Author - The Durango Herald
Joe Hanel
Position: Staff reporter
Phone Number: (303), 839-1765

We’ll have to wait on decision for the Village at Wolf Creek

More analysis needed, forest supervisor says

Governor’s office: Yes to air fleet

Top wildfire strategist endorses contracting for firefighting force

FLC funding likely secured

House deal includes $20. 8 million for Berndt Hall

A high-tech helicopter may aid firefighters

CENTENNIAL – It costs federal taxpayers $34,000 just to keep the U.S. Forest Service’s newest heavy air tanker on the tarmac. But no one can prove the C-130 tanker, or any other a...

Fort Lewis College gets help from its friends for funding

DENVER – Allies of Fort Lewis College have devised a plan to rescue funding to rebuild the college’s outdated science building. Until last week, FLC leaders thought they were sitt...

Buy or lease a fleet?

Senator sets sights on one lean, mean firefighting machine

Don Coram is signaling for updated telecom laws

Montrose lawmaker seeks funds for rural Internet

Cat, child vaccines topics in the House

DENVER – Vaccinating children proved to be much more controversial to state representatives Monday than vaccinating cats. Rep. Mike McLachlan, D-Durango, heard barely a peep of op...

Kids are doing OK in our county

Rest of Colorado sees more children struggling

FLC snubbed again at Capitol

Other schools to receive funds

Udall: Release report on CIA

He cites ‘ineffective’ and ‘brutal’ program

Honoring a life

Morley Ballantine, longtime Herald editor, inducted into Colorado Women’s Hall of Fame