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FLC Outdoor Pursuits to run 16-day Antarctica ski trip for alumni and donors

2027 fundraising effort is ‘once in a lifetime opportunity,’ organizer says

DATE: Jan 22, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

No snow, no problem: The plastic slope surrounded by sheep that produced Britain’s top skier

PENDLE, England – Nestled in the rolling countryside of Ribble Valley in northwest England is a modest ski slope about 140 yards long, 10 yards wide and surrounded by roaming sheep. It’s a g...

DATE: Jan 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours

ROME – One of the best-preserved ancient Roman homes on the Palatine Hill is opening to the public for the first time, albeit via a livestreamed tour of its hard-to-reach underground frescoe...

DATE: Jan 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

An ice park without ice: How is outdoor industry dealing with a warm winter?

The Ouray Ice Park should be a frozen playground by this time in January – with ice chandeliers and frozen waterfalls more than 100 feet high beckoning ice climbers from around the world. In...

DATE: Jan 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

New Mexico communities prepare for Route 66 centennial celebrations all year long

State grants mean new neon, restored gas stations, public art and maybe even a ‘musical road’

DATE: Jan 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

An annual ode to ice is carved in frozen northern China

HARBIN, China – Each January, an odd and beautiful thing happens in the frigid northeastern Chinese city of Harbin. Some would argue that the place, the capital of Heilongjiang province, has...

DATE: Jan 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones

AILSA CRAIG, Scotland – If you’re looking to strike gold – silver or bronze, too – look to Ailsa Craig. This uninhabited isle 10 miles off the coast of southwest Scotland is the source of th...

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

Buddhist monks persist in peace walk despite injuries as thousands follow them on social media

ATLANTA – A group of Buddhist monks is persevering in their walking trek across much of the U.S. to promote peace, even after two of its members were injured when a truck hit their escort ve...

DATE: Jan 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Travel

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

The U.S. Department of Transportation is waiving part of a fine assessed against Southwest Airlines after the company canceled thousands of flights during a winter storm in 2022. Under a 202...

DATE: Dec 10, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

‘Robust’ growth continues through 2025 at Durango-La Plata County Airport

Government shutdown caused 30 canceled flights

DATE: Dec 9, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

International tourists face extra $100 fee to enter 11 popular U.S. National Parks

Why not Mesa Verde? It’s No. 41 on the list

DATE: Dec 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

Bolivia eases visa requirements for US and Israeli travelers

LA PAZ, Bolivia – Visiting Bolivia became a little easier for certain travelers, when the South American nation’s first conservative government in nearly 20 years eliminated visa requirement...

DATE: Dec 5, 2025 | CATEGORY: Travel

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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

Photos: Wreaths Across America at Greenmount Cemetery in Durango

Photos: Durango High School girls basketball plays Piedra Vista High SchoolPanthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Panthers left Durango with 37-29 win on Tuesday night

Photos: Noel Night in downtown Durango

FLC Outdoor Pursuits to run 16-day Antarctica ski trip for alumni and donors

No snow, no problem: The plastic slope surrounded by sheep that produced Britain’s top skier

Ancient Rome meets modern technology as tourists visit restored, frescoed home via livestream tours

An ice park without ice: How is outdoor industry dealing with a warm winter?

New Mexico communities prepare for Route 66 centennial celebrations all year long

An annual ode to ice is carved in frozen northern China

An uninhabited Scottish isle is home to the golden granite used in Olympic curling stones

Buddhist monks persist in peace walk despite injuries as thousands follow them on social media

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

‘Robust’ growth continues through 2025 at Durango-La Plata County Airport

International tourists face extra $100 fee to enter 11 popular U.S. National Parks

Bolivia eases visa requirements for US and Israeli travelers

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