Author - The Durango Herald

Author - The Durango Herald

The Associated Press

Colorado fire chief out after vowing to spray protesters

DENVER – The fire chief of a small Colorado town has resigned after posting a comment on Facebook saying he would use high pressure water hoses for fun to spray demonstrators in Denver who h...

DATE: Jun 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man dead, officer wounded in shooting in suburban Denver

ENGLEWOOD â€“ A man died and a police officer was wounded in an exchange of gunfire during the investigation of a domestic violence report Tuesday night in suburban Denver, police said. ...

DATE: Jun 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Four ‘Vanderpump’ regulars ousted over slurs, racial profiling

NEW YORK – Four cast members are not returning for another season of Bravo’s “Vanderpump Rules” – two over their racist social media posts, and the others after they racially profiled a cowo...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Chief justice of New Mexico Supreme Court set to retire

SANTA FE – The chief justice of the New Mexico Supreme Court is retiring. Judith Nakamura will leave the bench July 31, after serving on the high court since December 2015. She pr...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire closes 39-mile stretch of highway in rural Arizona

MORENCI, Ariz. â€“ A 39-mile stretch of a scenic highway in a sparsely populated part of eastern Arizona is closed because of a lightning-sparked wildfire burning in the Apache-Sitgreaves Na...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

USWNT wants soccer federation to repeal national anthem policy

CHICAGO (AP) — The U.S. women’s national team wants the U.S. Soccer Federation to repeal the anthem policy it instituted after Megan Rapinoe started kneeling during the “The Star-Spangled Ba...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Police accountability bill passes Colorado Senate 32-1

DENVER – The state Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a sweeping police accountability bill introduced amid protests over the death of George Floyd, sending it to the House for consider...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Current, former NHL players form Hockey Diversity Alliance

Seven current or former black NHL players formed the Hockey Diversity Alliance on Monday, creating another avenue to fight racism and intolerance in the sport. Akim Aliu, whose st...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Professional Sports

Former Albuquerque detectives file whisteblower lawsuit

ALBUQUERQUE – A whistleblower lawsuit filed by former New Mexico police detectives says they were retaliated against for repeatedly raising concerns about the operation of their department’s...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police accountability bill passes Colorado Senate 32-1

DENVER – The state Senate on Tuesday overwhelmingly backed a police accountability bill introduced amid protests over the death of George Floyd, sending it to the House for consideration. ...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Endangered Mexican wolves welcome 7 pups at Albuquerque zoo

ALBUQUERQUE – Two endangered Mexican gray wolves housed at the Albuquerque zoo are the proud parents of seven pups, officials announced Tuesday. The pups recently came out of thei...

DATE: Jun 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Albuquerque measure would end military surplus for police

ALBUQUERQUE – Two Albuquerque city councilors want to end the city’s participation in a federal program in which surplus military equipment is transferred to municipal police departments. ...

DATE: Jun 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News