Photos: Purgatory Resort opens for skiing
Randy Reames, with Purgatory Resort, scans Justin West’s lift ticket during opening day on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Owen Haines, left, and Noah Hauk ride Lift 1 back down on…
Randy Reames, with Purgatory Resort, scans Justin West’s lift ticket during opening day on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Owen Haines, left, and Noah Hauk ride Lift 1 back down on…
Mandy Morford runs in an inflatable turkey costume with La Plata Family Medicine co-workers during the Durango Turkey Trot 5-mile race on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. According to race…
lost to Eagles, 45-36, in 4A quarterfinals at home on Saturday
Cassius Carmichael, left, and Nathan Penney of Fort Lewis College plays go for a Western New Mexico University loose ball on Friday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Keither Florence…
A white bike sits Thursday along South Camino del Rio near the Larry Valdez Way intersection. The bike was placed there by the city of Durango for World Day of…
Paulita Lomaomvaya, with Toh-Atin Gallery, pulls a coat out of a bag that was dropped off Tuesday for the gallery’s Annual Food and Clothing Drive to help Dine’/Navajo families in…
Josie Davis of Fort Lewis College guards the inbound pass while playing St. Edward’s University on Tuesday at FLC. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Malia Ulery of Fort Lewis College plays…
Presley English of Durango High tackles a Ponderosa High School player on Saturday during the second round of the 4A state playoffs at DHS. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Mason Miller…
Skyhawks defeated Regis to move on to RMAC tournament semifinals
Wolverines win on Saturday, move on to state in Denver
Avery Wickes, with Ski Barn Durango, set out items on Friday for the annual Hesperus Ski Patrol Ski Swap on Saturday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Exhibit…
Kathleen Shadell, a volunteer, hands a brochure to Janelle Maynes about how to make a donation to a SNAP emergency relief fund on Saturday at Albertsons grocery store. The The…
Altostratus undulatus clouds could be seen Wednesday from the Florida Mesa southeast of Durango. The wavy look is caused by wind shear, which occurs when layers of air at slightly…
A worker donning a Grinch Santa costume wraps a tree with Christmas lights Monday in Durango's Buckley Park. (Scout Edmondson/Durango Herald)cca A worker donning a Grinch Santa costume wraps a…
Durango resident Mark Morgan makes a final adjustment to a Halloween decoration Thursday at his home along north Main Avenue. Check out Sunday’s print edition of The Durango Herald for…
Bridge inspectors carry out an inspection Oct. 22 of the Santa Rita Bridge on Camino del Rio that crosses the Animas River. Colorado Department of Transportation is in the process…
than 100 demonstrators react to immigration arrests of two children, parent in Durango
Rachel Grammer and her son, Ezra, decorate pumpkins at the Durango Farmers Market on Saturday, the last Durango Farmers Market of the season. Some kids went trick-or-treating vendor to vendor.…
Maggie Leonhart, 11, drops a paper plate into a garbage bag that Elouise Duthie, 10, holds as children from the Boys and Girls Club of La Plata County pick up…
Warm temperatures, sunshine and fall colors make for pleasant walking conditions Tuesday along the Animas River in Durango. The National Weather Service calls for mostly sunny skies Wednesday and a…
Leo Martinez, with McCarty Excavation & Construction at Vallecito Reservoir, builds a levee to keep Vallecito Creek from additional flooding around homes in north Vallecito. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Jean Earp,…
A boater tries to free his raft Tuesday afternoon after getting hung up on debris at the Main Avenue Bridge while rafting the high water flow on the Animas River.…
Jessica and Jimmy Micikas have a little fun with Halloween decorations Tuesday in front of their home on North College Drive, which has been under construction for about two years.…
Apple pressing for cider remains a popular attraction at the 17th-annual Apple Days Festival Saturday in Buckley Park. The festival celebrates the area’s apple abundance, helps feed the community and…
finished 14th after two rounds at Fox Hill Club in Longmont
Vickie Murray, left, Kim Kuehl, center, and Dolly Child putt toward the flagstaff that has a pink flag Tuesday at Hillcrest Golf Club. This is the second year the course…
Crime fighter and Batmobile builder Mike Esch of Albuquerque stands next to his creation on Saturday at the Harvest Festival Car Show in Ignacio. It has taken Esch 25 years…
The Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade is held Saturday on Main Avenue in downtown Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Ballet Folklorico de Durango performs during the Durango Cowboy Gathering Parade on…
Buyers and sellers keep an eye on how much the cattle are selling for during the High Country Cattle Auction on Sept. 23 in Breen southwest of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango…
Work on Ewing Mesa Road leading up to Durango Mesa Park should be complete in November with paving operations beginning soon. Construction included bringing the grade down, storm drainage work…