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Aedan Hannon
Position: Herald Staff Writer

Durango man recounts avalanche, harrowing rescue and road to recovery

Mint Henk survived a crushing wall of snow on Parrot Peak in the La Plata Mountains

Forest Service prepares to welcome e-bikes

Following national guidance, San Juan National Forest can allow the bikes for first time

Forest Service to burn 1,500 acres near Vallecito Reservoir

Operations will depend on weather and firefighters, but could start as soon as April

Residents’ second offer to buy Durango’s Westside Mobile Home Park is accepted

‘We all screamed, we cried, we hugged each other. Everyone was just emotional with happiness,’ resident says

Citizen scientists play key role in tracking bighorn sheep

Mountain Studies Institute’s project supports work of public land and wildlife agencies

La Plata County considering purchase of various sites for managed camp

Properties could address concerns of Ella Vita and Crestview residents

Bulkheads caused the Gold King Mine spill. Could they also be part of the solution?

Remediation tool can limit acidic drainage, but experts must also understand the complicated hydrology

What topics should guide La Plata County in future decision-making?

Commissioners seek ideas from community about strategic priorities

Westside Mobile Home Park residents wait for news

Elevation Community Land Trust asked for a response by Monday, but negotiations are in progress

As drought outlook takes shape, preparations begin for wildfire season in Southwest Colorado

Dry and warm weather projected this summer

Colorado Rep. Barbara McLachlan eyes fourth term

Longtime representative from Durango touts her work at the Capitol as campaign season nears

Manna opens resource and navigation center in Durango

Facility will support nonprofit’s expansion of services and its new model of empowerment