Regional News - The Durango Herald

Juneteenth is now a Colorado holiday

Students will learn about history of slavery, and state workers will receive a paid day off

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers speak out about leaked ruling to overturn Roe v. Wade

Leaders emphasize abortion access will be protected in the state

DATE: May 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

CORE Act inches closer to Senate floor vote

Colorado public lands bill expected to be voted out of committee on Tuesday

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposed office to combat crime against Indigenous people raises objections from Polis administration

Governor wants a mostly volunteer task force with four assigned CBI agents

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado mountain resorts cut back summer offerings as labor crisis persists

Outdoor companies like Vail Resorts forced to adjust staff-dependent offerings like ziplining

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 5:29 a.m. A man had been honking his horn for 10 minutes in the parking lot at the Downtown Inn, 800 Camino del Rio. Saturday 1:42 a.m. A drunken man...

DATE: May 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for May 2-6

Information and agendas about local meetings: 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...

DATE: May 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Meet the Western Slope dads who’ve fostered more than 60 children

Matthew Foster and his husband, Jared Prochnow, have overcome loss and discrimination to give others a better life

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Flu likely cause of horse deaths at Colorado BLM facility

CANON CITY – An equine influenza virus is the likely cause of a respiratory disease outbreak that has killed about 100 wild horses at a federal holding facility in southern Colorado. Bureau...

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

First case of human bird flu infection confirmed in Colorado

DES MOINES, Iowa – A Colorado prison inmate has tested positive for bird flu in the first recent confirmed case of a human infected with the disease that has resulted in the deaths of millio...

DATE: Apr 29, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News