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Fort Lewis women’s soccer team remains unbeaten

Skyhawks settle for draw against Adams State Grizzlies

DATE: Oct 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Fort Lewis remains unbeaten after rout of NM Highlands

Six different Skyhawks found the back of the net on Friday

DATE: Sep 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

AP Top 25: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015. Georgia remains No. 1

No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 of The Associated Press college football poll for the first time in eight years, and Georgia remained No. 1 on Sunday.

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Roundup: Fort Lewis women’s soccer stays undefeated

Women’s soccer highlights busy weekend for Skyhawk athletics

DATE: Sep 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Shedeur Sanders sparks No. 18 Colorado to 43-35 win over Colorado State in 2 OTs

BOULDER – His mom gave the pregame speech. His defensive-back son started the scoring with an 80-yard pick-six. His quarterback son won it with a 98-yard drive for the ages and an overtime n...

DATE: Sep 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: AP Sports

Coach Prime’s matchup with Nebraska’s Rhule will be a contrast in methods

Two of college football's high-profile building projects are underway

DATE: Sep 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Apathy or outrage is truly your call

The state of college and professional sports is changing right in front of you

DATE: Aug 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Dallas Tigers walk off as Connie Mack World Series champions

Dallas’ win in nine innings over Midland is team’s third walk-off win of series

DATE: Jul 30, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Connie Mack World Series has been success across the board

Tournament officials praise community and level of competition

DATE: Jul 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Connie Mack World Series rolls on into third round

Host team 505 Panthers eliminated after 11-3 loss to Oklahoma Express

DATE: Jul 26, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Robinson hopes to see Renegades to CMWS title

Drafted by NY Yankees in 2016, former USC standout part of Renegades staff

DATE: Jul 24, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Gallegos tabbed in MLB Draft by Atlanta Braves

From Grants High School and UNM, pitcher selected in 16th round of MLB Draft

DATE: Jul 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Sports

Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Fort Lewis women’s soccer team remains unbeaten

Fort Lewis remains unbeaten after rout of NM Highlands

AP Top 25: No. 13 Alabama is out of the top 10 for the first time since 2015. Georgia remains No. 1

Roundup: Fort Lewis women’s soccer stays undefeated

Shedeur Sanders sparks No. 18 Colorado to 43-35 win over Colorado State in 2 OTs

Coach Prime’s matchup with Nebraska’s Rhule will be a contrast in methods

Apathy or outrage is truly your call

Dallas Tigers walk off as Connie Mack World Series champions

Connie Mack World Series has been success across the board

Connie Mack World Series rolls on into third round

Robinson hopes to see Renegades to CMWS title

Gallegos tabbed in MLB Draft by Atlanta Braves

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