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Officials make case for transportation funding

Commissioner: Needs outweigh money available

Make way for breezy, cold and dry

weather is shifting

For kids’ sake

The fourth annual Youth Expo was held Monday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Organizers said the expo offered information…

Purg’s final countdown

Day on penultimate weekend, with a brand new Lift 8 on the way

From the box to the Easter basket

Purg to replace Lift 8

High-speed quad will be built this summer

Park books its new brand

and friends celebrate Mary Kay O’Neil Library

C’mon, sing with me now

Durango High School senior Rebekah Hwang, center, playing “Madam Thenardier,” ventures into the audience to draw fellow members of DHS…

Ska, Steamworks: Face-Planting since ’95

Horse collaboration ‘ale’ is one of the industry’s oldest

County bears are waking up

protect the animal and yourself, take down bird feeders

Dog days are early

It looks like a vintage summer day Monday morning in downtown Durango. Ranger, a 5-year-old golden Labrador retriever, rests on…

Arc of humor

Both miniature “Arc of History” sculptures, like the one festooning the U.S. Highway 550/160 intersection, had been placed in the…

Learning the art of patience

Christopher Kill, 11, and his father, Tony Kill, both of Albuquerque, fish along the Animas River in Durango. The high…

Habitat for Humanity buys 14 new lots

costs big challenge in affordable housing

Growing into a recreational business

Marijuana operations are expanding in La Plata County

Changing of the guard (and season)

Bear possibly rummaging around in Pagosa Springs

A bear reportedly rummaged through a homeowner’s trash can this month near Pagosa Springs.Courtesy of Bryan Peterson Bryan Peterson, of…

Bigfoot sighted near Silverton?

‘Paranormal Central’ show looks into it

Spring break, snow or shine

Tickling the ivories

The third annual Ragtime & Early Jazz Festival took place over the weekend at the Strater Hotel. The event featured…

Durangoan dies in rollover on Highway 140

crashes, sets off multi-acre blaze

Shooting suspects’ stories emerge

played football at Fort Lewis College

Purgatory offers new deals

adds ski privileges for 50th anniversary

A blooming artist

Amaya Winn, 3, celebrates her creation of a painted egg carton that will be used as part of a seedling…