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Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions

ALBUQUERQUE – More than 2,000 firefighters battling the largest U.S. wildfire dug back-up fire lines and rearranged fire engines around homes in northeast New Mexico on Wednesday in anticipa...

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Wildfire near Pagosa Springs slows, but red flag warning issued for Thursday

Plumtaw Fire grows slightly as crews battle the blaze into Wednesday

DATE: May 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango railroad pauses operations amid fire danger

Last weekend marked the first time this year trains have stopped running because of wildfire risk

DATE: May 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Firefighters battle 600-acre wildfire north of Pagosa Springs

Small subdivision evacuated as Plumtaw Fire rips through Forest Service lands

DATE: May 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

DFPD says Ute Pass Fire northeast of Durango was accidental, human-caused

A heavy-duty brush mower started the roughly 30-acre blaze

DATE: May 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Springs enacts fire ban after series of fires

COLORADO SPRINGS – Colorado Springs is enacting a fire ban after a series of fires have spread quickly in hot and dry conditions, including a fatal one caused by smoking. Under the ban takin...

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ute Pass Fire northeast of Durango is 80% contained

Pre-evacuation alert lifted for residents of the Ute Pass subdivision

DATE: May 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico governor seeks more US aid for wildfire response

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s governor is asking for additional federal assistance to respond to wildfires burning across the state’s north, including one that is the second-largest in the state’s...

DATE: May 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Ute Pass Fire forces residents to flee homes northeast of Durango

Blaze is estimated to be 20-30 acres; evacuations lifted Friday night

DATE: May 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

100 bills debated at the Colorado Legislature this year that you should know about

Roughly 650 pieces of legislation were introduced this year at the Capitol

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats abandon pursuit of wildfire building code as Colorado legislative session ends

Dozens of pending bills are held up by Republican stall tactics on last day of session

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Spring winds reach 56 mph in Durango, last longer than usual

Red flag warning triggers burn ban in La Plata County

DATE: May 10, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango High School girls basketball wins bigDHS girls basketball defeat Montrose in Sweet 16 game at DHS on Wednesday

DHS girls basketball defeat Montrose in Sweet 16 game at DHS on Wednesday

Photos: Horsing around

Photos: Winter storm leaves over a foot of snow

Photos: FLC hoops at WhalenSkyhawks women’s and men’s basketball teams lose to Colorado Mesa

Skyhawks women’s and men’s basketball teams lose to Colorado Mesa

Photos: Fashion at its bestSnowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Snowdown on SaturdaySnowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Snowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Photos: Snowdown Rock-em-Sock-em Snowbots pillow fights

Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful yearLights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Bright lights, screaming fire trucks and children bundled up so thoroughly it seemed like an army of Michelin men had taken over downtown Durango. Yep. It’s the much anticipated Snowdown light parade, this year distinguished by a crowd of onlookers peppered with scrabble tiles, Clue characters and playing cards.

Locals flocked to Main Avenue on Friday to get a look (and maybe a Smartie or two) at the floats parading through town on various, creatively decorated vehicles. There were some obvious standouts at this year’s board game-themed parade. After a fire truck’s opening sirens came the Purgatory car, toting a brightly lit ski bum moonlighting as a DJ, likely giving the women of Durango some unpleasant déjà vu. Best dressed had to go to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s bulldozer, wearing the most believable Hungry Hungry Hippos costume seen yet. Biggest crowd pleaser? The dancers boogieing to Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” while the crowd sang and wiggled along. But what got the biggest rise out of the onlookers was the white plumes of motorcycle exhaust, courtesy of the Harley-Davidson club. The smell of burning octane was a convincing enough reason for people to briefly unclutch the rails and step away from their coveted positions at the front of the fence. Last but not least, another machine spewing its interior into the crowd: a foam cannon, the first one to make an appearance in the history of Snowdown. Much better received than exhaust, it extracted gleeful screams from kids and adults alike. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Lights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Photos: Feel the heatSnowdown 2025 Hot Wing Eating Contest

Snowdown 2025 Hot Wing Eating Contest

Crews slow New Mexico fires, brace for dangerous conditions

Wildfire near Pagosa Springs slows, but red flag warning issued for Thursday

Durango railroad pauses operations amid fire danger

Firefighters battle 600-acre wildfire north of Pagosa Springs

DFPD says Ute Pass Fire northeast of Durango was accidental, human-caused

Colorado Springs enacts fire ban after series of fires

Ute Pass Fire northeast of Durango is 80% contained

New Mexico governor seeks more US aid for wildfire response

Ute Pass Fire forces residents to flee homes northeast of Durango

100 bills debated at the Colorado Legislature this year that you should know about

Democrats abandon pursuit of wildfire building code as Colorado legislative session ends

Spring winds reach 56 mph in Durango, last longer than usual

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