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Photos: Durango High School football takes on Piedra Vista High School

Demons’ defense dominates in 17-0 victory on Friday night

September 6, 2025

Photo: Mules kick back

Mules take advantage of a little shade on a hot sunny Wednesday afternoon southeast of Durango. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

September 5, 2025

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Photos: Fort Lewis College men’s soccer

Skyhawks beat Lubbock Christian 2-1 in season opener on Thursday

September 5, 2025

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Photo: Isolated on the mesa

An isolated thunderstorm dumps rain southeast of Bayfield on Wednesday. Temperatures for the next few days should be in the…

September 4, 2025

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Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally

of motorcycles and tattoos were on display on Saturday

August 30, 2025

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Photos: Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo

People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to…

August 30, 2025

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PHOTO: A different kind of rodeo

People gather at the La Plata County Fairgrounds on Friday for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally Rodeo. (Wyatt Richards/Special to…

August 30, 2025

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Photo: They’re finally here

Drivers go through deep puddles on Camino del Rio as the monsoon rains finally appear in Durango on Saturday afternoon…

August 23, 2025

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Photos: A Western chuck wagon cook-out

Sandy Cooper, left, and Carrie McCauley with the Durango Cowboy Church chuck wagon, make peach-raspberry cobbler on Saturday for the…

August 23, 2025

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Photos: Durango High School football opens its season

lost 35-14 to Montrose at home on Friday night

August 23, 2025

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Photos: Chapman Hill runoff

Five drains are being installed at the base of Chapman Hill Ski Area on Thursday that will catch snowmelt and…

August 21, 2025

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Photos: Hot bear

A bear in a tree pants in the hot afternoon heat on Aug. 13, as it looks for more shade…

August 19, 2025

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Photo: Stella stays cool with spritz from spray bottle

Ana Pacheco keeps Stella, her 5-year-old Great Dane, cool Monday on Main Avenue with a spray bottle. Pacheco and Stella…

August 18, 2025

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Photos: An apple a day

While strolling Plymouth Drive on Tuesday in Durango, this mule deer buck in velvet comes across an apple that made…

August 12, 2025

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Photos: La Plata County Fair on Friday

Scotlyn Bobbin, 3, holds onto her lamb while participating in Pee Wee Showmanship on Friday during the La Plata County…

August 9, 2025

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Photos: La Plata County Fair in full swing Thursday

Turkeys in their pen on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair at the fairgrounds. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Judy…

August 8, 2025

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Photos: Training to be prepared

Mark Fleming, on the backboard, a training captain with Upper Pine River Fire Protection District, plays an injured firefighter during…

August 7, 2025

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Photo: Rain on the Elkhorn Fire

A light rain falls on the Elkhorn Fire on Friday north of Durango. The rain was not enough to change…

July 31, 2025

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Photo: Dry and dusty

Dust kicks up as a farmer prepares his field for planting on Tuesday, southeast of Durango. The National Weather Service…

July 29, 2025

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Photos: Elkhorn Fire on Sunday

The remains of a log home that caught fire Saturday and spread to the wildland, starting the Elkhorn Fire on…

July 27, 2025

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Photos: New football field at Miller Middle School

Construction crews are close to wrapping up work on the Miller Middle School Phase 2 construction project that includes a…

July 24, 2025

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Photos: Animus on the Animas

in Durango took place on beautiful summer day on July 5

July 23, 2025

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Photos: Celebrating National Parks and Rec Month – with foam!

William Balfour, 12, plays in the foam cannon at the Durango Community Recreation Center on Friday as the center celebrates…

July 19, 2025

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Photo: Duckie on the Animas River

Jilin Bai of Arcadia, California, paddles the Animas River on Tuesday as temperatures reach the 80s before the afternoon rains…

July 15, 2025