Regional News - The Durango Herald

Republican candidates for governor share policy goals as state assembly approaches

Ganahl, Lopez and others discuss gas prices, abortion bill at El Paso County debate

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado lawmakers back off plan to ban sales of gas-powered lawn equipment

Senate bill was stripped of a provision to ban sale of devices with ‘small off-road engines’

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Fed-up conservative moms are winning in Colorado, and they don’t plan to stop

After two years of pandemic frustrations, new conservative groups are sprouting across Colorado as women lead the GOP ballot

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Clear Creek County recommends name change for Mount Evans

DENVER – One of Colorado’s most popular mountains is a step closer to being renamed in honor of the state’s Indigenous people. Clear Creek County commissioners voted Tuesday to recommend cha...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ex-Colorado veterinary regulator accused of animal cruelty

DENVER – A former member of the board that regulates Colorado’s veterinarians faces animal cruelty allegations after authorities said pet birds were found living in bad conditions in her sub...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 7:45 a.m. A semitrailer was reportedly on fire in the 900 block of Roosa Avenue. 12:13 p.m. Someone reported an assault that occurred a few weeks ag...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lake Powell hits historic low, raising hydropower concerns

SALT LAKE CITY – A massive reservoir known as a boating mecca dipped below a critical threshold on Tuesday raising new concerns about a source of power that millions of people in the U.S. We...

DATE: Mar 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Monday 7:59 a.m. A woman reported someone was trying to break into her car in the 600 block of Arroyo Drive. 10:24 a.m. A woman reported that motel employee...

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Crime continues to rise in Colorado, state data shows

Violent crime increases 17% between 2019 and 2021

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado election deniers sued by civil rights groups over door-to-door ‘intimidation’

Canvassers reportedly wear badges, pretend to be associated with government and sometimes carry guns

DATE: Mar 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 7:31 a.m. A man reportedly shoplifted and assaulted an employee at Walmart, 1155 South Camino del Rio. 1:51 p.m. A woman was reportedly fighting with...

DATE: Mar 14, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver recorded 96 homicides in 2021, highest since 1981

DENVER – Denver police say there were 96 homicides in the city last year, the highest number recorded since 1981. The number of killings spiked in 2020 when police recorded 95 homicides, up...

DATE: Mar 14, 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