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The finishing touches
Zak Fleming finishes the trim on the window sills of the Strater Hotel under Thursday’s brilliant blue skies. Keep the sunglasses ready. Sunny skies are in the forecast through Monday.…
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Say hello to gusty weather
A pedestrian crosses Eighth Street on Thursday morning heading toward the Durango Post Office as brisk winds catch the American flag.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald Herald Staff
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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 Duper Fun Race on Wednesday at Buckley Park. Organizer Chad…
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Former Cortez bookkeeper pleads guilty to tax evasion
wants it’s cut of ill-gotten gain, too
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Vouchers are approved to aid cost of vet housing
for program calls for start by late summer
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Governor signs marijuana bills
pot’s influence on Colorado’s ‘brand’ worries Hickenlooper
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Officials: Campers should be attentive to their fires
Service concerned after finding 22 left alone
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Checking it out
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Upper Pine fire agency announces layoffs
“If we didn’t do this, we wouldn’t have any reserves left after next year,” District Chief Bruce Evans said. “Too many factors led to this. By this time last year,…
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Texas firm files to drill wells
Application would allow La Plata County’s first horizontal-shale tap
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Funding fix proposed for fire services
Durango voters would have to approve 15-year contract
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Rain in the forecast
One-year-old Toby Davis watches mom, Mandi Davis, give competitors in the 12th annual Battle of the Animas raft race a shower. The event, held by Mild to Wild Rafting, is…
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The merry, merry month
Enjoying a beautiful Memorial Day, from left, Jan Stanko, Ronald Anderson, Dorothy Anderson and Paul Stanko, walk down the Animas River Trail. Some welcome rain enters the National Weather Service…
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Report: More kids eating medical pot – accidentally
marijuana in cookies or candy enticing to children
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Sights of spring
A colt and dam roam a field together near the top of Shalona Hill north of Durango on Monday.JOSH STEPHENSON/Durango Herald
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April DUIs/DWAIs
These are convictions made in April 2013 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent or higher or by prescription or illegal drugs. Unless otherwise indicated,…
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Bringing heat
Will Hadrick with Southwest Express throws a classic fastball during the Blue Chip Baseball Four Corners Memorial Day Tournament. The tournament brought more than 30 teams from throughout the region…
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D.C. intern brings Capitol to Durango
I’m able to pick Sen. Mark Udall’s voice out of a din, and I can quote some of Sen. Michael Bennet’s favorite one-liners by heart. No, I’m not a stalker.…