Regional News - The Durango Herald

Trucker gets 110 years in prison for fatal Colorado pileup

GOLDEN – A truck driver who was convicted of causing a fiery pileup that killed four people and injured six others on Interstate 70 west of Denver was sentenced Monday to 110 years in prison...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Veteran reunited with bracelet stolen during World War II

DENVER (AP) – When Joe Esquibel was just a teenager and about to be sent off to World War II, he bought himself a keepsake: a small, silver bracelet. On one side, he had the engraver add his...

DATE: Dec 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for Dec. 13-17

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: Dec 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Panther’ the cat rescued after dayslong utility pole perch

AURORA – For at least two days and maybe more, residents of a suburban Denver neighborhood worried about the fate of a black cat named Panther who was perched atop a 36-foot utility pole. P...

DATE: Dec 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Utah’s Arches to require timed tickets as visitation swells

SALT LAKE CITY – A Utah national park famed for its otherworldly sandstone arches will require visitors to get timed-entry tickets during its high season next year, the second Utah park to i...

DATE: Dec 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Indigenous name change approved for Colorado mountain

DENVER – A federal panel has approved renaming a Colorado peak after a Cheyenne woman who facilitated relations between white settlers and Native American tribes in the early 19th century, p...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Denver sees first snowfall after breaking 87-year-old record

Denver finally saw its first snowfall of the season on Friday, shattering an 87-year-old record for the latest first snow. It wasn’t much: The official measurement at Denver International Ai...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets in and around Durango

State Street Ballet of Santa Barbara returns to the Community Concert Hall at Fort Lewis College with its annual performance of the Christmas classic “The Nutcracker.” The ballet company is ...

DATE: Dec 10, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Muslim state lawmaker says Boebert-style rhetoric fuels hate

U.S. House resolution lacks support from Colorado’s congressional delegation

DATE: Dec 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 4:22 a.m. A woman reported that a man was coming to her house and harassing her in the 3700 block of West Second Avenue. 1:23 p.m. Someone reporte...

DATE: Dec 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boebert challenger calls on congresswoman to resign over Islamophobic comments

‘This latest stunt is just another chapter in a long book of disqualifying actions’

DATE: Dec 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rocky Mountain National Park ranger, driver hurt in shootout

ROCKY MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK – A shootout during a traffic stop at Colorado’s Rocky Mountain National Park wounded a ranger and one of two suspects who were involved in an earlier pursuit wi...

DATE: Dec 8, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News