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Snoop Dogg may stump for candidate

Concert would support unaffiliated Dunafon

Last-minute heroics

Daijiro Suzuki, a sophomore history major at Fort Lewis College, scores on the last play of an ultimate frisbee game…

Wedding bells ring for gay couples

marriage licenses issued in La Plata County

In 2014 water year, Colorado fortunate

big fires or floods strike this time around

Doubling down for a cause

Runners hit trails, roads for annual half-marathons

Barkers are legendary

Rod Barker, owner of the Strater Hotel, talks with Penny Spittler, left, aka “Sadie Six-Shooter,” and Leslie Ashcraft, aka, “Fanny…

Real deal

Businesses find energy, value in interns

High School LINK program looking for mentors

Her moment to shine

Riverview Elementary School pre-kindergarten student Sarah Redden poses for her school portrait Tuesday during picture day.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald

I’ll pumpkin you up

Sam West Jr., 2, seizes his opportunity to reach out and touch the season at the Durango & Silverton Narrow…

Durango celebrates the apple

There was apple ice cream, apple crêpes, apple cider, apple pies, caramel apples and more. By the cup or by…

Ancient wisdom revisited

Benefits Native American youths, Western scientists and the public

School spirit on parade

CBI launches new cold case website

unsolved cases in Durango, La Plata County

Blessing the beasts

The Rev. Kevin Novack of St. Columba Catholic Parish ventured to Mercy Regional Medical Center on Wednesday afternoon to bless…

Chapman ice rink opens Saturday

To many the signs of the change of seasons is not found in tree leafs, but rather when ice making…

Painting party

Big Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado, Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County and La Plata Youth Services…

Take a walk on the wild side

Community celebrates Wilderness Act

Booked for 30 years

Maria’s Bookshop owners Andrea Avantaggio and Peter Schertz, right, chat with longtime customer Joel Jones on Friday as the store…

Starved dog recovering at shelter

society would like to identify those responsible

Lt. Dan the dog regains health

heads for adoption

Help with the job hunt

Osprey Packs to distribute from northern Utah

employees will relocate from Cortez

Feds file charges in May protest ATV ride

Federal prosecutors announced they have charged the five southern Utah men with misdemeanor conspiracy and illegal use of ATVs in…