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Rural representatives hear from Colorado lawmakers

prevails as largest concern, with oil and gas revenues declining

Durango Dharma Center expands

in Durango raises $1 million to purchase new home

Parents support mill levy campaign to boost funds

‘Tell voters exactly where you’ll spend the funds’

At Wit’s End with addiction? Vallecito ranch can help

30-day inpatient equine therapy

The no new snow blues

March, rally, songs mark Martin Luther King Jr. Day at Fort Lewis College

Days after King became the youngest recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway in December 1964, he gave…

Silverton filmmaker focuses on Animas River cleanup

Schillaci calling for residents to speak up about Gold King spill

Group says collusion apparent in Village at Wolf Creek development project

Documents suggest Forest Service concealed and deleted information, allowed undue influence

The First United Methodist Church of Durango to auction Tiffany & Co. gift card

The iconic Tiffany & Co. blue box could soon appear in Durango. The First United Methodist Church of Durango received…

Tickets for Snowdown Follies, fashion show go on sale Saturday in Durango

fever reliever kicks off Jan. 27

Three arrested in Durango during drug ring investigation

Southwest Drug Task Force says it seized about $1.3 million in drugs

Colorado Gov. John Hickenlooper defends budget-balancing proposal

Hickenlooper counters opposition to hospital fee restructuring

Second trial starts for Hesperus man accused of child sex assault

Procedural error led to mistrial in October

Winning caption: ‘Santa, slow down!’

Santa, slow down

Durango-La Plata County Airport ranks gets low marks for delays compared to other airports

Weather, remoteness cited as reasons by airport director

Education Fair to provide look at 26 Durango schools

The 2015 Education Fair offered Durango families a look at the choices they have for their children’s education, such as…

Cold temperatures to move in after storm

a blessing for some, curse for others

Silverton officials expect to make January deadline for Superfund request

Officials must request hazardous cleanup program by Jan. 31

Durango’s Ska Brewing Co. cuts ties with North Carolina market

is growing on the home front

Aaron Williams sentenced for involvement in shooting at Durango hotel

Accused gunman in case scheduled for February trial

Performer who debuted in Durango at 12 years old takes on Hollywood now

Jeneve Rose Mitchell, of Crawford, has been a regular performer at the poetry gathering the past three years, also headlining…

Winning caption: ‘Perhaps I should have this growth on my back looked at’

Herald reader Stella Best sent in this photo of David Best returning from a hunt carrying a huge bull elk…

Future of Durango’s Utilities Commission up in the air

It’s been a rough road for Utilities Commission

A winter round at the golf course

Nordic skiers glide over the groomed trails Friday at Hillcrest Golf Club. The National Weather Service predicts mostly sunny skies…