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Just showin’ off

Three-year-old Benjamin Andrea and a dozen or so other kids competed in the push-bike category of the Junior DEVO Super…

Checking it out

Slackers cruze for fun, funds

Vikings conquer Iron Horse Cruzer Crit

Dubai trip elicits an ethics complaint

president defends travel practices

Small brush, big sidewalk

Durango Montessori Elementary School third-grader Ben Stoddard puts a meticulous cleaning to the sidewalks of downtown Durango on Friday morning.…

Atlatl battle

Some Columbine Christian School students held a throwing competition Thursday using their hand-crafted atlatls, an ancient hunting tool used by…

Corn dogs, carnies and a Ferris wheel

Josh Chittum and other Frazier Shows employees have been busy the last few days preparing to open the carnival today…

Salsa strides

Leslie Carlson, who teaches dance at Animas High School, said her salsa students asked her about doing a flash mob…

Buzz off

Backyard beekeeper Jason McMillen vacuums a swarm of bees he’s removing from a tree outside La Plata County Courthouse. Healthy…

Diggin’ it

Volunteers have been showing up Saturdays at Needham Elementary School to work on the community garden, building planter boxes, putting…

AP CEO: Records seizure illegal

Senator renews calls for Holder to resign

Kennel Club hosts annual show

Ginger Jenks of Durango grooms Linc, her 3-year-old Samoyed, before showing him at the Durango Kennel Club Dog Show on…

Marine recruiters hop aboard train, ride Tall Timber ziplines

Contingent visiting Southwest Colorado for three days

Under the sidewalk – history

Joe Simon, a superintendent with FCI Constructors Inc., examines a room discovered Wednesday under the sidewalk along The Irish Embassy…

Guiding the guides

Andrew Koheke, center, of Durango Rafting Co., trains new rafting guides Liz Schwab, left, and Shane Pavey during a run…

Firearm suicides far outnumber homicides

technologies, including ‘smart guns,’ on the horizon

Diabetic girl meets Savior

Labrador alerts family when blood sugar is too high or low

Open for business

Shoppers visit Tierra Madre Herbs from Cortez and other stands Saturday morning on the opening day of the Durango Farmers…

Business is flowering

With Mother’s Day coming Sunday, Amy Long, owner of April’s Flowers, was busy Friday loading contract drivers’ cars full of…

A rainy week and even …

A pedestrian races along Main Avenue through a heavy downpour Monday afternoon as widely scattered rain showers moved through the…

Horsing around

Thirty-two kids sharpened their riding skills at Horse Camp during the weekend. Rhonda Ledford, president of the La Plata County…

Colorful day in May

Ballet Folklorico de Fort Lewis College members Kathleen Smith, left, a senior elementary education major, and Jennifer Cossey took part…

Day of Prayer

About 75 people attended a National Day of Prayer gathering Thursday afternoon at the La Plata County Courthouse. The annual…

Paraglider crashes on Smelter Mountain

2012 Fort Lewis College graduate suffers multiple fractures in fall