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Reader contest: Thank you firefighters
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Reader contest: Thank you firefighters

July 3, 2018

asked readers to send in a drawing, photo or sign (9.625 inches wide and 2.77 inches tall) thanking firefighters. We are running the top five entries on The Durango Herald…

Photo: Helping the community
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Photo: Helping the community

June 29, 2018

Wells Fargo has donated $20,000 to help with disaster relief efforts from the 416 Fire: $10,000 to the Durango Community Foundation and $10,000 to the American Red Cross of Southern…

Photo: Traffic improvements alter College Drive
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Photo: Traffic improvements alter College Drive

June 29, 2018

Several blocks of College Drive are seen from above Thursday. Recent improvements at the intersections of East Second Avenue and East Third Avenue have altered traffic flow on the busy…

Photo: A day on the river
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Photo: A day on the river

June 24, 2018

Several veterans organizations in Durango organized a raft trip down the Animas River and a picnic at Santa Rita Park on Sunday afternoon. Demetrius Lewis, chairman of the Elks Club’s…

Durango Pride
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Durango Pride

June 23, 2018

of the Durango Pride March on June 23.

Burro Fire: A day in its  life
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Burro Fire: A day in its life

June 22, 2018

a meadow northeast of Transfer Campground, a firefighter city has emerged as a strategic base to battle the 3,700-acre Burro Fire in nearby Bear Creek canyon. A fire isn’t done…

Photo: Blood donor wins Harley-Davidson motorcycle
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Photo: Blood donor wins Harley-Davidson motorcycle

June 19, 2018

Tyler Long, left, checks out his new motorcycle Tuesday with Durango Harley-Davidson owner Trevor Bird. Long won the bike after participating in a United Blood Services blood drive. “I was…

416 Fire: Reader photos June 18-22, 2018
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416 Fire: Reader photos June 18-22, 2018

June 18, 2018

rain to support signs to photos of the 416 Fire itself, Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to…

Fire tanker base
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Fire tanker base

June 17, 2018

Durango Air Tanker Base has already used more than 400,000 gallons of retardant this wildfire season to date, June 15 , 2019, the most in a summer period since the…

Photo: Smoky skies, closed trails
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Photo: Smoky skies, closed trails

June 15, 2018

Smoke from the 416 Fire blankets Durango on Friday, June 15, behind a sign closing trails at Fort Lewis College. Federal, state and local agencies have closed public lands and…

Fire behavior analysts help on 416 Fire
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Fire behavior analysts help on 416 Fire

June 14, 2018

A significant part of fighting a wildland fire is predicting fire behavior and weather. Fire behavior analysts are helping on the 416 Fire by measuring the humidity in the air…

Photo: Not a crime to wear a face mask
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Photo: Not a crime to wear a face mask

June 14, 2018

Officer Forrest Kinney with the Durango Police Department hands out N95 face masks Thursday at south City Market. Some residents are wearing masks in hopes of filtering the smoky air…

416 Fire: Top reader photos
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416 Fire: Top reader photos

June 14, 2018

Durango Herald readers have shared about 1,500 photos over the last two weeks. We've selected the top photos to share. Check them out.

416 Fire June 13
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416 Fire June 13

June 13, 2018

416 Fire burns its way to the west and north on June 13 as evacuees in areas along U.S. Highway 550 are allowed to go home.

416 Fire June 12
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416 Fire June 12

June 12, 2018

416 Fire burned farther south and west on Tuesday, June 12, sending flames high above trees.