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

Rodent’s nest sparks car fire on Hwy. 160

Pack rat survives blaze; 1998 Jeep doesn’t

Fort Lewis College sophomore, 20, dies from alcohol complications

Mani Ericksen was studying anthropology

Durango woman dies in crash

McNaughton, 63, involved in head-on collision

Durango woman sentenced for hitting pedestrian

A Durango woman has been sentenced to three years in prison after being found guilty in June of hitting a pedestrian and leaving the scene of the accident. Jerica Rozanne Cook, 37...

Test fish removed from Animas River

Fingerlings taken to Denver for analysis

EPA: Decision to reopen Animas River a week off

From well testing to enhanced ground response, healing the Animas River will be complex

3 million, not 1 million, gallons of contaminated water rushed from mine, EPA says

City, county declare state of local emergency

Bennet, Gardner tell EPA to set an example for Animas River cleanup

Colorado senators visit Durango to assess damage

Durango kayaker reacts to Animas River photo that went viral

The boating trio said they were caught unaware

Mine pollution changed river chemistry

Early pH levels show water is as acidic as coffee

In role reversal, EPA causes damage

Agency says it is well-equipped to deal with cleanup

Action to deal with Animas River contamination slow moving

Officials, community wait on definitive results about toxic metals