Galleries & Photos

Photo: Kayak gets a two-wheeled ride

There’s more than one way to carry a kayak, as a motorcyclist rolls down U.S. Highway 160 west of Hesperus…

East Canyon Fire on Tuesday

crews battled the East Canyon Fire on Tuesday, dealing with dry, hot and windy conditions.

Reader-submitted photos from the East Canyon Fire

Reader-submitted photos from the East Canyon Fire. If you'd like to submit a photo, please send it to [email protected].

Photo: Rio Grande Southern Excursion – 1951

On Sept. 2, 1951, the Rio Grande Southern railroad hosted 129 members of the Rocky Mountain Railroad Club for a…

East Canyon Fire photos

Reader-submitted photos from the East Canyon Fire. If you'd like to submit a photo, please send it to [email protected].

Photos: Helping the Wild Horse Saloon

Photos: Crew in Hesperus ready to respond quickly to wildfires

Photos: Mural with a message

Photo: Electra Lake big fish

This picture shows Judge William Norton Searcy sitting on the shore of Electra Lake. Based on two notes accompanying this…

Vigil for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor

A vigil was held Friday evening in Buckley Park for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others killed by the police.

Photo: Gas falls below $2 a gallon in Durango

Filling up for less than $2 a gallon

Photo: Ice cold lemonade on a hot day

Taking advantage of Thursday’s hot temperatures, the White Thunder family set up a curbside lemonade stand near Memorial Park in…

Photo: Durango Firehouse scene – 1905

The fire service was a little different 115 years ago. In this picture, taken inside the firehouse at 134 E.…

Photo: That’s a wrap on the school year in Durango

Escalante Middle School teacher Erik Nordstrom wraps his books in plastic garbage bags and removes posters from the walls of…

Justice for George Floyd march in Durango

gather Saturday for a Justice for George Floyd march on Main Avenue making their way to the Durango Police Department…

Photos: Animas High School graduates parade down Main Ave.

Photo: La Plata County native celebrates 97th birthday

Eileen Albrecht celebrates her 97th birthday Thursday with balloons from her water aerobics friends. Albrecht, a La Plata County native,…

Photos: Car catches fire in Burger King drive-thru

Firefighters responded to a car fire about 12:10 p.m. Thursday in the drive-thru at Burger King, 1415 Main Ave., in…

Photo: Graduating seniors parade through Durango

Esai Gomez, a graduating senior from Durango High School, was part of a parade of about 50 vehicles that drove…

Photo: A quick cool down mid-heat wave

A rain shower caught some off guard Wednesday in downtown Durango. The afternoon shower provided a brief reprieve from the…

Photo: Median to be installed on Camino del Rio

Chris Lloyd with ACM Construction directs traffic Tuesday on Camino del Rio near Town Plaza. The new hotel development is…

Photo: Roses of remembrance for Vietnam service members

Roses with leaflets identifying people from Southwest Colorado who died in the Vietnam War were placed at the base of…

Photo: Silverton Celebration – 1940

This photo taken in September 1940 shows the Silverton town band and clowns staging for the Labor Day Celebration parade.…

Photo: Small brush fire contained in Durango

Durango Fire Protection District and the Durango Police Department responded to a small brush fire about 2 p.m. Monday near…

Durango Protest

200 people took to Main Avenue to protest public health orders that have shut down businesses and required face coverings…

Photo: Honoring sacrifice will be different this year

Public Memorial Day services at Iris Park and Greenmount Cemetery have been canceled this year because of the coronavirus. The…

Homeless Community and COVID-19

homeless population at Purple Cliffs now have a kitchen, running water, bathrooms and hand sanitizer. They made a group decision…

Farmington protest

Hundreds of people lined Main Avenue in Farmington on Thursday to protest state health orders that have kept counties in…

Photos: Construction underway at drained Haviland Lake

Cy Scarborough

A look back at Cy Scarborough, co-founder of the Bar D Chuck Wagon.