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World’s oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina

A bucktoothed llama that spends his days comforting chronically ill children at a North Carolina camp founded by NASCAR royalty has been crowned the world’s oldest llama in captivity. At 27 ...

DATE: Mar 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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3 Bulgarians convicted of spying for Russia across Europe from base in UK LONDON – Three Bulgarian nationals based in Britain were convicted Friday by a London jury of spying for Russia on w...

DATE: Mar 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence

Sen. Bennet laid into nominee over her views on Ukraine and Snowden

DATE: Feb 12, 2025 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

WASHINGTON – The Senate passed legislation early Saturday to boost Social Security payments for millions of people, pushing a longtime priority for former public employees through Congress i...

DATE: Dec 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump wins White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

WASHINGTON – Donald Trump was elected the 47th president of the United States on Wednesday, an extraordinary comeback for a former president who refused to accept defeat four years ago, spar...

DATE: Nov 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year-old boarding school policy

LAVEEN VILLAGE, Ariz. – President Joe Biden on Friday formally apologized to Native Americans for the “sin” of a government-run boarding school system that for decades forcibly separated chi...

DATE: Oct 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Should elephants have the same rights as people?

A Colorado court may decide DENVER — Missy, Kimba, Lucky, LouLou, and Jambo have lived in Colorado Springs for decades in the elephant exhibit at the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo. Now an animal rig...

DATE: Oct 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Tim Walz to visit Colorado, four other states in dash for campaign cash

WASHINGTON – Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz is branching out this week and holding his first solo events as Vice President Kamala Harris’ running mate, making a five-state dash for campaign cash an...

DATE: Aug 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case

In exchange, fraud, forgery and conspiracy charges being dropped

DATE: Aug 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening

A gala spectacular kicks off 16 days of competition that promise to be groundbreaking

DATE: Jul 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

There were telling indications president had been listening all along to drop out of race

DATE: Jul 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

FRANKFURT, Germany — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected compani...

DATE: Jul 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Durango High School girls basketball wins bigDHS girls basketball defeat Montrose in Sweet 16 game at DHS on Wednesday

DHS girls basketball defeat Montrose in Sweet 16 game at DHS on Wednesday

Photos: Horsing around

Photos: Winter storm leaves over a foot of snow

Photos: FLC hoops at WhalenSkyhawks women’s and men’s basketball teams lose to Colorado Mesa

Skyhawks women’s and men’s basketball teams lose to Colorado Mesa

Photos: Fashion at its bestSnowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Snowdown Fashion Do’s and Don’ts

Photos: Snowdown on SaturdaySnowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Snowdown’s Canine Fashion Show and Outlaw Josie Pete’s Golf

Photos: Snowdown Rock-em-Sock-em Snowbots pillow fights

Snowdown Light Parade can boast another successful yearLights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Bright lights, screaming fire trucks and children bundled up so thoroughly it seemed like an army of Michelin men had taken over downtown Durango. Yep. It’s the much anticipated Snowdown light parade, this year distinguished by a crowd of onlookers peppered with scrabble tiles, Clue characters and playing cards.

Locals flocked to Main Avenue on Friday to get a look (and maybe a Smartie or two) at the floats parading through town on various, creatively decorated vehicles. There were some obvious standouts at this year’s board game-themed parade. After a fire truck’s opening sirens came the Purgatory car, toting a brightly lit ski bum moonlighting as a DJ, likely giving the women of Durango some unpleasant déjà vu. Best dressed had to go to the Colorado Department of Transportation’s bulldozer, wearing the most believable Hungry Hungry Hippos costume seen yet. Biggest crowd pleaser? The dancers boogieing to Chappell Roan’s “HOT TO GO!” while the crowd sang and wiggled along. But what got the biggest rise out of the onlookers was the white plumes of motorcycle exhaust, courtesy of the Harley-Davidson club. The smell of burning octane was a convincing enough reason for people to briefly unclutch the rails and step away from their coveted positions at the front of the fence. Last but not least, another machine spewing its interior into the crowd: a foam cannon, the first one to make an appearance in the history of Snowdown. Much better received than exhaust, it extracted gleeful screams from kids and adults alike. jbowman@durangoherald.com

Lights flashed, fire trucks wailed and a foam cannon spewed suds

Photos: Feel the heatSnowdown 2025 Hot Wing Eating Contest

Snowdown 2025 Hot Wing Eating Contest

World’s oldest llama enjoys comforting chronically ill children in North Carolina

Nation and world briefs

Senate confirms Gabbard as Trump's director of national intelligence

Senate passes Social Security benefits boost for many public service retirees

Trump wins White House in a political comeback rooted in appeals to frustrated voters

Biden visits Indian Country and apologizes for the 'sin' of a 150-year-old boarding school policy

Should elephants have the same rights as people?

Tim Walz to visit Colorado, four other states in dash for campaign cash

Ex-Trump attorney Jenna Ellis to cooperate in Arizona fake electors case

Paris aims to reset the Olympics with audacious Games and a wow opening

Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

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