Regional News - The Durango Herald

What makes a prize-winning alpaca? Ask these Colorado breeders

The animals are judged on their fleece and frame

DATE: May 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Democrats want Colorado to be one of the nation’s first presidential primary states in 2024

The move comes as the Democratic National Committee looks to move the spotlight away from Iowa and New Hampshire

DATE: May 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

4 Air Force cadets may not graduate because of vaccine refusal

WASHINGTON – Four cadets at the Air Force Academy may not graduate or be commissioned as military officers this month because they have refused the COVID-19 vaccine, and they may be required...

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado secretary of state race will test embrace of conspiracies

For nearly a century, U.S. elections have relied on a sort of partisan truce

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers pass legislation to create statewide recycling program

Gov. Jared Polis is expected to sign bill into law

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets in and around Durango

Durango Farmers Market opens for the season from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday in the TBK Bank parking lot, 259 W. Ninth St. Live music will be provided by Jolie, a local band playing a French/Ca...

DATE: May 13, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 2:14 a.m. A woman was harassing customers and refused to leave at Speedway, 602 Camino del Rio. Wednesday 10:55 a.m. A woman was hit by a car in a...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Sweeping fentanyl bill caps Colorado lawmakers’ 2022 session

DENVER – Colorado’s Democratic-led Legislature capped its 2022 session Wednesday by passing a bill designed to confront the fentanyl crisis by giving prosecutors more room to pursue felony c...

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

100 bills debated at the Colorado Legislature this year that you should know about

Roughly 650 pieces of legislation were introduced this year at the Capitol

DATE: May 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 9:04 a.m. A vehicle dumped a bunch of mulch on the highway at the intersection of Camino del Rio and River Road. 10:58 a.m. A parent and child were...

DATE: May 11, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News