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Photos: Achieving excellence
Durango High School Student Council makes presentation for the National Council of Excellence Award
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Photos: Fort Lewis College basketball
Women’s and men’s basketball teams take on South Dakota Mines
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Photo: Snowdown’s official beer
is the 30th anniversary of Ska Brewing making a beer for winter event
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Photos: Wrestling at Durango High School
Durango High School boys wrestling beat Bayfield High School Tuesday night
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Photos: Where there’s smoke there’s firefighters
Durango firefighters take advantage of the old River City Hall building for training
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Photos: New snowcat arrives at Chapman Hill
A new Prinoth winch snowcat arrives Thursday at Chapman Hill Ski Area. The old snowcat can be seen in the background. The city of Durango approved the purchase of the…
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Photos: Durango plays Montezuma-Cortez in boys, girls high school basketball
Durango girls and boys basketball teams defeat Montezuma-Cortez at DHS
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Photos: ‘Common Threads’ public art project lands at Durango airport
Common Threads, a community art project consisting of steel panels with patterns and images symbolic of the region, has been installed at the Durango-La Plata County Airport. The panels are…
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Photo: Taking in the view
A raven on a tin roof makes bird calls southeast of Durango. Forecasters are calling for a warming trend Friday, with highs in the mid-50s and lows in the mid-20s,…
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Year in photos: A look back at Southwest Colorado in 2024
Each year brings some of the new and some of the old – breaking news and cherished traditions. It is the people, their emotions, different cultures and varied forms of…
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Photo: Sledding in the snow
Residents and visitors to Durango gathered at Buckley Park with their children Saturday morning to do some sledding after a fresh batch of snow fell Friday. (Christian Burney/Durango Herald)
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Photo: Ready to get that Christmas tree out of the house?
Sean Larmore of Durango tosses his Christmas tree on Thursday at the city of Durango’s Christmas tree recycling location at Santa Rita Park, between the Animas River and the playground.…
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Photos: Licking good for the holidays
Copper, a 6-year-old bernedoodle, gets a Christmas scarf tied around his neck Friday after getting groomed by Hanna Brown at Durango Pet Resort & Spa in Durango. (Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald)cca…
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Photo: No snow, no problem
Even with temperatures reaching 50 degrees this week, Chapman Hill Ski Area in Durango has been able to make snow covering a good portion of the hill. Little tow is…
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Photos: Durango Olympians visit Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School
Local Olympian cyclists Todd Wells, left, and Riley Amos visit Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School on Tuesday to talk about the Olympic Games and the hard work and dedication they…
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Photos: Wreaths Across America honors fallen veterans
Durango residents on Saturday honor those who served their country
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Photos: Beaver bites
Two large cottonwood trees show beaver activity Wednesday along the Animas River near Ninth Street Bridge. When Durango Parks and Recreation notice beaver activity, employees visit the site to place…
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Photos: La Plata Electric Association replacing dozens of power poles north of Durango
La Plata Electric Association is in the process of replacing dozens of power poles just north of Durango city limits to Hermosa along U.S. Highway 550 in the Animas Valley.…
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Photos: Skyhawks men’s and women’s basketball
Lewis College men’s and women’s basketball lost to Regis on Saturday
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Photos: Durango and Ignacio do battle in boys basketball
defeat Bobcats 62-47 on Friday at DHS
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Photo: Putting a smile on children’s faces for the holidays
Jeff Punches, with the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 in Durango, looks over some of the toys on Thursday that have been dropped off for U.S. Marine Corps Reserve…
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Photos: Durango, Farmington girls basketball face off at DHS
Farmington came away with a 49-45 win
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Photos: Tis the season
Tis the season for Christmas decorations with Santa hats and garland on the Endurance sculpture in the roundabout at Florida Road and Riverview Drive. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca Tis the season…
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Photos: Santa arrives in a Ford Bronco to sing Christmas carols and light the tree
Singing with Santa held Friday at Buckley Park in Durango
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Photos: Running up an appetite on Thanksgiving
The Durango Turkey Trot 5-mile race takes off on Thursday at Fort Lewis College. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca
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Photos: Pets with Santa
Plata County Humane Society holds its annual fundraiser Pet Photos with Santa at Creature Comforts in Durango
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Photos: MCHS’s ‘Beauty and the Beast’ makes history
was sold out for its final three nights