Local & Regional News

Retrial in Durango rape, homicide case postponed until June

Co-defendants to invoke Fifth Amendment, refuse to testify

Breaking Point: Antelope Canyon

Ultra running in Antelope Canyon

Francisco’s veranda denied

Owner could appeal to City Council

Ignacio basketball no stranger to CHSAA state tournament

Ignacio seniors set to finish sensational careers at state

Tricks are for kids

It’s skateboard weather, and at least one Durango boy was taking advantage of partly cloudy skies and warm temperatures Wednesday afternoon to get some trick practice in.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald

County’s 3 school districts receive a little extra money

Governor signs supplemental budget increasing per pupil funding

Community Foundation infuses almost $1 million into Southwest Colorado

2015 giving added new impact grants to mix

Man dies after falling from Main Avenue building

A 33-year-old man died Tuesday after falling from the roof of the Lofts at 1201 on 12th Street and Main Avenue. Matthew Cullen Wilkin fell around 5 p.m. and was…

Endangered Species Act goes under the microscope

Western governors host stakeholder process that could lead to change

Expert warns of Zika virus and superbugs

Robert Cox talks about dangers of the virus and misuse of antibiotics

Drug overdose deaths increase

Montezuma County sheriff reissues call for a detox center

Local Briefs

Health agency reminds: Test wells San Juan Basin Health recommends that every private well used for drinking water be tested. Private wells should be tested once per year by a…

Thursday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events Durango High Noon Rotary meeting, noon, DoubleTree Hotel, 501 Camino del Rio, www.durangohighnoonrotary.com. Kiwanis Club of Durango, noon, Durango Community Recreation Center, 2700 Main Ave. Line dancing,…

Fort Lewis College films win gold medals

Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file photo <br><br>The new Fort Lewis College Geosciences, Physics and Engineering Hall, will have an observatory with telescope on the roof. The college recently won gold Collegiate…

Signs of spring poking up

In a sure sign that a change in the season is fast approaching, crocus emerge from a flower bed along East Second Avenue on Wednesday. The city can expect mostly…

2021 standards to prepare students for career or college

Focus on different approaches based on paths they choose

Budgeting issues, high flows delay Durango Whitewater Park improvements

Work on two dangerous Animas rapids won’t come until after runoff season

School District 9-R denies Fort Lewis College request to synchronize schedules

Thomas Durango School District 9-R will not change its calendar to align with Fort Lewis College’s. “President Dene Thomas asked us to consider coordinating our spring break with theirs,” 9-R…

Transit revenue likely to slide

City councilors consider cuts, higher fares, fees

The Blotter

Durango Police Monday 9:21 a.m. Someone tried to break into a business in the 700 block of East Second Avenue. 10 a.m. A purse was stolen from a woman’s vehicle…

Gay conversion therapy questioned in Colorado Legislature

Lawmakers consider prohibiting controversial practice

Local Briefs

Kiwanis welcomes Powerhouse director The Kiwanis Club of Durango welcomes Kathleen O’Connor, director of the Powerhouse Science Center, as guest speaker at noon Thursday at the Durango Recreation Center, 2700…

Wednesday Durango Dayplanner

Meetings and Events Free presentation about tenant rights, noon to 1 p.m., Durango Public Library, 1900 East Third Ave., 247-0266. Free introductory talk and software orientation, 5:30-7:30 p.m., St. Mark’s…

Property tax increase for airport likely November ballot question

Formal county vote to come later

Durango property owners explore legal options over broken water pipes

Lawyer looking into breaks and the response to them

Southwest Colorado homeless program receives HUD grant

Housing Solutions for the Southwest gets $139,910 to aid homeless families

Holiday seasonal sales, lodgers tax collections disappointing in Durango

Lodgers tax declines; sales tax growth lower than expected

Long-sought ATV bill in Colorado appears headed for approval

State Senate committee latest to back bill allowing ATVs on roads

Firefighting costs eat into U.S. Forest Service budget for recreation

Sen. Gardner says cuts hurt Colorado’s outdoors industry

Towers of steel