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Test fish removed from Animas River

Fingerlings taken to Denver for analysis

Goodbye fair, hello EPA command central?

Catch it if you can

Addison the creator of Preator, a grand champion

My fair unicorn

Robert Sanders of Tucson creates a sculpture out of fire and glass Friday afternoon at the La Plata County Fair…

Ute Mountain fire out of control

Plume, smoke from blaze visible from as far away as Durango, Bayfield

The Blotter

Wednesday 12:05 a.m. A man was outside taking photos of people’s windows in the 500 block of East Seventh Avenue.…

The buzz is back

A military plane similar to one that created a buzz in April when it flew over Durango made another appearance…

County fair takes center stage

David Thomas of Glendale, Arizona, works to set up the Alpine Swinger carnival ride Tuesday in the parking lot of…

Pipe fixed on Florida Road

A waterline broke Monday afternoon in the 1800 block of Florida Road (County Road 240), near Durango’s northeast city limits.…

Gone tubin’

Ronnie Garrett braves the rapids from his inner tube Saturday on the Animas River behind Rotary Park. The peak flow…

A seat with Sophie

A young visitor to the American Rabbit Breeders Association rabbit show gets to sit and relax for a few minutes…

FLC fundraising arm donates $602,000

helps pay for construction of new building

For this hiker, stunning vistas aren’t required

Blindness no impediment when Trevor Thomas and Tennille take to trails

Pool shark in training

Jessey Green, 8, daughter of Tobia and Michael Green, plays a round of pool on Wednesday afternoon at the Boys…

Road repair snarls morning commute

Traffic backed up after a southbound lane of Main Avenue was closed near the Camino del Rio and 14th Street…

San Ignacio Fiesta brightens weekend

Someone in a gorilla suit walked the parade route Saturday in Ignacio.Carole McWilliams/Pine River Times This year’s Fiesta queen is…

Moore’s slightly smaller Strater Hotel

Passing showers

A car window reflects the image of a pedestrian along Main Avenue on Friday as rain showers moved through the…

Who’s hungry? Groceries land in Ignacio

Farmers Fresh Market to open

Sadie Smith and her Bozo

Fiesta Days trots into town

Wilder Kelsey, 3, rides a human-powered bucking bronco at the Durango Fiesta Days Snow Top Rodeo on Thursday at the…

Got my eye on you

Marcos Candelaria, 15, of Farmington, looks through a spotting scope Monday in front of the Colorado Parks and Wildlife Durango…

Sliding into state