Reader contest: Thank you firefighters
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…
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…
readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected].
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…
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…
Officer Ron Wysocki with the Durango Police Department escorts cyclists down Main Avenue on Monday during the Paul Wilbert Memorial Passeggiata as part of the city of Durango’s Clean Commute…
Fort Lewis College celebrates retiring President Dene Kay Thomas on Tuesday with a “Farewell, Dene!” party at Sitter Family Hall on campus. Thomas, whose last official day will be July…
readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected].
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…
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…
Passengers rode a Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad train on Friday for the first time since the 416 Fire broke out June 1. The diesel-powered train took passengers from…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Karen Stiner and Emily Kassay enjoy free coffee on the patio of 81301 Coffee Inc. on Friday at 3101 Main Ave. The shop offered free coffee to all who came…
readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected]. Reminder: do not go to the fire to…
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…
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…
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.
readers share their photos from Day 14 of the 416 Fire. If you have photos to share, please email [email protected]. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos.…
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.
readers share their photos from the 416 Fire. If you have photos or video to share, please send them to [email protected]. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take…
416 Fire burned farther south and west on Tuesday, June 12, sending flames high above trees.