Author - The Durango Herald

Author - The Durango Herald

The Associated Press

Born to be mild: Mormon motorcycle club holds Utah rally

ST. GEORGE, Utah – A Mormon motorcycle club is holding its biennial gathering in southern Utah, where about 125 members from across the country are riding together through scenic parts of th...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Taking look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue headlines of the week. None of these stories is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press c...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Report: 2 Mexican wolves found dead in Arizona last month

Arizona wildlife managers say two endangered Mexican gray wolves died, bringing the statewide total of dead wolves this year to six. The Arizona Game and Fish Department said in a...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawsuit challenges Boulder’s new assault-weapon ban

BOULDER – The Colorado affiliate of the National Rifle Association has filed a lawsuit against the city of Boulder in an effort to push back against the city’s new assault-weapon ban. ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico Catholic bishops dismayed with border policies

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s Catholic bishops have joined other religious leaders in opposing policies that are resulting in immigrant children being separated from their parents after enterin...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico lawmakers challenge Navajo water compact

SANTA FE – Republican New Mexico lawmakers challenged an agreement awarding water rights from the San Juan River to the Navajo Nation, asking the state Supreme Court on Friday to suspend the...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boy dies, his brother, mom critical after Colorado shooting

WESTMINSTER – One boy died and his brother and mom were in critical condition Thursday after a shooting in a suburban Denver parking lot, according to police. Westminster police r...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

More than 12,000 claims filed for hail damage in Springs

COLORADO SPRINGS – Insurance companies say they have received more than 12,000 claims for damage to vehicles and houses in Colorado Springs after the city’s worst hail storm in 20 years. ...

DATE: Jun 15, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lake Tahoe clarity sinks to all-time low in 2017

INCLINE VILLAGE, Nev. – Scientists at Lake Tahoe say the clarity of the alpine lake that straddles the California-Nevada line sank to an all-time low last year. Experts say the 9....

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Yosemite’s haven for giant sequoias ready for visitors

YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. – Yosemite National Park’s largest sequoia grove is ready to open to the public after crews completed a restoration project to protect the nearly 500 ancient t...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel

Jury finds artist guilty of littering around Aspen museum

ASPEN – An Aspen jury has found an artist guilty of littering outside an art museum. The Aspen Times reports Lee Mulcahy was cited in October after a surveillance video showed he ...

DATE: Jun 14, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News

California eyes July for reopening iconic Highway 1 stretch

BIG SUR, Calif. – California transportation officials have targeted July for reopening an iconic stretch of Highway 1 in the scenic Big Sur coastal region that was blocked last year by a mas...

DATE: Jun 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Travel