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Photos: Crew in Hesperus ready to respond quickly to wildfires

Photos: Mural with a message

Photo: Electra Lake big fish

This picture shows Judge William Norton Searcy sitting on the shore of Electra Lake. Based on two notes accompanying this picture, the year was either 1910 and the fish weighed…

Vigil for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor

A vigil was held Friday evening in Buckley Park for George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and others killed by the police.

Photo: Gas falls below $2 a gallon in Durango

Filling up for less than $2 a gallon

Photo: Ice cold lemonade on a hot day

Taking advantage of Thursday’s hot temperatures, the White Thunder family set up a curbside lemonade stand near Memorial Park in Durango. From left are Kieley White Thunder, 10, Curtis White…

Photo: Durango Firehouse scene – 1905

The fire service was a little different 115 years ago. In this picture, taken inside the firehouse at 134 E. 10th St., the firemen relax between calls. From left to…

Photo: That’s a wrap on the school year in Durango

Escalante Middle School teacher Erik Nordstrom wraps his books in plastic garbage bags and removes posters from the walls of his classroom Tuesday as the school year ends for Durango…

Justice for George Floyd march in Durango

gather Saturday for a Justice for George Floyd march on Main Avenue making their way to the Durango Police Department building then ending at Buckley Park. About 300 people took…

Photos: Animas High School graduates parade down Main Ave.

Photo: La Plata County native celebrates 97th birthday

Eileen Albrecht celebrates her 97th birthday Thursday with balloons from her water aerobics friends. Albrecht, a La Plata County native, normally goes to class two times a week, but because…

Photos: Car catches fire in Burger King drive-thru

Firefighters responded to a car fire about 12:10 p.m. Thursday in the drive-thru at Burger King, 1415 Main Ave., in Durango. Southbound traffic was backed up several blocks on Main…

Photo: Graduating seniors parade through Durango

Esai Gomez, a graduating senior from Durango High School, was part of a parade of about 50 vehicles that drove through downtown Durango on Wednesday evening. Several seniors decorated their…

Photo: A quick cool down mid-heat wave

A rain shower caught some off guard Wednesday in downtown Durango. The afternoon shower provided a brief reprieve from the above-average heat that is expected to continue through the weekend…

Photo: Median to be installed on Camino del Rio

Chris Lloyd with ACM Construction directs traffic Tuesday on Camino del Rio near Town Plaza. The new hotel development is installing highway features, including a center median, curbs and gutters,…

Photo: Roses of remembrance for Vietnam service members

Roses with leaflets identifying people from Southwest Colorado who died in the Vietnam War were placed at the base of the Vietnam Memorial on Monday in Iris Park. It is…

Photo: Silverton Celebration – 1940

This photo taken in September 1940 shows the Silverton town band and clowns staging for the Labor Day Celebration parade. The town was first and foremost a mining community then.…

Photo: Small brush fire contained in Durango

Durango Fire Protection District and the Durango Police Department responded to a small brush fire about 2 p.m. Monday near the Durango Housing complex near the intersection of Arroyo Drive…

Durango Protest

200 people took to Main Avenue to protest public health orders that have shut down businesses and required face coverings in crowded areas.

Photo: Honoring sacrifice will be different this year

Public Memorial Day services at Iris Park and Greenmount Cemetery have been canceled this year because of the coronavirus. The Vietnam memorial in Iris Park is also closed to public…

Homeless Community and COVID-19

homeless population at Purple Cliffs now have a kitchen, running water, bathrooms and hand sanitizer. They made a group decision not to leave the camp whenever possible due to the…

Farmington protest

Hundreds of people lined Main Avenue in Farmington on Thursday to protest state health orders that have kept counties in northwest New Mexico on a slower reopening schedule than the…

Photos: Construction underway at drained Haviland Lake

Cy Scarborough

A look back at Cy Scarborough, co-founder of the Bar D Chuck Wagon.

Photo: Second Avenue business ca. 1890

The Durango Transfer and Livery Stable was located on the 700 block of East Second Avenue. The building visible next to it (north) is the Rochester Hotel that still exists…

Photos: Grand but empty, Italian hotels await tourists

Associated Press photographers have captured the atmosphere inside prestigious establishments in Rome, Milan, Venice, on the shores of Lake Como and in Rimini, the Adriatic beach town that inspired native…

Photos: Salute to health care workers

PHOTOS: Competition craving satisfied for Durango coaches

DHS Senior Drive Through Day

first ever Durango High School Senior Drive Through Day took place on Wednesday in front of DHS. The students were cheered on by teachers, staff and fellow students.

Photos: Stillhouse Junkies bring music to their fans