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Motorcycle crashes twice near Coal Bank Pass

suffered some injuries

June 27, 2015

Lightning starts small fires near Vallecito

than an acre burned

School district boosts ad push

Revenue to help offset support costs

Dayplanner Saturday

Durango Farmers Market, 8 a.m.-noon, First National Bank parking lot, www.durangofarmersmarket.org. Mesa Verde Paint Horse Club open horse show, entries,…

Cortez Cultural Center plans to close, reorganize

Museum, gift shop to shut down this fall

The Blotter

Thursday 8:58 a.m. Police responded to an altercation between tenants at Four Corners Health Care, 2911 Junction St. 3:25 p.m.…

Main Avenue trees to light up

will be wrapped with LEDs

Critics target universal health-care plan

Proponents collecting signatures for $25B tax question in 2016

Environmentalists take Wolf Creek fight to D.C.

press Forest Service about land swap

May DUIs/DWAIs

The following are convictions made in May 2015 for driving under the influence with a blood-alcohol content of 0.08 percent…

Reactions from Durango about the Supreme Court ruling on gay marriage

The Durango Herald asked people on Main Avenue: “What do you think of the Supreme Court’s ruling on gay marriage.”

Helicopter used in search of Animas

20-year-old was swept away by current Thursday night

Local Briefs

Bayfield Early Education Programs is celebrating its 20th birthday in 2015. All kids, big and small, who have attended the…

Arts, crafts in the park

Mark Wardell of WW Woods and Things of Durango sets up his booth Friday at the Fun in the Sun…

Mesa Verde takes the prize

Beth Wheeler, a seasonal interpretive ranger at Mesa Verde National Park, answers questions from a tour group at Cliff Palace…

Electra Lake open to public after dam repairs

rules to protect from invasive species

Landmark for gay rights

Supreme Court rules 5-4 in favor of same-sex marriage

Lots of pride

Thursday night drew a large crowd of members of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and straight communities. Events will continue…

Durango’s water gets refresh

treatment process phasing out chlorine gas and tablets

Local bands battling to play at rally

Saturday night’s “Battle of the Bands” at the Billy Goat Saloon in Gem Village will do just that. “These are…

Calendar of Events

Source Gas open house for natural gas service in Forest Lakes, noon to 7 p.m. Forest Lakes Activity Center, 998…

Bureau of Reclamation planning recreation work at Lake Nighthorse

Lack of recreation access has been a sore point and a source of snarky jokes for area residents since the…