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Hikers in danger, not potheads

Thursday morning, the La Plata County Office of Emergency Management’s Twitter feed instructed the public: “If you are getting high,…

July 24, 2014

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Brewers pedaling 426 miles celebrating cycling in Colorado

The sixth annual Tour de BoulDurango ride will terminate at 5 p.m. at Ska Brewing Co. Ska will celebrate with…

July 23, 2014

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Happy birthday, San Juan Skyway

The Skyway, which encompasses the famously beautiful and, at points, famously terrifying Million Dollar Highway, stretches 236 miles in a…

July 17, 2014

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Is Durango the ‘best adventure town’ in Colorado? A magazine is asking

A cataraft punches through Corner Pocket Rapid on the Animas River at Whitewater Park. With so many outdoor sports available,…

July 8, 2014

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Durango’s star rising in City of Angels

Los Angeles Times travel reporter Christopher Reynolds recently soaked up Durango’s rugged charm and is sharing it with his California…

June 23, 2014

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Nights at Jersey Jim lookout set record in online auction

Add in the charity angle, and here’s what you get: Winning bids of $195 and $205 for a night in…

June 16, 2014

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Mesa Verde among top 10 hidden gems

Mesa Verde National Park was named a “hidden gem” by Country magazine.SAM GREEN/Cortez Journal Now, it’s the selection by Country…

June 3, 2014

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Eva, the $5,750 puppy

Evadu1-i-syn When little puppy Eva and her five siblings were snatched from the jaws of doom in Chinle, Arizona, by…

May 31, 2014

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Dual left turns reinstated at College and Camino

Starting this morning, drivers traveling westbound and eastbound on College Drive who want to make left-hand turns onto Camino del…

May 21, 2014

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Durango closer to being America’s best town

Boasting a lengthy list of things to do – inside and outside – Durango is in the running to be…

May 20, 2014

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In beer-church tweets, ale prevails

Monica Stephens, a Humboldt State University geographer, studied Twitter messages tagged by location from June 22 to June 29, 2012,…

May 8, 2014

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Durango loses big, but how fair was it?

In online voting that ended Sunday, Cottage Grove Bike Park near St. Paul, Minnesota, won among four central region applicants…

May 5, 2014

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Bounty on your head?

Two episodes featured area locales. Ashleigh Tarkington, owner of the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village, was delighted her business…

April 30, 2014

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Durango needs big push for bike park

Trails 2000 is pulling out all stops to win. To vote, visit www.bellhelmets.com/bellbuilt. Even better, visit www.trails2000.org/2014/04/bellbuiltcontest and follow directions…

April 28, 2014

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Local connections at Boston Marathon

On Tuesday, a ceremony in Boston honored the victims. Also, the White House commemorated the occasion with a moment of…

April 19, 2014

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Durango rides into the top 10 best U.S. cycling towns

That’s Durango’s ranking in the 10Best Readers’ Choice travel award contest for best U.S. cycling town sponsored by USA Today.…

April 17, 2014

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Riverfolk, get your ducks in line

Earth-moving equipment placed boulders midstream in a drained area of the Animas River last month during the peak of construction…

April 14, 2014

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Start stalking – $500 on the line

A slight twist: This Coloradan is a tree – a Colorado blue spruce, the state tree. The Colorado Tree Coalition…

April 8, 2014

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Our connection with new HBO show

Mike Judge’s spoof on the high-tech hijinks of engineers in California’s hot-spot of Internet innovation is set to debut Sunday.…

April 4, 2014

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Durango couple photographs secret wedding

So when NBC’s “Today” show host Savannah Guthrie planned to marry fiance Mike Feldman in a secret ceremony in Tucson,…

March 28, 2014

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Knock, knock: Somebody’s at the door

“The StoryTrek with Todd Hansen” was in town filming the premiere episode of its sixth season. The show asks regular…

March 24, 2014

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Steamworks on tap in guv’s mansion

Durango’s own Steamworks Brewing Co. has one of the three beers on tap, Colorado Kolsch. The other beers are made…

March 22, 2014

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Is Durango worthy of your vote?

Durango DEVO is one of the programs that contributes to the city’s cycling wealth. Sarah Tescher, DEVO director, leads a…

March 21, 2014

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Back from Russia, with love

Tracy, left, and Lanny Barnes will appear at a fundraiser Saturday night.Durango Herald file photo The twin biathletes will be…

March 10, 2014