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

Petition seeks to bypass Congress to amend Constitution

Group wants to reverse regulations, rein in spending and enact term limits

Strong winds blamed for slick roads, canceled flights and damaged outbuildings

Gusts claim James Ranch greenhouse

Strong winds expected to usher in cool temperatures in Southwest Colorado

February was 6.5 degrees hotter than normal

Are too many of our young people going to prison?

Student activists fighting for more education, less incarceration

Judge denies bail reduction for Durango man suspected of sex assault on child

A district court judge on Friday denied a request to reduce bail for a 69-year-old Durango man suspected of sexually assaulting a 3-year-old girl. Frederick Blevins was arrested F...

Child abuse case dismissed against Ignacio teacher

Video surveillance shows scuffle at high school

Child abuse case dismissed against Ignacio teacher

Video surveillance shows scuffle at high school

Silverton man encounters lynx on Molas Pass

Video shows tuft-eared cat sauntering across U.S. Highway 550

Family home burns southeast of Ignacio

Cause of fire remains under investigation

Inspection finds several ‘deficiencies’ at Hesperus Ski Area

Mountain west of Durango expected to be closed until mid-March

Durango, Bayfield cancel classes because of snowfall

Heavy, wet snow causes outages across La Plata County

Voters switch it up in La Plata County

Residents cite disgust, evolving views for changing political affiliation in 2016