Regional News - The Durango Herald

Rep. Lauren Boebert opens the door to earmarks after calling them ‘wasteful’ in previous years

Previously, all three Colorado Republicans eschewed the use of earmarks, even as the majority of their GOP colleagues used the process

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election-denying former Colorado clerk guilty of obstruction

GRAND JUNCTION – A former Colorado clerk who has become a hero to election conspiracy theorists was convicted Friday of a misdemeanor obstruction charge for trying to prevent authorities fro...

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers seek suspension of Utah oil train project

Sen. Bennet and Rep. Neguse cite East Palestine derailment in calling for further review of Uinta Basin Railway Project

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How to live next to radioactive waste

Aging activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Exxon drops algae research, but Colorado labs press on in hunt for green fuel

Labs the petroleum giant funded still see potential in algae as a biofuel

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Psychologists will be eligible to prescribe mental health medication

Polis signs House Bill 1071 despite objection from psychiatrists, who are medical doctors

DATE: Mar 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weekly planner for March 6-10

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. ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor asks U.S. to change Mount Evans’ name to Mount Blue Sky

The request is second-to-last step in the renaming process

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 7:55 a.m. A two-car crash in the 1300 South Camino del Rio resulted in a citation being issued. 8:12 a.m. A two-car rear-end crash near the intersection o...

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife begins clearing zebra mussels from reservoir

Aquatic biologists began spraying to kill the invasive species at Highline Lake State Park

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 7:48 a.m. A car hit someone near the intersection of 25th Street and Main Avenue. 10:09 a.m. A car crash involving a transit bus occurred in the 9...

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News