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Colorado Amendment 86 seeks to change the way mid-decade congressional redistricting is done. Find out who supports it, and who doesn’t. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT Colorado Amendment 86: Addressing mid-decade congressional redistricting
Dear Rachel: How do I show respect and dignity toward people who are disrespectful? durangoherald.com/articles/c…
A lawsuit filed by Durango resident Charles Shaw against the city of Durango over the city's city hall and police station project heads to court this week. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT Durango resident and city head to court over city hall project
In 2026, the Fort Lewis College Village Aid Project's 20th year since its founding, volunteers built infrastructure in Zambia and the Navajo Nation. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
The city of Durango has two cost estimates for upgrading and redesigning Main Avenue, one for doing utilities and another for doing both utilities and streetscaping. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT Cost estimates are in for Durango’s plan to upgrade and redesign Main Avenue
38 runners. 26.2 miles. See the names and finish times from the inaugural Durango Marathon. durangoherald.com/articles/s…
ALT Durango Marathon results
The “Colorado Dems Bus Tour” visited Delta, Montrose and Telluride before stopping in Durango for a community gathering at Fort Lewis College Saturday evening. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
The recently dedicated Indigenous Gardens at Fort Lewis College represent connections between people, plants, pace and place, as well as institutional reconciliation. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT Indigenous Garden at Fort Lewis College cultivates cultural connection
Recent rains likely prevented a massive natural gas pipeline explosion from becoming a full-blown wildfire. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT Recent rains prevented pipeline explosion from becoming much worse, firefighters say
Durango native Matt Miller is part of the 21st University of Colorado Athletic Hall of Fame class after starring for the Buffaloes in the 1970s. durangoherald.com/articles/s…
"Dirty" Don Hinkley, Paul Folwell and Ron Klatt are the three latest local icons to enter the Durango Winter Sports Hall of Fame. durangoherald.com/articles/s…
Self-proclaimed road geek and Durango man Mick Souder took guests at the Animas Museum on a ride down the history of U.S. Highway 550. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT U.S. Highway 550: A century of history in Southwest Colorado
La Plata County residents will decide between two candidates for the position of county coroner for the first time in at least eight years this November. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
The 2026 Animas Valley Balloon Rally returned to La Plata County Friday evening with the Downtown Durango Glow and block party, followed by a mass ascension in Hermosa Saturday morning and another planned for Sunday. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
Recent rains likely prevented a massive natural gas pipeline explosion from becoming a full-blown wildfire. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
La Plata County Commissioner Elizabeth Philbrick, who represents District 1 and was appointed by the county's Democratic vacancy committee last year, said running for election unopposed is "a double-edged sword." durangoherald.com/articles/n…
The Durango Mall could have a new owner in early 2027, potentially paving the way for a redevelopment of the property. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
ALT Durango Mall could have new owner in 2027
After two days in court, the verdict is still out on the fate of the former Big Picture High School building at 215 E. 12th St. durangoherald.com/articles/n…
There are plenty of Durango High School athletes having exceptional fall seasons. How do they compare to other top 4A athletes? durangoherald.com/articles/s…
Colorado Proposition NN: TABOR revenue cap increase for K-12 education measure durangoherald.com/articles/n…