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Photos: Fiesta at Fort Lewis College

Photos: It’s official, La Plata County has a new manager

Photo: Winter 1915

Winter 1915 was severe for the east side of the 700 block of Main Avenue. Snow was piled high and…

Spring ice skating show

figure skaters take to the ice for the spring ice skating show at Chapman Hill Ice Rink.

Photos: In bloom

Photo: Hoofin’ it into spring

Deer walk the base of Chapman Hill on Friday, where people skied a week ago before warm temperatures started clearing…

Photos: Mud over East Animas Road keeps flowing

Photo: Animas City 1897

In the center of this 1897 photo is the 32nd Street Bridge. Two buildings seen here still exist. The white…

Photo: Goose rests on a rising river

A goose sits on its nest Thursday in the middle of the Animas River behind the Powerhouse Science Center. Time…

Photos: ‘Creativity Festivity’ features art from Durango students

Photo: Flash dance

Salsa Dance Durango held a salsa dance flash mob Saturday at the corner of Seventh Street and Main Avenue as…

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad clears avalanches

Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad clears avalanche snow from the tracks between Rockwood and Silverton in 2005.

Photos: Runoff spills out of Tripp Creek

Missionary Ridge rockslide

Thousands of tons of rock, mud and trees came down crossing East Animas Road (County Road 250) as a result…

Photo: A warm day for a walk

Twin sisters Sally Schiavone, left, and Susanne Sommer take advantage of a warm Tuesday afternoon to go for a walk…

Red Mountain Pass unburied

Mountain Pass was closed for about 20 days this winter after numerous avalanches buried the road, up to 30 feet…

Photos: Red Mountain Pass, after the storm

Photos: Spring may have sprung, but winter weather lingers long

Photo: Celebrating ‘Rosie the Riveter Day’ at the Durango Elks Lodge

Wilma Daum, 95, is surrounded by Girl Scout Troop No. 26243 during a “Rosie the Riveter Day” celebration Thursday at…

Photo: Science on display

Tim Barnett and his daughter, Sophia, 11, listen to Savana Henning, a Fort Lewis College senior anthropology major, as she…

Photos: Students showcase their knowledge on National History Day

Fort Lewis College stages “My Favorite Year”

Fort Lewis College Theatre Department will open its latest production, "My Favorite Year," on Friday night at the Mainstage Theatre…

Photos: Defend yourself

Photo: Where the rubber meets the shrapnel

Mike Lewis, owner of Firestone of Durango, has collected some strange objects that have caused flats over the 39 years…