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Photo: Wheels under their feet

Sunshine Bankston, right, helps Trina Gearhart learn to in-line skate on Friday in the parking lot at Durango High School.…

Mark Redwine trial closing arguments

Photos: Four Corners Gem and Mineral Show sparkles at fairgrounds

Clay Collins, co-owner of Tronic Rocks, talks with customers on Friday, as Brazilian quartz rises from his table at the…

Photos: Kiwanis Club of Durango installs bike bells on Animas River Trail

Ken Le Roy, left, and Jim Bowlen, both with the Kiwanis Club of Durango, install bike bells for Donna and…

Photo: Made in the shade

As the sun shines bright and temperatures climb into the 80s Tuesday, a deer tries to stay cool in the…

Photos: Fireworks return to light up Cortez sky

City’s parks fill up with families from around the Four Corners

Photo: Bayfield Marshal’s Office patrols on Segway

Joe McIntyre, chief of the Bayfield Marshal’s Office, on Friday rides the department’s Segway, which will be used to patrol…

Photo: Durango McDonald’s closes for major renovation

Construction crews work Thursday at the McDonald’s in Durango. The fast-food restaurant closed recently for a major renovation and rebuild,…

Photos: Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey stops at Fort Lewis College

Great Old Broads for Wilderness hosted the Red Road to D.C. Totem Pole Journey on Tuesday at Fort Lewis College,…

Photos: Griego’s Mexican restaurant celebrates 50 years

A toast is raised on Saturday during the celebration of Griego’s Mexican restaurant's 50th anniversary in Durango. Rachel Griego and…

Photo: Casting for trout on the Animas River

As water levels drop in the Animas River, anglers such as Aaron Jackson on Friday begin pursuing trout. The National…

Photos: Florida Road construction begins

Jacen Nash with Western Milling helps operate a milling machine Thursday at Riverview Drive and the Florida Road roundabout. A…

Dylan Redwine’s friends testify on second day of jury trial

Friends describe boy’s habit of quickly responding to texts, and alarm when he stopped communicating

Photos: Cattle on the move near Ignacio

Randy Neil opens a gate as he moves his cattle Tuesday from one pasture to another near Ignacio. Neil rotates…

Photos: Tree falls in west Durango, damaging truck

A massive tree near West Second Avenue and 19th Street in Durango came crashing down earlier this week, covering a…

Photo: New Freddy’s and Dunkin’ buildings take shape

The Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers and the Dunkin’ buildings on Escalante Drive take shape on Thursday. The fast-food restaurants…

Wildfire erupts east of Durango; evacuations ordered

Photo: Produce stand opens on north Main Avenue

Joshua Bair with Peach Valley Produce sells cherries to Robin Preston, center, and Lori Russell on Tuesday at the produce…

Ute Mountain rodeo entertains Friday night crowd

Photo: Ride the Rockies sets up in Durango

Nicolas Day, front, and Drew Ostrander, both with Summit Cycle Solutions, inflate mattresses inside 162 tents on Friday at the…

Photos: Momma and foal

A foal finds its mom, after taking a nap in a field on Thursday along County Road 234. (Jerry McBride/Durango…

Durango High School athletes compete in the Ron Keller Invitational Track Meet at DHS.

Durango High School girls soccer takes on Fruita Monument High School

Photo: Frontier Airlines begins service from Durango to Denver and Las Vegas

The Frontier Airlines ground crew waves goodbye on Friday to the first Frontier flight to leave Durango-La Plata County Airport…