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Durango rocketry team learns from last year’s mistakes ahead of this weekend’s competition
Students will use various nose cone sizes to adapt for low-altitude conditions
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Durango considers higher fees for developers who opt out of affordable housing requirement
Changes to Fair Share program aim to increase supply
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Photos: Auroras as seen from Durango and Vallecito Reservoir
The aurora lights as seen from Durango, looking up the Animas Valley, about 10:40 p.m. Saturday. This photo was taken with a one- or two-second exposure using an iPhone. (Katie…
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Mountain Capital Partners adds another Chile ski resort to portfolio
Durango-based company looks to combine new ski area with resort purchased in 2023
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Durango student’s bipartisan effort to address climate change helps pass state education bill
Trouble, a network of high school sustainability clubs, testifies before Colorado lawmakers
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Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk
Damitre Burch faces 35 years in prison for killing Jadah Willmett, 21
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Federal, state officials laud funding for fish passage in La Plata County
$700,000 from infrastructure bill will go to culvert replacement
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Fireworks to reignite Durango skies this Fourth of July, weather permitting
Pyrotechnics haven’t marked Independence Day since 2019
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How will the state use Gold King Mine settlement funds?
A pot of $7.3 million is available to address damage to natural resources
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Photos: Durango High School ag classes raise sheep
Durango High School students from left, Kylee Cheese, 15, Shaylee Valencia, 16, Lilli Williams, 16, and Grier Metz, 14, hold Mini, Hannah, Donald and Mickey, all Jacob sheep being raised…
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Durango Herald wins 31 press awards in Top of the Rockies contest
Newspaper collected more prizes than any other Colorado publication
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Durango students’ advocacy leads to passing of state Narcan bill
Student says more can be done about drug education
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Southwest Colorado’s largest interchange project to be completed later this month
Grandview connection dubbed ‘Bridge to the Future’
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Prescribed burn blamed for hazy skies across parts of Southwest Colorado
Firefighters burned about 1,130 acres Thursday in Boggy Draw area
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Photo: When it rains, it drains
Damon Abeln, superintendent with F&M Construction, guides a front-end loader as it dumps dirt and rock to temporarily block the end of a 36-inch storm drain being installed Thursday below…
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The Hive inches closer to finding a new home in Durango
of youth program has been in doubt since running into lease problems
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Durango enters tax incentive program to attract new businesses
Rural Jump-Start Zone plan targets ‘economically distressed’ cities and counties
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Bayfield to host community ‘Yard Sale Day’
will be held June 1 and will help benefit 2024 Heritage Day and Sheep Trailing community event
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Mancos man undergoing treatment at burn center after car explosion
Shaw received burns over 25% of his body
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Injured firefighter greeted by community support in Durango
months after a tree landed on his head, 50 motorcyclists rode to raise money for Jim Meyer
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Sen. Bennet announces $2.3 million for Southern Ute water infrastructure
Department of Interior pledges $147.6 million in total investments to 42 projects in 10 states
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Photos: Kiwanis Club of Durango Child Safety Day
Children rush to tackle Jake Burton, a Durango Fire Protection District firefighter, who encouraged them not to be afraid when they see a firefighter dressed in full gear Tuesday at…
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Durango School District hit with fine for mass email mentioning political candidate
District says communication was meant to inform, not advocate
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Durango Police Department’s push to stop mini liquor bottle sales was short-lived
store owner says loss of shooter bottle sales was too much of a hit
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Boebert’s bill to remove protections from gray wolf passes House
Flashpoint issue is a demonstration of the rural and urban divide
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4-acre fire contained near mobile home park west of Durango
40 mobile homes were placed on pre-evacuation notice in Lightner Creek area
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How does Colorado Avalanche Information Center address stress of the job?
A resiliency program piloted in 2022 continues through a second season
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District attorney’s office begins reviewing all arrest, search warrant affidavits
seeks to better demonstrate probable cause, keep judges out of legal fray
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How will Democratic candidates engage young voters this election cycle?
U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet headlines meet-and-greet on Sunday
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Building wildfire resiliency at Forest Lakes subdivision
than 100 attendees receive crash course on how to protect their homes