Regional News - The Durango Herald

High-stakes property tax battle ends dramatically as sides agree to embrace $700M reduction

Legislature will move forward with Senate Bill 238, which would reduce projected property tax increases by $700 million over the next two years, as is

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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The Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad is getting ready to kick off its summer season with its annual Narrow Gauge Day on Friday. The celebration will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. a...

DATE: May 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election-system hard drive copies turned over to Colorado secretary of state

Elbert County clerk ordered to turn over materials in connection with potential security breach

DATE: May 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 9:19 a.m. A man reported that a customer was harassing employees at Supernova Furniture Sleep & Gallery, 489 South Camino del Rio. 12:21 p.m. A man ...

DATE: May 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Can Lauren Boebert’s national profile trump her GOP primary challenger?

Republican voters across CD3 have mixed feelings about the freshman congresswoman

DATE: May 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

To refine water forecasts, Western cities map snow by plane

GUNNISON – At a tiny airport surrounded by mountains, a three-person crew takes off for the inaugural flight above the headwaters of the Colorado River to measure the region’s snow by air. U...

DATE: May 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Both sides predict more abortion patients in Colorado if Roe v. Wade is struck down

Rural areas are often closer to states with limited abortion access, but they also have fewer providers

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado public lands bill falters in Senate committee

CORE Act would protect more than 400,000 acres in the state

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. to hold back Lake Powell water to protect hydropower

SALT LAKE CITY – U.S. officials announced plans Tuesday that they characterized as extraordinary to keep hundreds of billions of gallons of water stored in a reservoir on the Utah-Arizona li...

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News