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

Police raid forces lockout at local elementary school

Law enforcement entered nearby house, guns drawn

Truck takes out traffic light

Worker on ladder falls to pavement in downtown crash

Mudslides trap Ignacio man

U.S. 550 closed on Red Mountain Pass for 5 hours Wednesday

Boys’ deaths highlight ATV driving-age issue

10-year-old drives off forest road in San Juan County

Dog saved from the great abyss

Golden retriever slips into deep hole near Andrews Lake

County temporarily bans retail pot

Residents blast commissioners for ignoring voters

Local fire authority touts consolidation ballot measures

The Durango Fire & Rescue Authority said consolidating the district would eliminate redundancy and allow for long-term planning – something that is nearly impossible now. The dist...

Defective hood system eyed in downtown fire

A hood system designed to suppress stove-top fires may have malfunctioned earlier this month during a kitchen fire at Ken & Sue’s Restaurant in Durango, a fire marshal said Thursday. ...

Third time a charm? Fire district has urge to merge

Consolidation measure would not bring new property taxes with it

New digs for Animas High School

Shreds of carpet, power tools and loose wires are expected to be tidied up in time for students’ arrival next week at Animas High School. The charter school, in its fifth year, ha...

Schools, students growing up

Year’s start brings more security, more testing, more buildings

Teen pleads guilty to burglary, sex assault

Faces up to 20-year sentence