Galleries & Photos

Photo: Shaking hands (and paws) with law enforcement

Sage Robbins, 11, pets Jimmy, a La Plata County Sheriff’s Office canine. Jimmy, handled by Deputy Matt Webb, met with…

Pine River Brewfest

Caption This!: ‘Pika’s Peak’

Courtesy of Paul Pennington Durango Herald Facebook reader Bill Frederick submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “Pika’s Peak.” The…

Photos: Showing pluck in the muck

Locomotive conversion

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is converting one of its coal-fired engines to oil burning to run during dry…

Photos: Beautifying bathrooms at Durango High School

San Ignacio Fiesta

Caption This!: ‘You picked a fine time to leave me loose wheel’

Courtesy of Amy Smith Durango Herald Facebook reader Lee Davenport submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “You picked a…

Photo: A dusty sunset

A dust storm blew through the Dry Side, west of County Road 119 on Sunday evening. The National Weather Service…

Durango Fiesta Days

Durango Fiesta Days rodeo featured many competitors Friday at the La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Bird’s eye view: 416 Fire burn area

Lewis, a Durango pilot, took photos of the scarred land from the 416 Fire north of Durango. The fire started…

Mancos photographer chosen as artist-in-residence at Canyons of the Ancients

will focus on night photography

Mudslides damage homes north of Durango

rainstorms Tuesday and Wednesday wreacked havoc in certain areas below the 416 Fire burn scar. Large boulders, thick mud and…

Flash floods

floods again hit residents along U.S. Highway 550 after heay rains fall in the 416 Fire burn area.

Photos: Wounded barn owl gets special treatment in Cortez

Caption This!: ‘We’re going to need a bigger litter box.’

Courtesy of Lexi Bauer Durango Herald Facebook reader Lynne Lake submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “We’re going to…

Mancos photographer chosen as artist-in-residence at Canyons of the Ancients

Photographer will focus on night photography

Forest Health

A long-range forest management study near Pagosa has some things to teach us about how we should be managing our…

Photo: Mini stay

Hundreds of owners of Mini Coopers spent Thursday night in Durango on their way to a gathering in Keystone. They…

Mudslides and flooding

Mudslides after heaving rain Tuesday night covered portions of County Road 250 and U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango as…

Caption This!: ‘I’ve been standing on this surfboard paddling for hours and boy are my dogs tired.’

Courtesy of Mary Kay Aigner Durango Herald Facebook reader Vinny Licciardi submitted this week’s winning Caption This! headline: “I’ve been…

First trains to Silverton

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad trains make their way back to Silverton after an absence of 41 days.

Photos: Thrasher Thursday

Photos: Signs of life in the 416 Fire burn area

Photos: Gems, minerals, artists to shine at 65th annual show

Bayfield Fourth

Reader contest: Thank you firefighters

asked readers to send in a drawing, photo or sign (9.625 inches wide and 2.77 inches tall) thanking firefighters. We…

416 Fire: Reader photos July 2-6, 2018

readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected].

Photo: Helping the community

Wells Fargo has donated $20,000 to help with disaster relief efforts from the 416 Fire: $10,000 to the Durango Community…

Photo: Traffic improvements alter College Drive

Several blocks of College Drive are seen from above Thursday. Recent improvements at the intersections of East Second Avenue and…