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

Trial results in hung jury

Jurors deadlocked in menacing case

Trial underway for man shot by S. Ute police

Wounded Ignacio man faces felony menacing charge

N.M. man gets 12 years in prison for methamphetamine

A Farmington man was sentenced to 12 years in prison Thursday in 6th Judicial District Court for possession of a large quantity of methamphetamine. Teddy Gene Casaver, 61, was arr...

Police investigate possible arson

Fire happened in West Second Ave. complex

You can take it with you

Victims of homes lost to wildfires tell of the lessons they learned

Shooting suspect raises insanity defense

Public defenders say mental-health issues may have had role in killing

Hiker dies in fall on Jagged Mountain

A hiker fell several hundred feet to his death Thursday morning while climbing a rugged mountain near Chicago Basin north of Durango, the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office said. “H...

Man gets 38-year prison term

19-year-old sentenced for his role in Ignacio murder

Schirard: Gun laws obstruct police

Issuing guns to deputies, returning stolen guns presents a problem

D&SNG to honor fallen Ariz. firefighters

Harper vows to raise funds for victims’ families

Coroner reports say alcohol a factor in two separate car-accident deaths

Two Durango residents who died in separate car crashes were under the influence of alcohol, according to coroner reports. David Grant White, 30, died May 10 after his 2003 Jeep Gr...

Mounties help with 2 rescues

The La Plata County Mounted Patrol assisted with two rescues last week – one east of Bayfield and the other northeast of Durango. The first rescue occurred about 3 p.m. July 3 whe...