Blotter lightscca Durango Police Department Monday 1:03 a.m. A man and woman were reportedly fighting in the 400 block of Florida Road. Sunday 10:55 p.m. A man and woman were…
Because of the local increase of COVID-19 infections, civilian employees with the Durango Police Department will begin working remotely. This will limit these services: Patrol officers will still respond to…
Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts announced a $500 million plan Monday to divert water out of Colorado under a 99-year-old compact between the states that allows Nebraska to seize access to…
Rep. Ed Perlmutter, D-Colo., listens during a House Rules Committee hearing on the impeachment against President Donald Trump on Dec. 17, 2019, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Perlmutter on Monday…
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
State regulatory body must first rule on La Plata County’s authority
A city of Durango snowplow clears snow in the Central Business District after an early morning storm dumped at least a couple of inches across the region.Shane Benjamin/Durango Herald Starting…
People can search by officers to learn of violations
Blotter lightscca La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Sunday 5:54 p.m. A man and two women were reportedly fighting somewhere on La Posta Canyon Road. Saturday 12:04 a.m. Someone reported fireworks…
The city of Durango has begun phase one for Downtown’s Next Step, which will survey the community about the re-design of the streetscape and public spaces along Main Avenue between…
Ascent Classical Academy is opening a new tuition-free, K-12 charter school in the Durango area. The academy will host a community informational meeting at 5:30 p.m., Jan. 13 at the…
Rex Hickman sifts through the rubble of his burned home in Louisville, Colo., on Sunday, Jan. 2, 2022. Hickman, who had lived in the home with his wife for 23…
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
Animas City Theatre is one of the venues throwing a New Year’s Eve party Monday in Durango.Courtesy of Animas City Theatre Ring in the New Year at the Animas City…
Aguilera-MederosUncredited DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has shortened the prison sentence of a truck driver convicted in a deadly crash to 10 years, drastically reducing his original 110-year term…
Mourners perform a ritual as they gather outside the door of a tattoo parlor along South Broadway, Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in Denver, one of the scenes of a shooting…
WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation reported 19 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus on Tuesday and no additional deaths. The latest numbers pushed the cases on the vast…
Investigators recover evidence from a window frame outside an Xfinity store Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021, in Lakewood, one of the scenes of a shooting spree that left several people dead…
Durango Transit is seeking transit operators to help maintain and expand routes. Operators hired by Jan. 31 will receive a $5,000 sign-on bonus, half of which is paid at 90…
Durango Public Works is offering monthly bonuses of up to $500 to help recruit and retain snowplow operators during the winter months. The base wage for an operator is $20.26…
People hold signs in support of truck driver Rogel Aguilera-Mederos during a rally on the west steps of the state capitol Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021 in Denver. Relatives, lawmakers and…
Crystal Egli, left, and Parker McMullen Bushman recently launched a new Inclusive Guide through their new company, Inclusive Journeys. The new online guide, which launched on Dec. 10 allows Colorado…
Mesa County Clerk and Recorder Tina Peters was elected to the position in 2018. (Gretel Daugherty, Special to the Sun)cca DENVER (AP) – Mesa County has occupied an uncomfortable place…
He pleaded guilty to setting 16 explosions that killed three people and injured 23 others
San Juan Basin Public Health on Wednesday announced the Jr. Heroes COVID-19 Vax Challenge, which incentivizes local youths to share scientific information about COVID-19 and the vaccines through an artistic…
An emotional Oslaida Mederos, center, speaks to members of the media during an impromptu press conference for members of the press after a rally on the west steps of the…
Beginning March 9, there will be a vacancy in the office of district judge for the Sixth Judicial District, which serves La Plata and Archuleta counties. The vacancy is created…
Two senators also report positive tests
0123 calendarcca Information and agendas about local meetings: City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. Town…
Workers clear debris from the eastbound lanes of Interstate 70 on April 26, 2019, in Lakewood, after a deadly pileup involving a semitrailer hauling lumber. A truck driver who was…
