http://www.durangoherald.com%2Fapps%2Fpbcs.dll%2Fsection%3FCategory%3Dnews01"> Local news and information for Durango, Colorado Local News en-us http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529655/-1/news01&source=RSS Durango amp Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad owner Al Harper has filed a lawsuit against two of his former employees, accusing them of stealing trade secrets and starting their own company to directly compete with Harperx2019s railroad events business.Harperx2019s business, Rail Events, creates special events on tourist railroads... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:28:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529655/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529656/-1/news01&source=RSS McLean Karr and Tatjana Pax161alic probably have enough frequent flier miles to qualify as a jet-set couple.They live in London but arrived in Durango after visiting her family in Zagreb, Croatia.After cheering on Karrx2019s family members in the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic this weekend, theyx2019re off to Las Vegas for... Fri, 24 May 2013 20:27:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529656/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529660/-1/news01&source=RSS LITTLETON x2013 With this weekendx2019s unofficial start of summer, thousands of Coloradans will find themselves at two of the statex2019s most dangerous places x2013 roads and lakes.State troopers and park rangers launched their Summer of Safety campaign Friday, seeking to reduce the body count during the three-month span... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529660/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529663/-1/news01&source=RSS Durango PoliceFriday128 a.m. Someone was screaming in an open field in the Three Springs subdivision.Thursday1031 a.m. A bag was stolen from a vehicle in the east 600 block of Seventh Street.225 p.m. A window was broken at a construction site in the 1100 block of East Third Avenue.423... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529663/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529664/-1/news01&source=RSS Because a visitor in a wheelchair recently had trouble finding transportation from the Durango-La Plata County Airport, Road Runner Transit wants it known that it can make arrangements to pick up passengers from the airport who have disabilities, according to a news release.Road Runner Transit makes four round trips per weekday between... Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529664/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529665/-1/news01&source=RSS Fri, 24 May 2013 19:46:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529665/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529685/-1/news01&source=RSS 100 years ago x201cThoroughbred stock x2013 W. Henn, the well-known Missouri stock breeder, is headed this way with a car of short-horn and Hereford bulls, which will be offered for sale about the first of the week. If you are in the market, book your order at once with Wood and Morgan.x201d75 years ago x201cThe Vallecito... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529685/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529686/-1/news01&source=RSS Memorial Day ceremonies announcedThese programs will be held in celebration of the Memorial Day on MondayA Durango Veterans Memorial Ceremony will be held at 10 a.m. at Iris Park.A Veterans Ceremony will be held at 11 a.m. at Greenmount Cemetery.A Wreath Ceremony will be held at 1145 a.m. at the Ninth... Fri, 24 May 2013 18:18:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130524/NEWS01/130529686/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529714/-1/news01&source=RSS The Iron Horse cyclists should not have to battle the elements except for some afternoon breezes, according to a forecast from Travis Booth, a National Weather Service meteorologist in Grand Junction.Pleasant weather with partly cloudy skies should last through the Memorial Day weekend, he said.Booth is not forecasting any... Thu, 23 May 2013 23:14:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529714/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529716/-1/news01&source=RSS Sweeping views of the La Plata Mountains and Mesa Verde National Park served as a dramatic backdrop Thursday as Gov. John Hickenlooper signed two bills related to wildfire prevention and response.They were the first of seven bills the governor signed into law throughout a daylong tour of Southwest Colorado.But before he took up... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:53:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529716/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529717/-1/news01&source=RSS Paul Jaramillo, 25, mapped out quite a training regimen for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic ride this weekend.He pedaled 326 miles over the Continental Divide to Durango from his home in Denver, taking four days for his bike ride along U.S. Highway 285 with his father, Alex Jaramillo, either trailing or driving ahead in a... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:53:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529717/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529718/-1/news01&source=RSS U.S. Forest Service employees at times get into the junk-removal business x2013 like Wednesday when Jim Ox2019Neil and Missy Carter pulled an orange-and-black sofa with a plaid pattern and a hot-water heater from a canyon below the Hermosa Creek Campground.x201cIt happens all too frequently,x201d said Columbine District... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:52:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529718/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529723/-1/news01&source=RSS WASHINGTON, D.C. x2013 An amendment to the farm bill could help fight fires before they start. Sen. Mark Udall, D-Colo., introduced the addition to the bill Thursday that would allow states to receive federal funding from the Federal Emergency Management Agency for the mitigation of wildfires. Sen. Michael Bennet, D. Colo.,... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529723/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529724/-1/news01&source=RSS The very dry fall last year and a relatively dry 2013 spring has increased the danger of wildfires, the Durango Interagency Fire Dispatch Center reported Thursday.Add the human factor x2013 the increased number of people traveling and recreating on Memorial Day weekend x2013 and the fire-danger index leaps upward, the fire center... Thu, 23 May 2013 22:39:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529724/-1/news01&source=RSS http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529720/-1/news01&source=RSS Thu, 23 May 2013 22:37:00 EST http://www.durangoherald.com/article/20130523/NEWS01/130529720/-1/news01&source=RSS