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In the age of GPS and smartphones that read aloud directions, it can be easy to forget that at one point people had to read and interpret maps, which may not have been updated at the pace of...

The Durango High School class of 1987 will hold its 30-year reunion July 14 at El Rancho Tavern, 975 Main Ave., and a picnic July 15 at Rainbow Sprint Trout Farm, 378 Lyman Lane. All 1987 graduates...

A brush fire behind Folsom Park in Durango broke out Sunday afternoon, consuming a shed before it was quickly extinguished by the Durango Fire Protection District. Around 5 p.m., a brush fire...

A 60-year-old male was found dead on Sunday from an apparent self-inflicted gunshot wound on a trail near Haviland Lake, according to the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office. Investigator Peter...

Gov. John Hickenlooper officially declared June 18 to 24 as Colorado Lightning Safety Awareness Week to encourage residents to learn the facts and heed the hazards of thunderbolts, especially...

Because of the motorized-boating restrictions at the majority of southwest-Colorado reservoirs, McPhee Reservoir has seen an 85 percent increase at its boat-ramp inspection station from last year....

WASHINGTON, D.C. – If population projections for Colorado and the region are on target, water supplies could be a critical issue by mid-century, experts say. La Plata County’s population is...

Durango Herald Facebook reader Sherry Kimball sent in this week’s Caption This! winning headline “Bearly legal.” Coming in second was “Go ahead. Try to pet me!” from reader Mary Buchmayr. This...

West La Plata County residents are one step closer to receiving water after the La Plata West Water Authority entered the final design phase of engineering this month on the construction of a...