Author – The Durango Herald

Charles Manson, whose brutality made him face of evil, dead

LOS ANGELES – Charles Manson, the hippie cult leader who became the hypnotic-eyed face of evil across America after masterminding the gruesome murders of pregnant actress Sharon Tate and six...

DATE: Nov 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Killer Charles Manson alive as reports swirl of ill health

LOS ANGELES – For nearly 50 years Charles Manson has been the living personification of evil, a demonic presence captured in scores of photos, each of them marked by his piercing dark eyes a...

DATE: Nov 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Paralyzed athlete a true Ironwoman

Endurance athlete overcomes paralysis to race, coach again

DATE: Jul 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Sports

Mayor says LA’s historic Angels Flight returning to service

LOS ANGELES – Angels Flight, LA’s beloved little railroad, had its cameo in the hit musical “La La Land” and now it’s almost ready for its close-up. The narrow-gauge railroad that...

DATE: Mar 1, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Want a hippopotamus for Christmas?

The story of an Oklahoma City girl who got one

DATE: Dec 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Ron Glass, co-star of TV’s ‘Barney Miller’ dead at 71

LOS ANGELES – Ron Glass, a prolific character actor best known for his role as Detective Ron Harris, the handsome, good-natured police officer in the long-running comedy series “Barney Mille...

DATE: Nov 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Singing Cowboy’s museum expands, adds Native American art

LOS ANGELES – The American West, Gene Autry knew, was much more than the ridin’, ropin’ and singin’ he enthralled audiences with in scores of movies and songs, earning the title “The Singing...

DATE: Oct 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

He’s a skydiver working with a net – but no parachute

Skydiver to jump without parachute or a wingsuit

DATE: Jul 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Surfers’ ‘fort’ coming down

PALOS VERDES ESTATES, Calif. – The days appear numbered for the “Stone Fort,” a venerable edifice that was illegally erected decades ago by a group of surfers and became a beachhead in their...

DATE: Jul 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World