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Ho, ho … ’hua?

Brantley, a 9-month-old Chihuahua, looks unenthused about having his picture taken with Santa while being held by his owner Asia…

Dayplanner Saturday

Puppy Party with Durango Dogs, a drop-in socialization/learning hour for puppies 8 weeks to 1 year old, 10 a.m., Folsom…

Durango hums with shoppers during a busy Black Friday

the question is: What would Jesus buy?

Let the holiday season begin

Mr. and Mrs. Claus wave after the lighting of Durango’s community Christmas tree Friday evening in Buckley Park. About 200…

An opening to remember

pack resort as season begins with ample snow

Local Briefs

The community is invited to give the gift of Love by the Pound this holiday season. Now through Dec. 19,…

Mercury spills shut public facilities

being held in jail; EPA will conduct inspections

Local Briefs

A bird walk will be hosted by the Weminuche Audubon Society at 9 a.m. Wednesday at For the Birds, 1560…

Thanksgiving in the house

Durango Fire Protection District firefighters and family members from clockwise, Tony Harwig, Morgan Reeder, Erica Munz, Taren Schmida, Sean Schmida,…

Many kinds of thanks

Hundreds of Durangoans eat, run, shop on Thanksgiving Day

Local Briefs

Trails 2000, Mountain Bike Specialists and Maria’s Bookshop will offer the gift of a Trails 2000 membership beginning on Noel…

House catches fire south of Elmore’s Corner

investigators suspect faulty hot tub

Replacement water dock to open Monday

card from city, not cash, will be needed to make purchase

The Blotter

Tuesday 9:43 a.m. A homeless person has been sleeping on the porch of a home in the east 500 block…

Safe skulls

use increases, but they have their limits

Durango resident aids typhoon victims

Firefighter helps treat patients in Philippines clinics

Local Briefs

The Colorado Department of Transportation, Colorado State Patrol and law enforcement agencies throughout the state will be cracking down on…

Records reveal reasons for pub’s suspension

pulled Irish Embassy’s liquor license for 10 days

Bondad boom!

near Bondad to make highway safer; large chunk of sandstone cliff disintegrated with dynamite

The Blotter

Monday 10:48 a.m. A woman reported suspicious footprints by her window at Hillcrest Apartments, 1000 Goeglein Gulch Road. 1:12 p.m.…

Bovine venereal disease appears

Plata, Archuleta counties on list

Telluride gets kudos from Condé Nast readers

According to a poll conducted by Condé Nast Traveler, the ski area, about 2½ hours from Durango, is No. 1…

The view from on high

Local Briefs

A free community breakfast will take place from 8 to 10 a.m. Saturday at the Marvel Grange Hall, 217 County…

Long-delayed hydro plant gets go-ahead

Silverton project first of kind in state

DEA raids firm linked to Pagosa spa

Florida aircraft service suspected of drug trafficking, money laundering

A house finds a home

donates labor of love to Durango Family Center

The Blotter

Sunday 9:25 a.m. Someone in the 1300 block of Florida Road found tracks in the snow around a house that…

Out on a limb

Greg Sykes with the City of Durango Parks & Recreation Maintenance Department trims snow-covered branches from a tree along East…

Sierra cement visits Four Corners

Durango finally gets some snow – the wet kind