Andrew Fletcher, assistant athletic director-facilities at Fort Lewis College, vacuums water Tuesday off of Aspen Field, home to the women’s softball team. Last month, snowblowers and a small plow cleared…
Snow removal downtown has always been a challenge. This street scene shows the 900 block of Main Avenue. The cafe sign at the center of the block on the left…
Durango's week-long party rocked and rolled into the weekend starting early on Saturday. With the Light Parade in the rear view, A Rockin' Snowdown continued with heavy lifting, a big…
Rockin' Snowdown events Thursday featured the Roadie Tricycle Race, the Hot Wings Eating Contest and the Mini Bike Derby.
Durango residents flaunted their fashion prowess Wednesday during the Snowdown Fashion Do's and Don'ts at the La Plata County Fairgrounds. This year's theme is "A Rockin' Snowdown."
The best-known ones are in the summer, including running with bulls through the narrow streets of Pamplona or hundreds of people throwing ripe tomatoes at each other near Valencia. But…
In the late 1800s, the Southern Ute Tribe consisted of three bands: the Weeminuche, the Muache and the Capote Utes. Chief Ignacio was the leader of the Weeminuche. In 1880,…
Durango High School boys and girls basketball teams take on Grand Junction High School on Saturday at DHS.
climbers from around the world descended on the small mountain town of Ouray for the 25th Ouray Ice Festival.
Sunny skies and temperatures in the 40s on Friday made a fine day for fishing on the Animas River. The National Weather Service says there is the possibility of patchy…
A home on Jenkins Ranch Road sold for $3.1 million on Dec. 31, 2019, making it the most expensive sale within Durango city limits in recent memory, according to a…
Katherine Dudley shovels her sidewalk Tuesday in northwest Durango. The storm, which made for a slippery morning commute, brought a couple inches of snow to the city and more to…
This photo was likely taken quite early in Durango’s history, some time after 1890. The view is from east to west across Third Avenue at 11th Street, looking toward the…
Durango High School hosts what could be the last swim meet held at the Fort Lewis College pool.
Hundreds took part in the Women's March on Saturday carrying signs down Main Avenue to Buckley Park where they rallied and listened to speakers.
Durango Chamber of Commerce held Durango Rocks, its annual awards celebration, on Thursday at the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College.
After finishing exams, Durango High School students Deana Lancaster, 17, front, and Ella Stevens, 16, swing away some stress on a sunny Tuesday afternoon at Memorial Park. Wednesday will bring…
Not to be confused with the better-known, longer-operated Durango Smelter, the Standard Smelter was built in 1892 about a half-mile downstream from the Durango Smelter. Built and managed by Otto…
This photo was taken in front of a Bayfield drugstore and barbershop nearly 110 years ago. The structure housing the drugstore still exists at the northwest corner of Mill and…
300 people paid their respects Saturday at a memorial for longtime Cortez Police Chief Roy Lane.
On Oct. 7, 1915, Colorado native Jack Dempsey, left, took on Andy Malloy in a 10-round boxing match at the Gem Theater in Durango. The Gem was located at the…
In the early 1900s, cars were still considered somewhat of a novelty in Durango. They made good subject matter for studio pictures, as evidenced by these four men who chose…
