The Bayfield Marshal's Office is going pink next week for Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Instead of writing tickets with a fine for traffic violations, staff will give warnings and ask…
Wednesday 4:45 p.m. Two suspicious men were seen by the Durango Public Library possibly doing drugs, 1900 East Third Ave. 8:37 p.m. A man shoplifted two bottles of liquor from…
Payton Blocker, 10, left, waits as senior engineering major Gayle Owen adjusts the telescope while viewing the partial solar eclipse Thursday afternoon from the Fort Lewis College campus. Payton is…
In an effort to ensure compliance with agency agreements between the city of Durango and the Durango Fire Protection District, the city building permit application process has changed. Effective immediately,…
The scorecard measures progress on a variety of energy-efficient efforts, among them utility programs and policies, transportation policies, codes for buildings and state government initiatives. Nationally, Colorado moved up three…
Parker Mail-in elections are changing that. Every few days, the state’s county clerks and recorders are issuing reports to the Colorado secretary of state on ballot returns. We won’t know…
The Natural Surface Trails committee will present a summary of its assessment of the trail systems, which include Overend Mountain Park, Dalla Mountain Park and Horse Gulch, to a joint…
So the city of Durango is doing something about that. It’s going to air the Arvada Chamber of Commerce Gubernatorial Forum featuring all six candidates from now through Nov. 3.…
Neither Udall, Gardner shy away from bashing the other
“Water scarcity in the West and particularly the Colorado River basin is a major challenge of our times,” Kate Greenberg, the Western organizer of Young Farmers said. The three-day event,…
Fort Lewis College freshman Morgan Shippen gets a flu shot Tuesday administered by nurse Connie Kane in the Student Union.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald “My husband is getting his, and he wanted…
Residents in those subdivisions also must show proof of the submittal of building permit plans to DFPD for all commercial and multi-family permits, the city said. Prior to this new…
This event is part of the “Come Play Hockey Month” for local youth ages 4 to 9. To register for the event, visit www.tryhockeyforfree.com. “We look forward to welcoming families…
This unfortunate raccoon lost its life after tangling with electrical equipment in Bodo Industrial Park. It knocked out power to 450 customers Thursday morning.Courtesy of La Plata Electric Association The…
Sunrise Yoga, 7-8 a.m. and 8:15-9:15 a.m., Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County, 2750 Main Ave., $5, 259-0385. Durango Early Bird Toastmasters meeting, improve communication, presentation and leadership…
Old Fort Farm Stand, 1-4 p.m., west side Student Union, Fort Lewis College. Line dancing, 1:30-4 p.m., Durango/La Plata Senior Center, 2424 Main Ave., 382-6428. Public comment meeting on the…
The Durango Demons celebrated their first state tournament soccer win since 2011 on Wednesday afternoon at the Riverview Sports Complex after beating Vista Ridge. Nate Curmano, 21, scored the game-winning…
Hazuki Toyama, a senior education major from Okinawa, Japan, warms up before an intramural volleyball game Wednesday at the Student Life Center at Fort Lewis College.STEVE LEWIS/Durango Herald
Free fitness classes are open to the public to introduce new instructors at Core Value Fitness Center, 208 East Animas Road (County Road 250). Beginners are welcome, and no reservations…
Tuesday 1:21 p.m. An intoxicated man was passed out on the driveway to the Fish hatchery, 151 16th Street. An arrest was made. 2:50 p.m. A man was arrested for…
