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Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer
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Photo: Clouds lift to reveal a frosty layer

November 22, 2016

Clouds clung to the west Needle Mountains on Tuesday morning, a day after a Pacific storm unloaded more than a foot of snow in the San Juan Mountains north of…

FLC Lady basketball
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FLC Lady basketball

November 19, 2016

Lewis College women's basketball take on Northern New Mexico College.

Purgatory Opens
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Purgatory Opens

November 19, 2016

Purgatory Resort offered mountain biking and skiing on opening day.

Photo: Lakeside
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Photo: Lakeside

November 19, 2016

Chris and Erin Adams take their dog Surry for a walk around Haviland Lake on Saturday north of Durango. The National Weather Service is forecasting a warm, sunny day today…

Photo: An ideal day for a run
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Photo: An ideal day for a run

November 18, 2016

A runner sprints along the Rim Trail on Friday on the edge of the Fort Lewis College campus. Brilliant blue skies will return to the region Saturday and temperatures will…

Photo: Picture Perfect
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Photo: Picture Perfect

November 16, 2016

A pedestrian walking along East Second Avenue becomes part of a strange juxtaposition of art discovered within the Durango Art Center on Wednesday involving a large photograph, called “JC and…

Standing Rock Protest
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Standing Rock Protest

November 15, 2016

support of the Standing Rock Sioux Reservation's opposition to the Dakota Access Pipeline, protestors took to the streets in Durango Tuesday.

Photo: The lights go up
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Photo: The lights go up

November 14, 2016

Steve Beck with JTD Ventures hangs Christmas lights on the exterior of the Main Mall building Monday ahead of the prime seasonal shopping days.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

Photo: Spuds for sale in the Animas Valley
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Photo: Spuds for sale in the Animas Valley

November 11, 2016

Wes Hartman stops at East Animas Road (County Road 250) and Trimble Lane (County Road 252) Friday to buy a bag of potatoes from Sam and Tanna Noble. The longtime…

Photo: Aglow with color
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Photo: Aglow with color

November 10, 2016

Fleeting signs of fall were discovered Thursday at Riverfront Park as a bicyclist passes fall leaves along the Animas River Trail under brilliant blue skies. The high for today, Veterans…

Photo: Supersize Santa
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Photo: Supersize Santa

November 9, 2016

“It’s my gift to the community,” said Patrick Welch, right, coach maintenance supervisor for the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, about a duty he seeks out every year: inflating…

Photo: Firing up the base
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Photo: Firing up the base

November 6, 2016

California Gov. Jerry Brown makes a quick stop at the La Plata County Democrats office in Durango on Sunday, urging a crowd of about 50 to vote for Democratic presidential…

Beauty And The Beast
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Beauty And The Beast

November 3, 2016

Durango High School Theatre troupe rehearse their upcoming performance of Beauty And The Beast.

Photo: Bicyclist enjoys good riding weather
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Photo: Bicyclist enjoys good riding weather

November 3, 2016

A bicyclist races around the bottom of a satellite dish while doing laps on campus at Fort Lewis College under partly cloudy skies. The ongoing delightful autumn weather is likely…

DHS boys soccer
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DHS boys soccer

November 1, 2016

Durango High School takes on Skyview High School in the Second round of the CHSAA playoffs on Tuesday night at DHS.

Photo: Animas Valley controlled burn
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Photo: Animas Valley controlled burn

October 31, 2016

A controlled burn in the Animas Valley on Monday morning shows the effects from morning winds.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald A controlled burn in the Animas Valley on Monday morning showed the…

FLC women’s soccer
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FLC women’s soccer

October 28, 2016

Lewis College women's soccer take on Colorado School of Mines.

The Adobe Building fire
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The Adobe Building fire

October 27, 2016

days after a massive fire destroyed a historic downtown Pagosa Springs building, businesses that occupied it are struggling to find space to reopen quickly and replace hard goods.