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Let’s give these student-athletes the props they deserve one last time before turning our focus to the upcoming fall sea...
07/05/2025

Let’s give these student-athletes the props they deserve one last time before turning our focus to the upcoming fall season.

If you’re a frequent reader of The Durango Herald sports section, you know that in the last two months, I’ve complimented the Durango High School spring student-athletes many times. Why? Because what ...

The parade’s theme this year was Wet & Wild! and many floats did not disappoint. In particular, Durango Police Departmen...
07/05/2025

The parade’s theme this year was Wet & Wild! and many floats did not disappoint. In particular, Durango Police Department stole the show and claimed first place and a $300 prize with its “SWAT and Wild” float.

Despite having no fireworks to cap off Independence Day on Friday evening, Durango’s Four Days of the Fourth was a huge success, Ellen Babers, city community events manager, said. An estimated 6,800 p...

Cooper Wells begged his parents to take him to road nationals in Wisconsin. His pleas paid off with two national titles.
07/05/2025

Cooper Wells begged his parents to take him to road nationals in Wisconsin. His pleas paid off with two national titles.

Cooper Wells begged his parents to take him to road nationals in Wisconsin. His pleas paid off with two national titles. Wells, the 11-year-old son of Durango mountain bike Olympian Todd Wells, won a ...

He has enjoyed working in Parks and Recreation for nearly two decades, saying it feels good to have strong support from ...
07/05/2025

He has enjoyed working in Parks and Recreation for nearly two decades, saying it feels good to have strong support from a community passionate about the department’s work.

Assistant Parks and Recreation Director Scott McClain has been promoted to director of Durango Parks and Recreation after 19 years with the department. He will begin in his new role on Saturday. McCla...

🎤 Shari Rowe will perform night at the Red, White & Bulls True Western Roundup at La Plata County Fairgrounds.
07/05/2025

🎤 Shari Rowe will perform night at the Red, White & Bulls True Western Roundup at La Plata County Fairgrounds.

Shari Rowe has been singing her whole life. And for the pretty-much native Arizonan – she’s lived in the state since she was 2 – country music was a natural place for her to land, thanks to the musica...

💦 We had foam, water cannons, tin lizzies, candy for the kids ... all the makings for a fun, festive Fourth of July para...
07/05/2025

💦 We had foam, water cannons, tin lizzies, candy for the kids ... all the makings for a fun, festive Fourth of July parade on Main Avenue! 🎆

Photos: Durango gets ‘Wet and Wild’ By Jerry McBride Herald Photo Editor Friday, Jul 4, 2025 7:55 PM Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckley Park on Friday. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald) × Durango’s Fourth of July Parade makes its way up Main Avenue to Buckl...

🎆💦 VIDEO: Durango gets "Wet and Wild" at annual Fourth of July parade.
07/05/2025

🎆💦 VIDEO: Durango gets "Wet and Wild" at annual Fourth of July parade.

VIDEO: Hundreds turnout for Durango’s Fourth of July parade By Jerry McBride Herald Photo Editor Friday, Jul 4, 2025 7:45 PM × Related Stories You might also like Visitors tour Fort Lewis College’s Old Fort Campus for history day Jul 4, 2025 Photos and video: Devo BBQ, Beer and Bands (and Bikes...

“You should love America, not Mexico," agent tells family in video outside The Grocery Store in Bayfield.
07/04/2025

“You should love America, not Mexico," agent tells family in video outside The Grocery Store in Bayfield.

Immigrant rights advocates and community members say federal immigration officers engaged in profiling after two suspected undocumented immigrants were detained at a Bayfield grocery store Wednesday. ...

Grand Junction is using goats to combat noxious weeds to make more room for native plants like cottonwood trees and will...
07/04/2025

Grand Junction is using goats to combat noxious weeds to make more room for native plants like cottonwood trees and willows. At the same time, they are lowering the risk of wildfire in this hot, dry, high-desert landscape

Pedestrians and bicyclists along the Colorado Riverfront Trail in Grand Junction may have noticed something out of the ordinary this spring. In some fenced-off sections near Blue Heron Lake, 700 goats...

Drivers should expect delays this weekend, including traveling to and from Silverton from Durango for Fourth of July fes...
07/04/2025

Drivers should expect delays this weekend, including traveling to and from Silverton from Durango for Fourth of July festivities.

Colorado Department of Transportation crews are racing to complete rockfall mitigation and replace a retaining wall on U.S. Highway 550 at Coal Bank Pass before snow arrives this fall. Crews are worki...

🎆HAPPY FOURTH! Here's your full schedule of events through the holiday weekend for Durango, Silverton, Farmington, Pagos...
07/04/2025

🎆HAPPY FOURTH! Here's your full schedule of events through the holiday weekend for Durango, Silverton, Farmington, Pagosa Springs, Towaoc, Rico, Bayfield, Mancos, Dove Creek and Cortez!

Durango Thursday Scavenger Hunt in Downtown Durango. The scavenger hunt will begin at 10 a.m. Thursday and last through Sunday. Participants can pick up scavenger hunt maps at the Welcome Cen...

Even the forecaster urged caution with fireworks, campfires and trailer chains that can spark fires: "It is going to be ...
07/04/2025

Even the forecaster urged caution with fireworks, campfires and trailer chains that can spark fires: "It is going to be dry ..."

Residents and visitors celebrating Independence Day in La Plata County and surrounding areas can expect warm, dry weather to through the weekend, according to the National Weather Service in Grand Jun...

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