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Photo: Monsoon season reluctant to lose its grip

Rain moves over the Durango area Friday as seen from Blue Hill southwest of town. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are…

Photo: Rock work will adjust Animas River flow

An excavator works in the Animas River on Thursday upstream near Smelter Rapid as a crew works to adjust flows…

William Mendoza

family of a former Fort Lewis College student with autism is accusing a policy advisor to President Barack Obama of…

Photo: First sign of winter on La Plata Mountains

Seasonal changes are here: Light snow fell overnight on the La Plata Mountains. Scattered showers and thunderstorms are expected Wednesday…

Bookstores

are there so many bookstores in Durango?

First day of school

day of school for students in Bayfiled and Durango 9-R School District

Photo: The building storm

Storm clouds, seen from the Fort Lewis College campus, build Tuesday afternoon over Durango. The National Weather Service issued a…

Photos: Teachers rally for new school year

Photo: Teachers get ready to welcome students

Time is running out for Durango 9-R School District students on summer break as the first day of classes approaches.…

Smith Sports Complex

five years and $5.5 million, the Smith Sports Complex near Fort Lewis College opened Wednesday.

Photo: Good buddies chilling in Durango

Delmer Brown, 4, center, spends some afternoon chill time with his 11-year-old twin friends Logan Byler, left, and Leland Byler…

Photo: No injuries in two-vehicle crash

The Durango Fire Protection District and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office respond to a two-vehicle crash about 10 a.m.…

Crestview Ditch

the help of grant money, the City of Durango is making improvments to the Crestview ditch in hopes of adverting…

Homeless athlete

Ignacio high school baseball player and graduated senior Joe Herrera has had a tough time in high school, being left…

Photo: Courthouse update

A construction worker with Four Suns Construction out of Aztec on Monday checks steel work on an entryway to the…

Lego bomber

Bridgham Lego creations are being spotted around Durango.

Demolition Derby

running of the annual Demolition Derby at the La Plata County Fair Saturday.

Grotts

Livestock at the Fair

4H youth livestock program at the La Plata County Fair

Photo: Turf goes down at Durango High School

Michael Bazan of General Acrylics based in Phoenix uses a roller to help lay artificial turf on Durango High School’s…

Photos: Kids and animals at the county fair

Timothy Loftis, 7, escapes a lick from his sister’s goat on Thursday at the La Plata County Fair. The fair…

Fair

Opening day at the La Plata County Fair was filled with crafts, food, plants and animals being dropped off and…

Photo: Brother and sister drop off Lego entries for La Plata County Fair

Pictures of the week

a look back the Durango Herald's top photos of the week.