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Photos: Purgatory Resort opens for skiing
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Photos: Purgatory Resort opens for skiing

November 29, 2025

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…

Photos: Durango Turkey Trot
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Photos: Durango Turkey Trot

November 27, 2025

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…

Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s basketball at home
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Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s basketball at home

November 22, 2025

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…

Photo: White bike for remembrance
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Photo: White bike for remembrance

November 21, 2025

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…

Photo: Toh-Atin Gallery food and clothing drive
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Photo: Toh-Atin Gallery food and clothing drive

November 19, 2025

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…

Photos: Time to swap
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Photos: Time to swap

November 8, 2025

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…

Photo: SNAP relief donations
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Photo: SNAP relief donations

November 8, 2025

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…

Photo: Shear beauty above Florida Mesa
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Photo: Shear beauty above Florida Mesa

November 6, 2025

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…

Photos: How the Grinch set up Christmas
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Photos: How the Grinch set up Christmas

November 4, 2025

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…

Photo: Bone to be wild
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Photo: Bone to be wild

October 30, 2025

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…

Photos: Bridge inspections
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Photos: Bridge inspections

October 28, 2025

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…

Photos: River pickup
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Photos: River pickup

October 23, 2025

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…

Photo: Walking in beauty
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Photo: Walking in beauty

October 21, 2025

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…

Photos: Vallecito flooding aftermath
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Photos: Vallecito flooding aftermath

October 16, 2025

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,…

Photos: Skeleton crew
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Photos: Skeleton crew

October 14, 2025

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.…

Photo: Apple Days Festival in Durango
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Photo: Apple Days Festival in Durango

October 11, 2025

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…

Photos: Breast Cancer Awareness Month
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Photos: Breast Cancer Awareness Month

October 7, 2025

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…

Photos: Harvest Festival Car Show in Ignacio
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Photos: Harvest Festival Car Show in Ignacio

October 4, 2025

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…

Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade
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Photos: Cowboy Gathering Social and Parade

October 4, 2025

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…

Photos: High County Cattle Auction
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Photos: High County Cattle Auction

October 2, 2025

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…