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

‘Swat’ call sends Durango High School into ‘secure’ mode

Doors were locked while law enforcement investigated

Hundreds pay tribute to fallen Cortez police officer

Procession includes more than 400 law enforcement personnel

Durango restaurant owner, executive chef dies at age 44

Primus opened in 2019 on Main Avenue

Durango nanny sentenced to jail for child abuse

A jury convicted Carmen Pastor of force-feeding 17-month-old boy

Appeals court rules favorably for Fort Lewis professor convicted of setting fire to City Market chip aisle

Bradley Clark has served about half his four-year prison sentence

New details emerge in fatal shooting of Cortez police officer

Second suspect was briefly detained but has been released

Road to growth: Bayfield sees highway connection as key to future development

More than 900 homes could be built in coming years, nearly doubling size of town

Train passengers, employees render aid to crash victims north of Durango

Vehicle rear-ended stopped vehicle on U.S. Highway 550

Snow descends on Durango

Forecasters say storm could dump 6 inches in Durango area

Santa Claus to visit Durango on Friday night for lighting of community tree

Event draws about 1,000 people for singing, shopping and hot chocolate

Man pulled 212 feet up cliffside in La Plata Mountains

Search and rescue worked through night in snowy conditions

Durango man suspected of assaulting, kidnapping ex-wife

Woman was choked, forced into car and taken for a drive, according to police