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Shane Benjamin
Position: Herald Staff Writer
Phone Number: (970), 375-4547

Durango fire department celebrates arrival of new engine

Two more engines and two four-wheel drive vehicles are on order

District attorney candidates sound off during La Plata County Dems forum

Jason Eley wants to change culture at DA’s office; Sean Murray wants to build on successes

911 dispatch center reroutes calls for about 10 hours after software snafu

Third-party vendor was updating technology at Durango La Plata Emergency Communications Center

VIDEO: Durango fire department celebrates arrival of new engine

The $700,000 engine, which arrived Monday, is one of three purchased by the Durango Fire Protection District. The other two are expected to arrive in spring 2025.

Wet weather, warming temps may be triggering early rockslides

Latest slide came down Friday night on La Posta Road near southern Durango city limits

‘Fotokite’ gives Durango police a bird’s-eye view of Snowdown crowds

Tethered drone was used during Snowdown Light Parade

Hesperus man arrested on suspicion of child sex assault

Paul Richardson accused of inappropriate contact involving two children

Travel trailer catches fire north of Durango

Cause of blaze remains under investigation

Jury convicts La Plata County man of manslaughter in shooting death

Nicolo Tonelli found not guilty of more serious charge of second-degree murder for the death of Jamison McMaster

Rockslide buries all lanes of travel on Wolf Creek Pass

Highway reopened Monday afternoon after engineering assessment

Durango woman with about 100 tickets sentenced to 45 days in jail

Kristie Boughan declined to participate in inpatient treatment program

Durango High School the target of another ‘swatting’ call

Authorities received a bomb threat from a foreign phone number