Regional News - The Durango Herald

A Colorado rodeo legend clinches one more title: his name in the National Cowboy Hall of Fame

At 75 years old, J.C. Trujillo can still feel the moment he became a rodeo cowboy. He was 6. He remembers his first calf-riding competition for kids “as clear as day,” he said. “I was scared...

DATE: Oct 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Bigfoot – do you believe? One Colorado museum wants to know

A decade ago, Jim and Daphne Myers opened a small grocery store in Bailey, about an hour west of Denver, just off U.S. Highway 285. Business was slow from the start. Foot traffic was hard to...

DATE: Oct 21, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

No, Proposition HH doesn’t raise property taxes. But it’s unlikely to cut them as much as supporters say.

The Colorado Sun fact-checked misleading claims made by both sides on the 2023 Colorado ballot measure To hear Colorado’s political campaigns fight over Proposition HH, the 10-year property ...

DATE: Oct 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Political and religious influences amplify in some Colorado school board races

Race, racism and LGBTQ issues have dominated forums.

DATE: Oct 19, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Oct. 17-18

Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:29 a.m. A person in the 700 block of East Eighth Avenue was arrested on suspicion of disturbing the peace. 1:50 a.m. A person at Rotary Park, ...

DATE: Oct 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s missing Indigenous office director resigns after less than a year on the job

The director of a new state office focused on solving more missing and murdered Indigenous people’s cases has resigned. Arron Julian, the first person appointed to lead the Office of the Lia...

DATE: Oct 18, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Oct. 16

Durango Police Department Monday 3:50 p.m. A man is accused of shoplifting from City Market, 6 Town Plaza. No citation or arrest was made as of Tuesday afternoon because it is an ongoing...

DATE: Oct 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lauren Boebert was dramatically outraised by Adam Frisch last quarter. But the Democrat isn’t her only reelection threat.

Republican Jeff Hurd, a Grand Junction lawyer challenging Boebert in the 2024 GOP primary in the 3rd District, raised more than $412,000 from July through September, including from a number of big-name conservatives

DATE: Oct 17, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Oct. 13-15

Durango Police Department Sunday 1:36 a.m. A person near the intersection of Florida Road and Holly Avenue was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence. 4:46 a.m. A man i...

DATE: Oct 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Update: Joe Biden postpones Colorado trip amid Israel-Hamas conflict

The White House said the visit would be rescheduled

DATE: Oct 16, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

President Joe Biden to visit Colorado on Monday, spotlighting clean energy investments

President Joe Biden will be in Republican Rep. Lauren Boebert’s backyard on Monday to spotlight clean energy investments made by his administration. The Investing in America tour is expected...

DATE: Oct 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Property taxes are set to rise big time next year – will your local government do anything about it?

Local governments in Colorado are set to cash in next year. With property values skyrocketing, counties, cities, schools and others could collect millions of dollars more in property taxes. ...

DATE: Oct 15, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News