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Parting of the waves

Ambitious project to get to the bottom of whitewater park

Durango woman, 19, found dead

Celine Bleger, daughter of Jean-Pierre Bleger, owner of Le Café Chic & Wine Bar on Main Avenue, was found by…

Fire danger high in S.W. Colorado

Weather service says outdoor burns should be postponed

Two men accused of sexual assault

Jeffery Rey Gallegos, 45, and his cousin Joseph Robert Toledo, 25, who is accused of acting as an accomplice, were…

Hemp horticulture to be sprouting in Colo.

Bulletproof coat made from plant bedazzles state’s lawmakers

No Electra Lake summer recreation

closed for Stagecoach Dam repair

Engineers and athletes

School-funding overhaul nearing end

GOP: Bill a missed opportunity to reform education

Holding a ton of memories

Massive safe hoisted from Main Avenue store

Health agency director resigns

Theine takes job with physicians group

Fun keeps coming at Discovery Museum

rockets and cars among new learning experiences

Paving planned for road to Skywalk

The Hualapai Tribe has awarded a $25 million contract to pave the road leading to the Grand Canyon Skywalk. The…

At your service: One smart, sturdy, black dog

The stocky black Labrador retriever mix heads directly to the pencil and takes it in his mouth. “Give,” Noah says,…

Rite of passage

Psychology major Stephanie Walker is all smiles Saturday morning as she waits outside Whalen Gymnasium before the Fort Lewis College…

Lawmakers reintroduce tuition-waiver measure

hires lobbyists to help gain traction in Congress

Sprouting life from ashes

Fire rehabilitation project strives for green hillsides

Marijuana tax debate stalls in Colorado

Republicans walk off floor after interruption

Colo. Senate supports firefighter union rights

may veto bill

Revvin’ up the Home & Ranch Show

Eric Stotz of Stotz Equipment in Cortez gets ready for the Durango Home & Ranch Show on Saturday morning at…

Tribal beats usher FLC graduates

Sinem Choir rich in tradition

Are terrorists targeting forests?

It’s why we need firefighting air force, state senator says

Quickly moving bill may speed air travel

Udall’s measure would help alleviate delays resulting from sequester

Mental evaluation ordered for man in murder case

student killed on Missionary Ridge

Husband bumps wife with vehicle

SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald<br><br><br><br>Colorado State Patrol joins members of the La Plata County Sheriff's office and Durango Fire and Rescue Authority…