into Colorado’s Accessible Travel Program

25 organizations to receive training, accessibility resources

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

A look at the stories that defined 2025 in La Plata County

From wildfires to torrential rains, local happenings to national politics: Here’s what defined community conversations

DATE: Dec 31, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hotel rooms in the mountains are filling up for the season

Hotels in Colorado’s mountain towns are starting to book up for the upcoming ski season. So far, winter bookings for resort communities across the U.S. are mostly flat compared to the same t...

DATE: Nov 28, 2025 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Durango business owner frustrated national ghost tour company keeps using her address

‘I've emailed the guy, I have texted him, I've reached out to their toll free number’

DATE: Nov 24, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Voters in some Colorado communities begin to chafe at taxing tourists to pay for local services

Some communities say ‘no’ to filling dwindling coffers with tourist dollars

DATE: Nov 11, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Nationwide ghost tour company stole material for its Durango tales, local business owners say

Founder of US Ghost Adventures says no one owns history

DATE: Oct 27, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango’s Tourism Advisory Commission adopts bylaws addressing conflicts of interest

College, residents, businesses and tourist attractions represented on board

DATE: Sep 26, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

7 Colorado counties plan to ask voters to double or triple lodging taxes to pay for roads, police

Government leaders hope voters will approve initiatives to offset budget shortfalls

DATE: Sep 15, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango-La Plata County Airport unveils new expansion

Newly-built wing marks end of first phase of airport’s evolution

DATE: Aug 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

International travel to La Plata County drops in first half of 2025

Durango official says tourism may be entering a ‘new normal’

DATE: Jul 22, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

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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

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

Mountain towns tighten their belts as pandemic-fueled tourism high starts declining

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours

Visit Durango accepted into Colorado’s Accessible Travel Program

A look at the stories that defined 2025 in La Plata County

Hotel rooms in the mountains are filling up for the season

Durango business owner frustrated national ghost tour company keeps using her address

Voters in some Colorado communities begin to chafe at taxing tourists to pay for local services

Nationwide ghost tour company stole material for its Durango tales, local business owners say

Durango’s Tourism Advisory Commission adopts bylaws addressing conflicts of interest

7 Colorado counties plan to ask voters to double or triple lodging taxes to pay for roads, police

Durango-La Plata County Airport unveils new expansion

International travel to La Plata County drops in first half of 2025

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