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In recount, Tim Wheeler wins LPEA seat

17 votes separate candidates

May 14, 2018

Local News

La Plata Electric Association elects board members

district too close to call Saturday

May 12, 2018

Local News

One of three sexual assault suspects pleads guilty

Another defendant pleads not guilty

May 11, 2018

Local News

‘Village at Wolf Creek’ developers dealt a blow in long battle

say they have legal standing to carry out appeals process

May 10, 2018

Local News

La Plata County Animal Control given power to enforce bears-trash laws

seeks to reduce human-bear conflicts

May 8, 2018

Local News

Barrel fire spreads to grass, torches shed north of Bayfield

Countywide fire ban ignored; suspect cited

May 7, 2018

Local News

Falls Creek Ranch residents getting ready for wildfire season

speakers, helicopter demonstration, mock evacuation part of subdivision’s annual event

May 5, 2018

Local News

Without buyer, Southwest Sound to close

Durango could lose its record store

May 4, 2018

Local News

Maria’s Bookshop, mainstay on Main Avenue, is for sale

Longtime owners say the store will continue under new ownership

May 3, 2018

Local News

Lachelt recall supporters turn in 2,168 more signatures

Organizers confident effort to oust Lachelt will move forward

May 2, 2018

Local News

Durango Air Tanker Base prepares for busy year

Wildfire season arrives early in Southwest Colorado

May 2, 2018

Local News

Man suspected of aiding escape at youth detention center identified

inmates escaped Friday through cut fence

April 30, 2018

Local News

Backlog gives Durango reprieve from wastewater quality deadline

says it could not have applied for an extension

April 29, 2018

Local News

Durango-La Plata County Airport prepares for disaster

‘Victims’ improvise their roles, challenge emergency responders

April 27, 2018

Local News

Panel about state of the media to be part of Durango Literary Festival

The Durango Herald’s editorial advisory board meets in its first meeting in October 2017. As part of the Durango Public…

April 27, 2018

Local News

Woman killed in southwestern La Plata County is identified

Cape led the Blackhat Humane Society in Gallup, N.M.

April 26, 2018

Local News

Jenna Bush Hager speaks of family, service to others in Durango

Barbara Bush’s longtime friend and Durango resident attends speech

April 25, 2018

Local News

Durango City Council supports ban on sitting, lying on downtown sidewalks

Economic vitality, safety are cited as reasons for new law

April 24, 2018

Local News

Silverton begins cataloging trail network

afoot to improve, expand recreation data

April 22, 2018

Local News

Wetland restoration to expand crucial ecosystem for hundreds of species

Sambrito project will revive 100 acres near Navajo Lake

April 22, 2018

Local News

Students create event to fight teen isolation during ‘The Main Event’

on north Main Avenue attracts hundreds

April 21, 2018

Local News

Oil and gas drilling could ramp up in Southwest Colorado

order more oil and gas lease sales; shorter protest period expected

April 20, 2018

Nation & World

Sen. Cory Gardner: Consider labeling Russia a state sponsor of terrorism

‘Vladimir Putin clearly understands strength and he manipulates weakness’

April 19, 2018

Southwest Life

Wetland restoration to expand crucial ecosystem for hundreds of species

Sambrito project will revive 100 acres near Navajo Lake

April 19, 2018