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Photo: MakerLab celebrates grand opening at Powerhouse

Heather Houk and her son, Noah Houk, piece together a puzzle at the grand opening of the MakerLab on Friday…

The Blotter

Friday 5:39 a.m. A man found a revolver in the 3300 block of Main Avenue. Thursday 2:12 p.m. A vehicle…

Dolores Schools receive grant to build health clinic

Superintendent hopes to build next year

Best bets for the weekend

To celebrate the trails and community in Durango, Trails 2000 will host the second annual Happy Trails Festival from 11…

More than 300 pieces of jewelry stolen from Durango gallery

Items could be worth hundreds of thousands

Food safety violations in Southwest Colorado spike

More inspectors, refocus leads to increase

Snow dusts high peaks in San Juan Mountains

Lower temperatures, snowfall in forecast

Republican women to hold luncheon

The featured speaker will be Amy Oliver Cooke, executive vice president and director of the Energy and Environmental Policy Center…

Instructor to offer free yoga class

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Cary Kennedy, candidate for governor, visits Durango

Democrat wants reform of constitutional limits on growth of state revenue

Bayfield to offer free mulch loading Sunday

JERRY McBRIDE/Durango Herald file La Plata County staff members will be on site with heavy equipment to load vehicles and…

Durango celebrates years of effort to create Whitewater Park

Rapids will be tweaked for next year’s boating season

San Juan Citizens Alliance hires advocate for Animas River

Full-time employee brings background in water-quality science

Man stabs attacker in chest at homeless camp west of Durango

Second stabbing incident in about two weeks; sheriff says he’s ‘concerned’

Kiwanis Club to hold Pancake Day event

Pancakes, scrambled eggs, ham, maple- and fruit-flavored syrups, green chiles, salsa, coffee, tea, orange juice and milk will be served.…

Parents invited to mindfulness, nutrition talk

The talk will give tips for healthy family lifestyles, how to fill nutritional gaps, ways to plan healthy meals and…

Mercy leads event to encourage dialogue about death, dying

‘It is something that we do not do well in our culture’

Photos: A new judge takes the oath

Indian Biz Expo explores strategies for success

Southern Ute Indian Tribe cited as a model

The Blotter

Wednesday 11:19 a.m. Two women were fighting, and one threw bleach on the other, according to a report at Spanish…

Labor Day DUI blitz cites 1,184 impaired drivers in Colorado

Fall crackdown to continue through Oct. 23

Registration opens for nonprofit board training series

Trainings will be held from 4 to 6 p.m.: Oct. 10 at Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave.Oct. 24…

Durango/La Plata Senior Center to offer program for new dancers

A modern Western square dance will be featured. The program is for seniors who want to keep their minds sharp…

Algae bloom blossoms in Animas River south of Durango

Water officials unsure of cause; no threat to human health