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Winter weather returns

much of the area under a winter weather advisory, snow returns to the area

Photo: Still time to get a Christmas tree

Lou Gaylord, a volunteer with the San Juan Mountains Association, trims the bottom of a Christmas tree Tuesday at the sales lot in the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge parking…

FLC Graduation

Lewsi College graduated about 200 seniors on Saturday.

Snowstorm hits La Plata County

roads led to several wrecks Friday morning as cold air and snow hit the region.

GED graduation

Durango Adult Education Center graduated 20 new GED-diploma recipients during a ceremony Thursday night.

Photo: South Camino del Rio crash

Medics remove a woman from a car that was involved in a rear-end crash at 2:42 p.m. Thursday at Sawyer Drive and South Camino del Rio. The 37-year-old woman was…

Shop With A Cop

enforcement decended upon Wal Mart Wednesday for the annual Shop With A Cop program.

Photo: Strolling in holiday style

Leo, a 6-month-old bulldog, toured downtown Durango on Wednesday with his owner, Kathi Clamp, while sporting his best holiday outfit.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: Stop and reflect

Brent Gleeson with the city of Durango replaces a stop sign with a new, more-reflective one at East Second Avenue and College Drive on Tuesday afternoon.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: This is a big one!

A fishy juxtaposition was discovered Monday through the windows of Duranglers, 923 Main Ave., between a fish painted on the store’s window and an advertising poster inside the store.Shaun Stanley/Durango…

Big Brothers Big Sisters

Brothers Big Sisters of Southwest Colorado have their holiday party at the Boys & Girls Club of La Plata County.

Photo: Up on the roof with holiday inflatables

Paul Tumey props up an inflatable figure Thursday on the roof of Pet Haus in the 1400 block of Main Avenue as he and co-worker Jake Wosje decorate the business…

Photo: Joy to art!

Ned Harper examines the bounty of gift options at the Durango Arts Center’s Artisans Market on Wednesday. The annual market features 45 artists from the Four Corners selling everything from…

Photo: Gift wagon a reminder to shoppers

As a reminder of the coming giving season, a display of wrapped gifts is stacked in a child’s wagon in front of Magpies Newsstand on Main Avenue on Tuesday to…

Photo: Warm hands for a winter walk

Some might say exploring Durango hand in hand is the best way. A woman crosses west Ninth Street at Main Avenue holding hands with two children as Monday afternoon’s sun…

Photo: Creativity at the arts and crafts festival

Lawrence Charley paints one of his kachina dolls Friday at the 42nd annual Holiday Arts & Crafts Festival at the La Plata County Fairgrounds, 2500 Main Ave. The fair will…

Ignacio schools

Students and teachers have woorked hard to improve test results over the past years.

Photo: Crystal cold and snow ahead

Miniature frozen crystals appeared with Thursday’s colder temperatures. Snow returns to Durango’s forecast for Friday with the National Weather Service expecting a 50 percent chance of snow most of the…

Photo: Maybe not quite eagle eyes

A bird appears to be on the lookout for a Durango parking enforcement officer or a handout snack while perched on snow-covered parking meters along east Seventh Street. The National…

Photo: Leave the driving to mom

Holland Hughes, 3, sits back and enjoys a book leaving the driving to mom, Selena Recker, on Wednesday in Ignacio after a trip to the library and grocery store.Jerry McBride/Durango…

Photo: Snow shovel season returns

The season of the shovel returns to Durango Tuesday morning as Jean-Pierre Bleger clears the sidewalk in front of his Jean-Pierre Bakery at the corner of Main Avenue and College…

Christmas tree train

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad’s second annual Christmas tree train.

Thanksgiving day dinner

Durango Community Thanksgiving Day Dinner.

Durango Turkey Trot

Durango Running Club Turkey Trot.

Photo: Who cares about caloric intake?

Neighbors – St. columba

party

Photo: Durango gives thanks

Day after the storm

Juan Mountains get a fresh coat of snow.

Standing Rock caravan

A caravan of more than 50 students, professors and others set out early Tuesday morning from Durango on a 16-plus hour drive to Standing Rock, South Dakota to spend Thanksgiving…

Photo: Pedestrian hit on Main Avenue

A Durango Fire Protection District crew loads a pedestrian into an ambulance. The pedestrian was hit by a car Tuesday evening on Main Avenue. According to a witness, the pedestrian…