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CPW to celebrate 125th anniversary with reopening of Durango Wildlife Museum

Reintroduction of lynx is among local field office’s accomplishments over last century

DATE: Jun 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warm and breezy weather expected for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

Forecasts show 58 degrees around Saturday’s start time with 5 to 10 mph winds up the Animas Valley

DATE: May 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Environmental groups partner to highlight pollinators’ crucial role

Workshop will teach property owners how create habitat for bees, butterflies and other insects

DATE: May 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Earth Day offers a platform for environmental education in Durango

Educators, nonprofits highlight successes, raise awareness about challenges

DATE: Apr 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Best bets in and around Durango

City of Durango will host its annual Arbor Day celebration at 10 a.m. Friday at Santa Rita Park. Attendees can help staff members plant trees at the park. There will be a presentation about ...

DATE: Apr 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Two recognized as ‘extraordinary women’ by Durango Women’s Resource Center

Karen Zink and Mariel Balbuena stand out for contributions amid COVID-19 pandemic

DATE: Mar 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango airport terminal project expected to break ground in spring 2023

Short- and long-term airport plans on display at Durango City Hall during open house

DATE: Mar 17, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Prayer Run stops in Cortez for rest and refueling

Participation grew as the 232-mile run progressed through area towns

DATE: Feb 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton Skijoring will return in 2022

After a year hiatus, the event is back with rule changes

DATE: Jan 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Fort Lewis College’s Art Gallery to host ‘somatic’ by Cydnei Mallory Fort Lewis College’s Art Gallery will host “somatic,” an exhibition by artist Cydnei Mallory. The show will open Thu...

DATE: Sep 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Highlight of the Week For those of you who have ever pretended to conduct along with your favorite song, this one’s for you. As part of History Live Durango, Thomas Heuser, music director of...

DATE: Sep 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

Best bets this weekend include the Green Chile Fest and Totah Festival. The fifth annual Ignacio Chamber of Commerce Green Chile Fest will be held from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday at Farmers Fr...

DATE: Sep 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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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

CPW to celebrate 125th anniversary with reopening of Durango Wildlife Museum

Warm and breezy weather expected for the Iron Horse Bicycle Classic

Environmental groups partner to highlight pollinators’ crucial role

Earth Day offers a platform for environmental education in Durango

Best bets in and around Durango

Two recognized as ‘extraordinary women’ by Durango Women’s Resource Center

Durango airport terminal project expected to break ground in spring 2023

Four Corners Prayer Run stops in Cortez for rest and refueling

Silverton Skijoring will return in 2022

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Durango Events Calendar: Things to do in Durango and Bayfield

Best bets this weekend in and around Durango

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