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Photos: Birds of a feather

A Canada goose and its gosling take a drink of water from the Animas River on Thursday as the little…

May 8, 2026

Photos: Ripe for the taking

Brooke Frazer, Manna soup kitchen garden manager, moves tomatoes around Manna’s greenhouse on Thursday in preparation for the Manna Plant…

May 8, 2026

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Photos: Kiwanis Club of Durango hosts Safety Day

Johnny Rooney, front, community educator with Durango Fire Protection District, and Doug Brockett, fire investigator and inspector with DFPD, give…

May 5, 2026

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Photos: A dandy festival

James Silva makes a Jack Skellington balloon for Miggy Noyes, 4, as his mom Dani Noyes looks on during the…

May 2, 2026

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Photos: Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony

Families and friends look on as the graduates enter Ray Dennison Memorial Field during the Fort Lewis College commencement ceremony…

May 2, 2026

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Photos: National Adopt a Shelter Pet Day to be celebrated Friday in La Plata County

Remington, a heeler-mix and a toy-loving goofball, was available for adoption Thursday at the Plata County Humane Society. The pet…

April 30, 2026

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Photos: Building skills

Escalante Middle School eighth graders from left, Wesley Schaefer, 13; Kolten Merrick, 14; and Yanira Rodriguez, 13, build a playhouse…

April 28, 2026

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Photo: Two-car crash snarls traffic on Florida Road

A two-vehicle collision snarled traffic at 1:13 p.m. Friday on Florida Road. Durango Police Department spokeswoman Amanda Garrison said a…

April 24, 2026

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Photos: A power move

La Plata Electric Association replaces the power pole near Metz Lane and East Animas Road (County Road 250) on Thursday…

April 23, 2026

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Photos: Ron Keller Invitational track meet

Demons win home meet against local schools on Saturday

April 18, 2026

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Photos: Watch your speed

An automated speed enforcement camera takes photos of speeding vehicles Tuesday on Animas View Drive. Speeding drivers will be sent…

April 17, 2026

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Photos: Brewing up an Iron Horse tradition

Getting together for the 31st year of brewing, the Face Plant beer collaboration team includes from left, JP Hope, of…

April 16, 2026

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Photos: Winter’s encore

A red-winged blackbird sings out from a snow-covered aspen tree Tuesday at Purgatory Resort after several inches of snow fell…

April 14, 2026

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Photos: Ben Nighthorse Campbell memorial

Programs handed out during the Ben Nighthorse Campbell Memorial Celebration on Monday at the Sky Ute Casino. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)…

April 13, 2026

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Photo: In the catbird seat

Jade Pruett reads “The Warmth of Other Suns,” by Isabel Wilkerson, on Saturday in the window of Maria’s Bookshop in…

April 11, 2026

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Photo: Jibbing around

Jarod Azzarito, with MTB Jibs, jumps over James Flint, with Mountain Time Productions, as he shoots video on April 2…

April 9, 2026

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Photos: Lemon Reservoir sitting pretty going into irrigation season

Lemon Reservoir sits 82% full on Tuesday north of Durango, holding 32,740 acre feet of water. With the October rains…

April 7, 2026

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Photos: A very welcome spring storm

A spring storm Tuesday and Wednesday brought 1 to 2 feet of snow to the San Juan Mountains, including about…

April 2, 2026

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Photo: Every little bit of snow helps

The early morning sun lights up the La Plata Mountains on Thursday after fresh snowfall from a recent storm. (Jerry…

April 2, 2026

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Photo: A window into Easter spirit

Diana Crawford paints an Easter mural on the windows of Firestone of Durango on Thursday on north Main Avenue. (Jerry…

April 2, 2026

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Photos: Taking advantage of the early runoff

Jeff Seebach rows through the Durango Whitewater Park with Amber Best in front and Truett Seebach, 8, in the back…

March 27, 2026

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Photo: Paddling on the Animas River

Michael Schweitz paddles down the Animas River on Tuesday after putting in at Oxbow Park before turning around and heading…

March 24, 2026

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Photos: Rocking it on Colorado Highway 3

Workers with Apex Rockfall Mitigation reinstall two metal beams and a metal curtain that catches falling rock Tuesday above Colorado…

March 18, 2026

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Photo: Hammock in the sky

Xiimara Salazar, a Fort Lewis College freshman from Alaska, enjoys downtime Tuesday on campus with temperatures in the 60s. (Jerry…

March 10, 2026