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Reading by the pound

Books are sold by the pound at the Friends of the Durango Public Library Summertime Book Sale. Kristina Bell, left,…

Purgatory’s Lift 8 chairs won’t be home décor

When Purgatory Resort announced it was going to tear down Lift 8 to make way for a new, high-speed lift,…

Picture perfect

Ann Locke, front, and Ana Troutman were among a small group of artists who setup Wednesday in the median at…

Pillars of higher education

Supercallifragilisticexpialidocious!

Sasha Carrera, 7, does her best to imitate a scene from “Mary Poppins” as she leaps from a rock in…

Prairie dogs keep Cortez pest controllers hopping

Plentiful rain has aided population spike

Will uke for laughs

The inaugural Rocky Mountain UkeFest began Friday and extended into Saturday with workshops at the Strater Hotel and performances at…

Panning for gold

April Neill, center, and her daughters, Ava, left, and April, try their luck at the gold-panning trough Friday at the…

Chopper mystery in Durango solved

Helicopter was used in search-and-rescue mission

Cruising is better with balloons

With the wind in his helmet, Landon Quimby, 5, rides his bike around St. Columba on Wednesday as part of…

Pulling out all the stops

Rainstorms settle in

A pedestrian rushes through the intersection at College Drive and Main Avenue as rainstorms move in Monday afternoon. The National…

Fourth of July Schedule of Events

Durango’s Fireworks Show will begin at 9:15 p.m. Saturday.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald file photo Events will take place on July Fourth…

Celebrating together

“This time of year, there are a lot of people celebrating, and unfortunately, there is a part of our community…

What’s for dinner, Kylie?

So, what’s up with that helicopter?

‘It was us,’ says the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office

Durangoans help Nepali village rebuild

$35K for housing, clean water

EPA to plug Silverton mine soon

Groundwater monitoring on the Animas planned

Walking into the night to fight cancer

For Life raises money and morale

Helicopter used in search of Animas

20-year-old was swept away by current Thursday night

Lots of pride

Thursday night drew a large crowd of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight communities. Events will continue…

City lands grant for outdoor classroom

The city of Durango was awarded a $45,000 grant from Great Outdoors Colorado to fund the Rim Trail Outdoor Classroom…

Keeping everything in balance

Kids really do rock at least at Kids Rock Climbing Camp held by the Durango Rock Lounge for 6- to…