Regional News - The Durango Herald

Colorado governor voids 1864 order to kill Native Americans

DENVER – Colorado Gov. Jared Polis on Tuesday rescinded a 19th century proclamation that called for citizens to kill Native Americans and take their property, in what he hopes can begin to ...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

School on Navajo Nation to stay remote after radon exposure

RED VALLEY, Ariz. – A return to in-person classes at a Navajo Nation school will be on hold indefinitely because of unknown radiation levels, likely caused by decades of uranium mining. Cod...

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How should prisons affect redistricting efforts? How has CD3 changed over the years?

3rd Congressional District hasn’t always been on the Western Slope

DATE: Aug 17, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado secretary of state won’t allow Mesa County’s clerk to oversee upcoming election

Decision comes as Tina Peters is under investigation for involvement in leak of passwords

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 8:06 a.m. Raccoons were stuck in a dumpster in the 100 block of South Camino del Rio. 5:58 p.m. A window was broken in the 1400 block of West Thir...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Western states face first federal water cuts

WASHINGTON – U.S. officials on Monday declared the first-ever water shortage from a river that serves 40 million people in the West, triggering cuts to some Arizona farmers next year amid a ...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Sunday 8:06 a.m. Racoons were stuck in a dumpster in the 100 block of South Camino del Rio. 5:58 p.m. A window was broken in the 1400 block of West Third A...

DATE: Aug 16, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for Aug. 16-20

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: Aug 15, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

CU-Boulder team to compete in tunnel boring contest

BOULDER – There’s a running joke at Dan Wagner’s house about the DIY welding and construction shop he set up in his backyard. At random moments throughout the day, his roommates yell out “ee...

DATE: Aug 14, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation reports 67 more COVID-19 cases, 1 new death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials say the tribe continues to see a surge in new coronavirus cases and on Friday reported 67 new cases and one additional death. Health officials o...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado freeway closed from mudslides, opens limited lanes

DENVER – The reopening of a vital Colorado interstate highway corridor blocked for weeks by mud and debris slides in a wildfire burn scar is set for Saturday, state transportation officials ...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Public health emergency orders on Navajo Nation for COVID-19

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Navajo Nation officials say the tribe will return to “Orange Status” starting Monday because of a recent rise of COVID-19 cases. On Thursday, the Navajo Department of He...

DATE: Aug 13, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News