Regional News - The Durango Herald

Drought and irrigation will drain two reservoirs, killing fisheries and the local economy

Colorado Parks and Wildlife has issued emergency fish salvages at Queens and Jumbo reservoirs, which will run dry this summer

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crowds of Arizona Republicans compete in contested primaries

FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – Arizona’s congressional primaries are packed with Republican candidates as the party tries to chip away at the state’s majority Democratic delegation. They have a good cha...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gun group sues Colorado over gun magazine 15-round limit

DENVER – A gun rights organization is suing Colorado over the state’s 2013 ban on magazines that hold over 15-rounds, arguing a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down a New York g...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wait times at Colorado abortion clinics hit 2 weeks as out-of-state patients strain system

In most of the country, median wait time before overturning Roe v. Wade was around five days

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Forest Service halts new Keystone chairlift after resort mistakenly builds road in protected tundra

Vail Resorts has apologized for the mistake

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tina Peters covers $256,000 tab to conduct recount in her primary race

Republican candidate running for Colorado secretary of state lost by nearly 90,000 votes

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets in and around Durango

The Durango premiere of Teton Gravity Research’s new mountain bike movie “Esperanto” is at 6 and 8:30 p.m. Friday at the Durango Arts Center. The film mixes the rock stars of mountain biking...

DATE: Jul 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Conservation groups sue over coal mines in Colorado, Montana

DENVER – Conservation groups filed lawsuits against state environmental agencies in Colorado and Montana this week targeting coal mines in the two states. Two groups sued Montana’s Departmen...

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 8:04 a.m. Someone stole tools from a work truck on La Plata Highway (Colorado Highway 140). 8:07 a.m. Someone reported an assault at the La...

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rising inflation is on a collision course with Colorado’s TABOR cap

A lag in economic indicators means fast-rising numbers aren’t reflected in calculations

DATE: Jul 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 10:23 a.m. Someone was sleeping in a portable toilet at the Durango High School tennis courts, 2390 Main Ave. 3:26 p.m. A man left on a bicycle wit...

DATE: Jul 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Republican primary losers file last-minute recount requests

Tina Peters, Ron Hanks among candidates who ask for hand tally

DATE: Jul 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday