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Photo: Cat and deer make friends

Amy Rutledge’s cat, Daisy, and a deer touch noses March 18 outside Rutledge’s home at East Fourth Avenue and Third…

Photos: Storm brings snow, rain to region

A spring weather system moved into the Durango area on Tuesday, bringing snow to higher elevations and rain to the…

Photo: Drivers can expect delays on Highway 172 near airport

Drivers stop on Colorado Highway 172 near the Durango-La Plata County Airport intersection (County Road 309) on Friday. The Colorado…

Photos: Painting sunflowers for the people of Ukraine

Silvia Bedwell paints sunflowers, the national flower of Ukraine, on a window at the Strater Hotel on Wednesday for a…

Photo: Signs of spring in Durango

Spring officially began Sunday and crocus flowers are popping up in Durango, like these on East Second Avenue on Tuesday.…

Bayfield Invite track meet at Bayfield High School

Photos: Chapman Hill’s ‘Chapfest’ celebrates final days of season

August Radding, 12, comes off the rail as Chadwick Dixon cheers him on during the “Chapfest” rail jam Friday at…

Photos: Sidewalk art beautifies Seventh Street

Ronald Matson creates sidewalk art on Wednesday on east Seventh Street using chalk. “I’ve done it a few times and…

Photos: Feast Day at Fort Lewis College

The 1680 Dance Group performs on Friday at the seventh annual Feast Day at Fort Lewis College presented by the…

Photo: Snow flurries then sunshine

Snow flurries blew through Durango in the early afternoon Thursday before the sun came out later in the day. The…

Photos: Fort Lewis College students sell arts and crafts at Skyhawk Makers Market

Fort Lewis College student Kimey Begay, owner of Kimimilas Beadwork, talks about her work with fellow student Lulu Rucker on…

Fort Lewis College softball team battles Adams State University during a two-day series

Skyhawks take Saturday games 6-5, 6-3; split Friday 8-10, 7-4

Photos: La Plata County Humane Society kicks off Powder Hounds Online Art Auction

Cathy Roberts, left, holds Hercules, and Cheryl Rawson holds Betsy during the kick-off party for the La Plata County Humane…

Photo: Storm system blows dust into Durango

Strong winds blow dust through downtown Durango on Friday as a storm system moves into the region. The National Weather…

Photos: Retaining wall goes in at the Animas River Trail underpass

Robin Esterday with Long Shot Concrete Pumping uses a remote Thursday to control the boom that is pumping concrete into…

Photos: San Juan Basin Public Health is giving away COVID-19 rapid test kits

Todd Macon, COVID-19 testing coordinator with San Juan Basin Public Health, holds boxes of rapid antigen COVID-19 tests on Wednesday.…

Photo: He lost a bet, now he must dance

Bob Thom, store manager at Kroegers Ace Hardware, dances every hour on the hour Tuesday at the store’s entrance. “I…

Silverton Skijoring returns

Photo: A snowman comes to life

Kaiyanna Zospah, 4, uses a stick to make a nose on a snowman she and her dad, Nulyn Zospah, built…

Photos: Doing tricks at The Hive’s indoor skate park

Anthony Ensor, 19, skates on Thursday at The Hive Durango’s indoor skate park on Main Avenue. The Hive supports youths…

Photos: Snow flurries move through Durango

Snow was in the air Wednesday afternoon in Durango. The storm was expected to linger into Thursday morning but make…

Photos: Repairing a tow rope at Chapman Hill Ski Area

Alyas Maez, left, Filbert Trujillo, center, and Faustine Tucson, all with Durango Parks and Recreation, splice in a new section…

Photos: Clearing snow at the Durango Skate Park

Brenden Wedertz, left, and Juan Rios remove the remaining snow Friday at the Durango Skate Park, as temperatures rose into…

Photo: Bike to Work Day features T-shirts and more

Devin King, with the Multimodal Division of Durango’s Transportation Department, shows off a T-shirt on Thursday that the city is…