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FLC roundup: Men’s basketball continues to win, women lose

Track and field had solid outing in Albuquerque

DATE: Jan 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Broncos' Bo Nix says his broken ankle won't affect his offseason or hinder him once it heals

ENGLEWOOD, Colo. (AP) — Bo Nix insists he'll be the same dual-threat quarterback he was before breaking his right ankle in the playoffs and missing the AFC championship game. The Denver Bron...

DATE: Jan 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Local sports schedule for upcoming week

Fort Lewis College basketball, Durango High School wrestling are home

DATE: Jan 28, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Bobcats girls wrestling finishes fifth at Butch Melton Invitational

Durango girls third, Bayfield sixth at Ignacio meet on Saturday

DATE: Jan 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

DeKay leads Bobcat boys to seventh place at Butch Melton

Wolverine boys sixth at weather-altered event

DATE: Jan 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Sean Payton's gamble: The decision that derailed the Broncos' Super Bowl dreams

DENVER (AP) — With a blizzard bearing down on Empower Field at Mile High, coach Sean Payton went for the jugular instead of the points, short-circuiting the Denver Broncos' drive to Super Bo...

DATE: Jan 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Patriots punch ticket to 12th Super Bowl with gritty 10-7 win over Broncos in snowy Denver

DENVER (AP) — Drake Maye handled the sloppy, snowy conditions better than the home team and he scored New England’s only touchdown on a 6-yard keeper, propelling the Patriots to their 12th S...

DATE: Jan 27, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Broncos backup QB Jarrett Stidham steps in for Bo Nix to face former team in AFC championship game

DENVER (AP) — If any opponent is familiar with Denver Broncos fill-in quarterback Jarrett Stidham, it's the New England Patriots, who drafted him in 2019 to serve as Tom Brady's backup. When...

DATE: Jan 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

The Year of the Horse

A new year is coming, according to the Chinese Zodiac, so it’s time to reflect

DATE: Jan 25, 2026 | CATEGORY: Columnists

BHS downs Panthers, pressures Miners

Successes mark Senior Night triangular

DATE: Jan 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Montrose boys basketball comes back in second half to beat Durango

Demons struggle on offense in fourth quarter, losing 43-39 at home

DATE: Jan 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

Durango girls basketball struggles on offense in home loss to Montrose

Alston led Durango in 43-29 defeat on Saturday afternoon

DATE: Jan 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Sports

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Colorado history gets weird, wild, wacky at Fashion Do’s and Don’tsAnnual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Cowboys. Fancy ladies. Gold miners. Even-toed ungulates that some in Durango might consider more like rats.Where can you find a runway show that takes you on a whirlwind tour through the weird, wacky and wildly exaggerated 150 years of Colorado history? Only at Durango’s annual Fashion Do’s and Don’ts, held Wednesday, where models and audience members donned costumes celebrating Colorado’s sesquicentennial – the theme of this year’s two-week Snowdown celebration.Standout acts included the Ghosts of Durango, which featured four of Durango’s most famous ghosts: a Rochester hotel ghost in a Victorian get-up of a more “modern” variation; the Strater Hotel’s head of housekeeping, also head of more discreet services; a young girl haunting El Rancho bathroom; and Sheriff Bob Thompson, killed in a 1906 gunfight. according to emcee Suzan Lane. A Another act was the secret circus society, featuring Rubi Starr, Jeni Gross, Tabatha Joy Bettin, Adrienne Young and Ethan Deffenbaugh dressed as a car and the roadside pests better known as deer. Group members said the inspiration for the costume came from lived experiences driving the Durango roads. The two-person Cantine Couture act starred Leslie Ponce and Tyler Frakes in an homage to the plentiful variety of Mexican restaurants found in any Colorado town. Ponce, dressed in comically large Mexican pointy cowboy boots, ambled down the runway as if taking a stroll under the hot, dusty, high-altitude sun, while Frakes flitted about the stage in a bright yellow salsa dress. Ponce said this years costume had been tough to decide, but the final decision was inspired by TikTok videos of Mexican cowboys in pointy boots. This was the duo’s third year strutting down the runway. Why they keep coming back for more, Frakes said laughing, was, “for the fame, the glory and the attention.”

Fashion Do’s and Don'ts has been one of the most highly anticipated Snowdown events since it’s inception in the 1990s. It has more than doubled in size over the past several decades. Last year, there were a record number of models, and in order to keep the event at a manageable size, this years fashion show was the first one to require the acts to audition. But many of the models were unphased by the change. “It was actually easy,” said Jodi Zuber, one part of the two-person duo that made up the 1950s Texas Invader Ski Couple. Her partner-in-costume, Danny Jaques, said they had been doing this for several years, and it’s good with everything going on in the world to “get some levity and let your hair down.” The performers were not the only ones in costume. Audience members also dressed in a wide variety of unique takes on what makes Colorado, Colorado. JonBenet Ramsey made a miraculous appearance, being played by an 82-year-old woman, as did Casa Bonita, an ensemble that included a taco, sopaipilla and gorilla in chains – to name some of the characters. By the end of the show, people were in high spirits, as usual. “It was just delightful,” said a first-time audience member. If blessed with the chance to get the much coveted tickets – he said he would jump on it. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Annual Snowdown event has become so popular, auditions are now required

Photos: Snowdown 2026 Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

About a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday

The Durango Herald’s year in photos 2025

Photos: Chapman Hill fires up the snow guns

FLC roundup: Men’s basketball continues to win, women lose

Broncos' Bo Nix says his broken ankle won't affect his offseason or hinder him once it heals

Local sports schedule for upcoming week

Bobcats girls wrestling finishes fifth at Butch Melton Invitational

DeKay leads Bobcat boys to seventh place at Butch Melton

Sean Payton's gamble: The decision that derailed the Broncos' Super Bowl dreams

Patriots punch ticket to 12th Super Bowl with gritty 10-7 win over Broncos in snowy Denver

Broncos backup QB Jarrett Stidham steps in for Bo Nix to face former team in AFC championship game

The Year of the Horse

BHS downs Panthers, pressures Miners

Montrose boys basketball comes back in second half to beat Durango

Durango girls basketball struggles on offense in home loss to Montrose

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