Author - The Durango Herald

Author - The Durango Herald

The Associated Press

New Mexico creates database of legacy uranium mines

SANTA FE, N.M. – New Mexico has created a database of uranium mines around the state, including those that are inactive and have been abandoned, state officials announced Monday. The databa...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

24 hikers rescued in New Mexico’s Organ Mountains

LAS CRUCES, N.M. – Authorities say a group of 24 hikers who became separated, disoriented and stranded in the Organ Mountains were rescued by the Las Cruces Fire Department and other law enf...

DATE: May 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Janet Jackson&#39;s ensembles from &#34;Scream&#34; video sold for $125K

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) — Janet Jackson’s ensembles she wore in the “Scream” music video opposite of her brother Michael Jackson are among the items up for bid in a three-day auction.

DATE: May 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Albuquerque police arrest man connected to 3 shooting deaths

ALBUQUERQUE – An Albuquerque police SWAT team arrested a man on a federal arrest warrant who they say was involved in a shooting where three people were killed earlier in the week, authoriti...

DATE: May 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Man fatally shot after chase involving Denver police

DENVER – A man died after a shooting involving Denver Police officers in the Barnum neighborhood on Friday afternoon. The Denver Police Department said the shooting happened in the area of W...

DATE: May 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Additional U.S. forests in New Mexico impose fire restrictions

TAOS, N.M. — More national forests in drought-stricken New Mexico plan to impose fire restrictions on activities such as campfires and smoking in an attempt to prevent human-caused wildfires...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-staff member sues Rep. Lamborn alleging lax COVID-19 protocols

DENVER – A former aide to U.S. Rep. Doug Lamborn of Colorado alleges in a lawsuit that the Republican congressman disregarded coronavirus safety protocols in his Washington office even after...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man suspected in wife’s death cast ballot for her

DENVER – A Colorado man suspected in the death of his wife who disappeared on Mother’s Day 2020 is also accused of submitting a fraudulent vote on her behalf for Donald Trump in November’s p...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kansas man convicted in Colorado rape, carjacking

AURORA – A man previously convicted in Kansas of rape and other offenses has been convicted of sexual assault in the rape of a woman in suburban Denver and of assaulting and carjacking anoth...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver man in anti-Semitic group arrested in South Florida

MIAMI – A member of an anti-Semitic group was arrested in Miami after he refused to follow police commands during a traffic stop, authorities said. The group calls itself the Goyim Defense L...

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hundreds mourn Colorado Springs shooting victims at vigil

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (AP) — About 200 people attended a candlelight vigil outside a Colorado Springs mobile home park where six people celebrating family birthdays were shot and killed before the gunman took his own life.

DATE: May 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Affidavit: Man arrested in Colorado for role in Capitol riot

DENVER – A man accused of entering House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's office during the Jan. 6 riot at the U.S. Capitol building has been arrested in Denver. The FBI took Hunter Palm into custody...

DATE: May 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News