Author – The Durango Herald

Immigrants taking sanctuary in churches hit with huge fines

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. – Devotional candles to St. Jude, the Holy Trinity and the Virgin of Guadalupe sit on a bookshelf by the door of a classroom in a United Methodist church. A sewing machi...

DATE: Aug 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Tribal nations torn whether to offer sports betting or not

Santa Ana Pueblo Casino near Albuquerque leads way with sports betting

DATE: Dec 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Jimmy Kimmel to open comedy club in Las Vegas in 2019

LAS VEGAS – Jimmy Kimmel will see a dream come true when he opens a comedy club next spring in Las Vegas where he will make regular appearances and give up-and-coming comics a chance to hone...

DATE: Oct 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Get ready for ‘Bongzilla,’ selfie frenzy at Vegas pot museum

LAS VEGAS – A glass bong taller than a giraffe. Huggable faux marijuana buds. A pool full of foam weed nuggets. Las Vegas’ newest attraction – and Instagram backdrop – is a museum...

DATE: Sep 20, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Decorated graduation caps reflect joy, angst of students

LAS VEGAS – The black letters contrast sharply with the graduation cap’s red fabric. They spell: “Vuela tan alto como puedas sin olvidar de donde vienes.” “Fly as high as you can ...

DATE: May 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Education

Long-stalled Vegas casino-resort gets new life

LAS VEGAS – The Fontainebleau is no more. Call it The Drew Las Vegas. The hulking, bluish casino-resort, which has sat unfinished on the Las Vegas Strip since 2009 and became a po...

DATE: Feb 12, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Vintage Vegas neon signs shine for first time in years

LAS VEGAS – As Frank Sinatra asks Lady Luck to stick around, the neon red lights of one of Las Vegas’ most famous towering signs appear to dance under the night sky, revealing a beating hear...

DATE: Feb 10, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Las Vegas’ overhauled Monte Carlo transforming into Park MGM

LAS VEGAS – A lifelike network of twisting tree roots emerges from the ceiling and branches out into the lobby featuring green, earthy accents, crystal chandeliers and soon, work from Britis...

DATE: Dec 21, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Gay rodeo draws cowboys, drag queens to Las Vegas

LAS VEGAS – Chris Tobin leans on a fence and ices his face after riding a bull and a steer minutes apart. A pad on his helmet somehow smacked his face, leaving him with a black eye, one of t...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel

Nevada pot sites stock, check bud before legal sales fire up

Recreational marijuana sales start there today

DATE: Jun 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Unclear how Raiders’ Vegas stadium will benefit community

LAS VEGAS – When the Oakland Raiders received a $750 million commitment from the Nevada Legislature in October to help build their future home in Las Vegas, they also were directed to ensure...

DATE: Jun 14, 2017 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

The new Vegas namaste: Yoga on a Ferris wheel, near dolphins

LAS VEGAS – Surrounded by imposing Las Vegas hotel-casinos in the foreground and desert mountains in the background, the group breathed deeply and loudly as an instructor guided them through...

DATE: May 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Travel