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Community Foundation pledges flood recovery match for Vallecito
$15,000 in matching funds aims to support road repairs after October flooding
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Snowdown Light Parade offers a journey back in time
Dinosaurs, prospectors and chain saws, oh my!
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Durango High School students trade class for anti-ICE protest
‘Skipping our lessons to teach you one,’ read one sign
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Mobile home residents north of Durango vote ‘yes’ to purchase property
97.5% in approval of purchasing the mobile home property north of Durango
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Doug Reynolds sworn in as La Plata County Court judge
Litigants may not always agree with decisions, but they should feel heard, he says
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Video: Durango High School students walkout to protest ICE
150-200 demonstrators made their way from DHS to Buckley Park
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Sky Dine to take over concessions at Durango-La Plata County Airport
Five-year deal includes option to extend contract
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Bayfield preschool buys land for future expansion
Nonprofit plans to expand child care access in La Plata County
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Former Durango school teacher pleads guilty to child enticement
Federal charges involve dozens of victims; sentencing scheduled for April
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Photos: Ring around the mountaintops
Erik Howell tries his luck tossing rings onto Colorado 14er mountains Thursday at the Snowdown Radio 101 Warming Hut ring toss at Grassburger. Howell was trying to win two Snowdown…
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Snowdown calendar of events for Friday
The popular 2026 Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts on Wednesday in the Exhibit Building at the La Plata County Fairgrounds was a sold-out event. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Here are just…
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Asbestos remediation required for conversion of historic Durango High School
City hopes to secure EPA grant to offset cost of cleanup
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Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’ts
Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required
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Durango police investigate alleged knife threat involving off-leash dog complaint
Suspect allegedly became 'enraged’ after being asked to restrain pet on Animas River Trail
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‘We’re keeping people alive’: Inside Durango’s warming shelter
Sacred Heart opens when temperatures fall to 15 degrees or below
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Colorado 3rd Congressional District representative talks ICE, balance of powers and climate
Rep. Jeff Hurd struck middle-of-the-road tone on state, national issues
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La Plata County loses $8 million in federal funding, state data show
Canceled grants, expiring programs and benefit losses contribute to disappearing funds
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Photo: Winter tomatoes
Alice Dwyer, an AmeriCorps member at the Durango School District Soil Outdoor Learning Lab, works on a tomato plant in the grow dome Tuesday at Riverview Elementary School. Tomatoes and…
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Public now has access to six CDOT cameras on north Main Avenue in Durango
Live feeds show traffic at key intersections; more views planned
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‘Documented pattern of harassment’ detailed in ethics report to Durango City Council
Former advisory board member inundated city with over 3,000 emails, 50 ‘meritless’ allegations, government officials say
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Hurd honors tribal Chairman Manuel Heart for 27 years of leadership
The retired leader is heading to Washington to meet with legislators
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Ben Nighthorse Campbell celebration of life set for April
Registration open for ceremony at Sky Ute Casino Event Center
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Pine River Irrigation District takes action against delinquent shareholders
No penalty for nonpayment doled out since at least 2015
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La Plata County housing prices rise as in-town Durango dips
Total home sales held steady compared with 2024
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Year-end numbers show visitation to Durango-La Plata County Airport higher in 2025 than 2024
More seats, lower prices and greater convenience driving passenger decisions
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Durango’s uneven economy leaves lower-income residents behind
Economists say policy choices reflect the kind of community people want
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Winter storm blesses Durango with modest 4 inches of snow
Purgatory receives a foot of powder, skiers ‘stoked’
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Latest edition of the ‘Sneer’ mocks Flock, pickleball, post office
Copies available at Durango Welcome Center, Magpies Newsstand
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Former T’s Smokehouse location now home to Taos-founded craft barbecue restaurant
‘We want people to feel at home,’ owner says