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Durango rocketry team learns from last year’s mistakes ahead of this weekend’s competition

Students will use various nose cone sizes to adapt for low-altitude conditions

May 14, 2024

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Durango considers higher fees for developers who opt out of affordable housing requirement

Changes to Fair Share program aim to increase supply

May 14, 2024

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Photos: Auroras as seen from Durango and Vallecito Reservoir

The aurora lights as seen from Durango, looking up the Animas Valley, about 10:40 p.m. Saturday. This photo was taken…

May 14, 2024

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Mountain Capital Partners adds another Chile ski resort to portfolio

Durango-based company looks to combine new ski area with resort purchased in 2023

May 14, 2024

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Durango student’s bipartisan effort to address climate change helps pass state education bill

Trouble, a network of high school sustainability clubs, testifies before Colorado lawmakers

May 14, 2024

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Man pleads guilty to fatally stabbing Bayfield Speedway clerk

Damitre Burch faces 35 years in prison for killing Jadah Willmett, 21

May 13, 2024

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Federal, state officials laud funding for fish passage in La Plata County

$700,000 from infrastructure bill will go to culvert replacement

May 12, 2024

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Fireworks to reignite Durango skies this Fourth of July, weather permitting

Pyrotechnics haven’t marked Independence Day since 2019

May 11, 2024

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How will the state use Gold King Mine settlement funds?

A pot of $7.3 million is available to address damage to natural resources

May 11, 2024

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Photos: Durango High School ag classes raise sheep

Durango High School students from left, Kylee Cheese, 15, Shaylee Valencia, 16, Lilli Williams, 16, and Grier Metz, 14, hold…

May 10, 2024

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Durango Herald wins 31 press awards in Top of the Rockies contest

Newspaper collected more prizes than any other Colorado publication

May 10, 2024

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Durango students’ advocacy leads to passing of state Narcan bill

Student says more can be done about drug education

May 10, 2024

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Southwest Colorado’s largest interchange project to be completed later this month

Grandview connection dubbed ‘Bridge to the Future’

May 10, 2024

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Prescribed burn blamed for hazy skies across parts of Southwest Colorado

Firefighters burned about 1,130 acres Thursday in Boggy Draw area

May 10, 2024

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Photo: When it rains, it drains

Damon Abeln, superintendent with F&M Construction, guides a front-end loader as it dumps dirt and rock to temporarily block the…

May 9, 2024

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The Hive inches closer to finding a new home in Durango

of youth program has been in doubt since running into lease problems

May 9, 2024

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Durango enters tax incentive program to attract new businesses

Rural Jump-Start Zone plan targets ‘economically distressed’ cities and counties

May 8, 2024

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Bayfield to host community ‘Yard Sale Day’

will be held June 1 and will help benefit 2024 Heritage Day and Sheep Trailing community event

May 8, 2024

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Mancos man undergoing treatment at burn center after car explosion

Shaw received burns over 25% of his body

May 8, 2024

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Injured firefighter greeted by community support in Durango

months after a tree landed on his head, 50 motorcyclists rode to raise money for Jim Meyer

May 8, 2024

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Sen. Bennet announces $2.3 million for Southern Ute water infrastructure

Department of Interior pledges $147.6 million in total investments to 42 projects in 10 states

May 7, 2024

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Photos: Kiwanis Club of Durango Child Safety Day

Children rush to tackle Jake Burton, a Durango Fire Protection District firefighter, who encouraged them not to be afraid when…

May 7, 2024

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Durango School District hit with fine for mass email mentioning political candidate

District says communication was meant to inform, not advocate

May 7, 2024

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Durango Police Department’s push to stop mini liquor bottle sales was short-lived

store owner says loss of shooter bottle sales was too much of a hit

May 7, 2024