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

Longtime Snowdown Follies participant dies after fall from stage

Adele Nielsen, 68, broke several bones in tumble

Durango Police chief candidates peppered with questions

Five applicants asked about marijuana, homelessness and illegal parades

Intergalactic Snowdown launches five days of raucous fun

What is Snowdown? Snowdown is billed as Colorado’s premier winter celebration – a cabin fever reliever. It is a nonprofit, five-day event meant to promote fun, commerce and touris...

Flooding closes juvenile detention center in Durango

Frozen sprinkler pipe floods Robert E. Denier Youth Services Center

Residents invited to meet Durango police chief candidates

Five finalists will be presented Wednesday

Durango fire seeks impact fee on new development

Additional funding would help finance future construction, capital needs

Girl ‘stable’ after falling Sunday from Purgatory chairlift

Arm bar lifted when girl fell 26 feet

Man pleads guilty in burglary that killed FLC student

Defendant faces 10-24 years after signing plea agreement

Tajikistan immigrant arrested after guilty plea for sex offense

Former Durango man gets six years probation

Firefighters remind residents to keep hydrants clear

Residents with health concerns should pace themselves when shoveling

Molas, Coal Bank passes break snowfall record

Red Mountain Pass reopens after 3-day closure

Autopsy: Durango actor’s death caused by alcohol

Mild brain swelling contributed