Construction crews are close to wrapping up work on the Miller Middle School Phase 2 construction project that includes a new track, football field and dedicated drop-off zone for buses…
William Balfour, 12, plays in the foam cannon at the Durango Community Recreation Center on Friday as the center celebrates National Parks & Rec Month. The event included a foam…
Jilin Bai of Arcadia, California, paddles the Animas River on Tuesday as temperatures reach the 80s before the afternoon rains arrived in Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
Brooke Minnich, left, garden manager at the Durango School District SOIL Outdoor Learning Lab, and interns Brooke Lant, center, and Raine Lohr look over the recently stocked koi fish on…
Workers with D&L Construction of Cortez level out the road base on North College Drive on Tuesday after pulling up the old asphalt and taking the base down 13 to…
Durango Police Department stole the show and claimed first place in Durango’s annual Fourth of July Parade with its “SWAT and Wild” float featuring a water gun and officers wielding…
Rachael Gruen with her son, Evan Gruen, 4, and her dad, Ed McCoola, who floats with his grandson, Izzy Gruen, 6, enjoy a lazy float down the Animas River on…
Golfers tee off on green grass Tuesday at Hillcrest Golf Club. A large patch of dry, brittle ground can be seen behind them. The contrast shows what a difference water…
Setting up for Juneteenth and The Wells Group’s anniversary bash
Back row: Caspian Katzer, Matt Watts, Rohan White, Lora White, Lake Jorgenson and Cailin Campbell. Middle row: Selah Bagdol, Anya Cole, Lillian Phillips, Susan Katzer and Mekhi Wayman. Front row:…
Durango Fire Protection District tears down old Station 2 after housing firefighters for 40 years
About 2,600 people took to the streets on Saturday in a “No Kings” march and rally, making their way up Main Avenue from College Drive to Buckley Park. (Jerry McBride/Durango…
Front to back left, Ryan Beevers, 9, Abel Blaisdell, 9, Ellie Linville, 7, and Adrien Linville, build beaver dams with sand, rock, willow trees and water with the help of…
A steady breeze Thursday makes for fun sailing Thursday at Lake Nighthorse. Summer hours for the lake are 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. daily. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca The Wibit Aqua…
The city of Durango is accepting pro and con statements regarding Durango Fire Protection District’s ballot measure proposing a property tax increase within city limits to fund a new fire…
A family of foxes, or a skulk, play outside their den on Friday near Hermosa. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca A family of foxes, or a skulk, play outside their den on…
Bloomfield Police Department Chief Phillip Francisco presents the folded U.S. flag to Pamela Sanchez, mother of the fallen officer Timothy Ontiveros, during the funeral service on Monday. (Curtis Ray Benally/Special…
Jim Van Sickle looks over a caboose he purchased that used to belong to Andy Saez, a railroad lover who lived in the Animas Valley north of Durango before his…
Taco Libre takes an early lead in Tuesday’s Battle of the Animas, which is a race among dozens of employees from Durango’s service industry – including shops, hotels and restaurants.…
Durango Police Department Chief Brice Current, right, presents an old ID belonging to officer Leonard Martinez during his retirement celebration on Friday at the Durango Community Recreation Center. Martinez, 68,…
Elijah Bowman, a senior from Cortez, speaks at the GOAL High School graduation ceremony held Friday at the Fort Lewis College Concert Hall. GOAL graduated 120 seniors from Southwest Colorado,…
A giant-sized boulder sits along the side of U.S. Highway 160 west of Twin Buttes after falling from a ridgeline, taking out trees and creating a new pond in a…
