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

Train starts small wildfires

D&SNG takes numerous precautions to minimize danger in fire season

Backcountry users asked to keep eye out for signs of missing boy Dylan Redwine

Anyone hiking or four-wheeling this summer in the backcountry, especially around Vallecito Reservoir, is asked to keep an eye out for any signs of a boy who went missing last November. ...

Fire bans may soon be here

City’s July 4th fireworks is still a go – for now

Chopper retrieves injured cyclist

After mountain bike crash, man is taken to Durango hospital

Hiker missing in Mesa Verde

Rescue workers were searching Tuesday for a 51-year-old Texas man who went missing Sunday at Mesa Verde National Park. The hiker, Mitchell Stehling, told his wife and parents he w...

Sex assault earns man 2 years in jail

A La Plata County man who dragged a women by the hair and sexually assaulted her was sentenced Friday to two years in jail and 10 years to life on probation.Vance Valencia, 45, pleaded guilt...

Charges pile up for river-fleeing suspect

A New Mexico man suspected of multiple assaults and leading police on a float down the Animas River was formally charged Friday in 6th Judicial District Court. Mark Bufano Jr., 21...

In daylight, train riders see full moon

Partiers’ nudity not a pretty sight to all passengers

Lightning sparks several fires

Conditions are ripe for more blazes over the next few days

Suspect nabbed after plunge in Animas River

21-year-old arrested in connection with assaults

Wildfire ignites north of Durango on Hwy. 550

Firefighters were battling a small wildfire Friday evening above the railroad tracks near the intersection of East Animas Road (County Road 250) and U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. ...

Durango woman dies after rollover crash on Highway 3

A Durango woman died after being involved in a single-car rollover south of downtown on Colorado Highway 3. Skye Buswell, 33, was flown in critical condition to St. Anthony Hospit...