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Photos: Battle of the Animas
Team Homeslice Pizza won the 2026 Battle of the Animas on Wednesday as they were the first boat to beach in Santa Rita Park, with Ska Brewing following in second…
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Photo: Gas leak in west Durango
Emergency crews responded to a gas leak shortly before 6 p.m. Tuesday near Eastlawn Avenue and Montview Parkway. Durango Fire Protection District Chief Randy Black said a vehicle backed into…
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Photos: Serious mini golf
McKenzie Mortensen, 17, shows off to Aaron Peine, 18, after sinking her putt while playing at the Serious Texas Bar-B-Q south mini golf course in Durango on Tuesday. Mini golf…
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Photos: Animas River Days
Emily Jackson bumps up against Maria Barroso while competing in women’s boatercross during Animas River Days on Saturday at the Durango Whitewater Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride A good-sized crowd…
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Photos: A cross-country run for peace
Durango City Councilor Gilda Yazzie takes off running with the Sri Chinmoy Oneness-Home Peace Run torch on Tuesday at Rotary Park. Runners from seven countries are on a four-month journey…
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Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic mountain bike races
of spectators packed Steamworks Brewing Company on Sunday
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Photos: Iron Horse Bicycle Classic pro road races
Cyclists had beautiful day to ride into Silverton on Saturday
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Photos: Durango High School graduation ceremony
Durango High School students enter at the start of the DHS graduation ceremony on Friday on the football field. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) Durango High School graduates decorated their mortarboards for…
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Photos: Durango Big Picture High School graduates receive diplomas
Christin Oney, administration assistant with Durango Big Picture High School, places Hawaiian leis around Liliana Tower, 18, and fellow graduates before the start of the graduation ceremony Thursday at Rotary…
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Photos: Just foaling around
A 3-week-old colt rests with dad, Picasso, a paint horse, and mom, Wikket, a palomino, as they keep a close eye on him earlier this month south of Durango. The…
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Photo: No time for spelling errors
Matthew French-Holt, owner of Art Supply House & Custom Framing and a member of the Town Plaza merchants association, places new lettering on Town Plaza’s marquee sign Thursday in Durango.…
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Photos: Celebrating literature, Native American culture and tortillas
Native American author Andrea L. Rogers reads from her book, “Chooch Helped,” on Thursday at The Hive in Durango. Second graders from five elementary schools were celebrating literature and Native…
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Photos: Bicycle safety
The lone remaining “Endurance” cyclist, which used to be one of five, is outfitted with a bright-orange safety vest and hat Monday at the Florida Road roundabout after two crashes…
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Photos: Birds of a feather
A Canada goose and its gosling take a drink of water from the Animas River on Thursday as the little one rests looking more like a rock than a goose.…
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Photos: Ripe for the taking
Brooke Frazer, Manna soup kitchen garden manager, moves tomatoes around Manna’s greenhouse on Thursday in preparation for the Manna Plant Sale. About 5,000 assorted vegetables and flower plants will be…
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Photos: Kiwanis Club of Durango hosts Safety Day
Johnny Rooney, front, community educator with Durango Fire Protection District, and Doug Brockett, fire investigator and inspector with DFPD, give away plastic fire helmets and stickers to Florida Mesa Elementary…
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Photos: A dandy festival
James Silva makes a Jack Skellington balloon for Miggy Noyes, 4, as his mom Dani Noyes looks on during the Dandelion Festival on Saturday in Rotary Park. This marks 17…
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Photos: Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony
Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony on Saturday on campus. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Graduates wait…
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Photos: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day to be celebrated Friday in La Plata County
Remington, a heeler-mix and a toy-loving goofball, was available for adoption Thursday at the Plata County Humane Society. The pet adoption event takes place at Durango Motor Co. from noon…
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Photos: Building skills
Escalante Middle School eighth graders from left, Wesley Schaefer, 13; Kolten Merrick, 14; and Yanira Rodriguez, 13, build a playhouse Tuesday at the school. Seventeen students in the level 1…
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Photo: Two-car crash snarls traffic on Florida Road
A two-vehicle collision snarled traffic at 1:13 p.m. Friday on Florida Road. Durango Police Department spokeswoman Amanda Garrison said a burgundy SUV traveling north crossed the center line and crashed…
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Photos: A power move
La Plata Electric Association replaces the power pole near Metz Lane and East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Thursday in north Durango. Workers have placed four new poles to…
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Photos: Watch your speed
An automated speed enforcement camera takes photos of speeding vehicles Tuesday on Animas View Drive. Speeding drivers will be sent warning tickets before the next phase begins in May, when…
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Photos: Brewing up an Iron Horse tradition
Getting together for the 31st year of brewing, the Face Plant beer collaboration team includes from left, JP Hope, of Ska Brewing; Kylie Poole, of Steamworks Brewing Co.; Doug Williamson,…
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Photos: Winter’s encore
A red-winged blackbird sings out from a snow-covered aspen tree Tuesday at Purgatory Resort after several inches of snow fell in the area. Rain fell at the lower elevations in…
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Photos: Ben Nighthorse Campbell memorial
Programs handed out during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) A photo of Ben Nighthorse Campbell is displayed on one…
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Photo: In the catbird seat
Jade Pruett reads “The Warmth of Other Suns,” by Isabel Wilkerson, on Saturday in the window of Maria’s Bookshop in downtown Durango. Pruett is participating the Maria’s Literary Foundation’s second…
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Photo: Jibbing around
Jarod Azzarito, with MTB Jibs, jumps over James Flint, with Mountain Time Productions, as he shoots video on April 2 at Ska Brewing Co. for an Iron Horse Bicycle Classic…
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Photos: Lemon Reservoir sitting pretty going into irrigation season
Lemon Reservoir sits 82% full on Tuesday north of Durango, holding 32,740 acre feet of water. With the October rains and the early spring runoff, the reservoir is looking good…