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Louisville allows fire victims to rebuild under older codes

LOUISVILLE – The Louisville City Council in suburban Denver voted Tuesday night in favor of allowing residents whose homes were significantly damaged or destroyed in Colorado’s most destruct...

DATE: Apr 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Charges dropped against Danish man in Colorado wildfire

DENVER – A judge on Monday dismissed criminal charges against a Danish man accused of starting a Colorado wildfire that destroyed about 140 homes in 2018 after he was repeatedly found unable...

DATE: Apr 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rainbow Gathering planned in Colorado sparks fire concerns

DENVER (AP) – The Rainbow Gathering of the Tribes plans to return to Colorado this summer to celebrate its 50th anniversary. The weekslong confab that draws tens of thousands of hippie campe...

DATE: Apr 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service to burn 1,500 acres near Vallecito Reservoir

Operations will depend on weather and firefighters, but could start as soon as April

DATE: Apr 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Residents return home after fleeing Boulder wildfire

Nearly 20,000 people who were forced to flee a wildfire in northern Colorado were back home Monday after firefighters were able to stop the spread of the fire at 190 acres. The fire that bro...

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As drought outlook takes shape, preparations begin for wildfire season in Southwest Colorado

Dry and warm weather projected this summer

DATE: Mar 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado wildfire forces evacuation orders for 19,000 people

Evacuation orders cover 8,000 homes

DATE: Mar 26, 2022 | CATEGORY:

D&SNG to settle civil lawsuit filed by local landowners, businesses

Details have yet to be released as sides finalize agreement

DATE: Mar 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango railroad agrees to pay $20 million for 416 Fire damages

D&SNG also must make ‘substantial’ operational changes over the next 10 years

DATE: Mar 21, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living, new poll shows

Telephone and online interview polled 3,440 residents of eight Mountain West states

DATE: Feb 18, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Charges for Dane in Colorado wildfire will likely be dropped

DENVER (AP) — Criminal charges will probably be dropped against a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a large 2018 Colorado wildfire, who can no longer be forcibly medicated, a prosecutor said Monday.

DATE: Feb 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

From local hot shot to a federal forest director, back to La Plata County

Shawna Legarza didn’t plan for a life of firefighting, but that’s what she found

DATE: Feb 14, 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

Louisville allows fire victims to rebuild under older codes

Charges dropped against Danish man in Colorado wildfire

Rainbow Gathering planned in Colorado sparks fire concerns

Forest Service to burn 1,500 acres near Vallecito Reservoir

Residents return home after fleeing Boulder wildfire

As drought outlook takes shape, preparations begin for wildfire season in Southwest Colorado

Colorado wildfire forces evacuation orders for 19,000 people

D&SNG to settle civil lawsuit filed by local landowners, businesses

Durango railroad agrees to pay $20 million for 416 Fire damages

Coloradans worried about water, wildfires and cost of living, new poll shows

Charges for Dane in Colorado wildfire will likely be dropped

From local hot shot to a federal forest director, back to La Plata County

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