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A former Bayfield High School math teacher says he published an Instagram post and made a comment in class. Soon after h...
10/29/2025

A former Bayfield High School math teacher says he published an Instagram post and made a comment in class. Soon after he was fired.

A former Bayfield High School math teacher says he was fired in mid-September for a social media post and comments he made following the death of political activist Charlie Kirk. Chris Ricci said he p...

Photos and video of today's clash between protestors and federal immigration officials at an ICE field office in Durango...
10/28/2025

Photos and video of today's clash between protestors and federal immigration officials at an ICE field office in Durango, Colorado.

More than 100 demonstrators react to immigration arrests of two children, parent in Durango

By Tuesday afternoon, there were reports of tear gas, pepper spray and/or rubber bullets being used on protesters in Dur...
10/28/2025

By Tuesday afternoon, there were reports of tear gas, pepper spray and/or rubber bullets being used on protesters in Durango.

Organizers said they planned to remain peaceful while delaying ICE efforts to separate the family. Around 1 a.m. Tuesday, Durango Police Department officers arrived to monitor the situation. The...

La Plata County voters are being asked to consider several local ballot initiatives in November, including tax hikes cou...
10/28/2025

La Plata County voters are being asked to consider several local ballot initiatives in November, including tax hikes countywide, in two municipalities and for two fire districts.

La Plata County voters are being asked to consider several local ballot initiatives in November, including tax hikes countywide, in two municipalities and for two fire districts. It can get confusing...

The Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada.
10/28/2025

The Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada.

FORT COLLINS – The Trump administration is telling Colorado to stop importing gray wolves from Canada as part of the state’s efforts to restore the predators, a shift that could hinder plans for more ...

The Blue Ridge Fire started in August in the Forest Lakes subdivision north of Bayfield, leading to the evacuation of do...
10/28/2025

The Blue Ridge Fire started in August in the Forest Lakes subdivision north of Bayfield, leading to the evacuation of dozens of homes.

Upper Pine River Fire Protection District has billed a woman $9,000 for costs related to the Blue Ridge Fire, which started in August in the Forest Lakes subdivision north of Bayfield. Because the wi...

The children are believed to be Durango School District students; the adult is their parent. The arrests occurred while ...
10/27/2025

The children are believed to be Durango School District students; the adult is their parent. The arrests occurred while they were heading to school.

Dozens of protesters gathered Monday outside the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Durango after reports spread that federal agents detained two minors and a parent on their way...

Animas High School has been searching for its new head of school since Rebecca Ruland stepped down in July.
10/27/2025

Animas High School has been searching for its new head of school since Rebecca Ruland stepped down in July.

Animas High School has been searching for its new head of school since Rebecca Ruland stepped down in July. As of late October, the school has enlisted a nationally recognized executive-search firm s...

Durango School District will unveil design plans for the future Three Springs Elementary School early next month. The pu...
10/27/2025

Durango School District will unveil design plans for the future Three Springs Elementary School early next month. The public is invited.

Durango School District will unveil design plans for the future Three Springs Elementary School early next month, according to a news release from the district. The First Look: Future Three Springs E...

Durango-based ghost tour companies say a national ghost tour company has hijacked their material and is using it for its...
10/27/2025

Durango-based ghost tour companies say a national ghost tour company has hijacked their material and is using it for its own tours.

Horsefly History Tours owner Laine Johnson said her small tour company was born out of a love for Western mining. When the COVID-19 pandemic threatened her business, she thought she found a solution w...

What if education could prepare every young person not just for schoolwork, but for a life of impact and purpose? That i...
10/27/2025

What if education could prepare every young person not just for schoolwork, but for a life of impact and purpose? That is the question at the forefront of a new seven-episode Animas High School podcast called “Beyond the Bell.”

What if education could prepare every young person not just for schoolwork, but for a life of impact and purpose? That is the question at the forefront of a new seven-episode Animas High School podcas...

The layoffs will save the county a little over $500,000, including costs for benefits and health insurance.
10/27/2025

The layoffs will save the county a little over $500,000, including costs for benefits and health insurance.

Seven La Plata County employees were laid off in October amid a broad effort to tighten department budgets for 2026, according to a records request filed by The Durango Herald. In preparation for a s...

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