Regional News – The Durango Herald

Dad fatally shoots deer after it charges pregnant woman, stomps dogs

Parks and Wildlife deems killing justified after animal endangered humans

DATE: Jun 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Did U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert request infrastructure funding from a bill she voted against?

Lawmaker said she secured $51.4 million for bridge project

DATE: Jun 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, June 4-6

Durango Police Department day day La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Thursday 2:56 a.m. Someone in a silver Infinity was speeding in excess of 100 mph and threw something at...

DATE: Jun 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Biden’s immigration order draws mixed reception from Coloradans in Congress

Move prevents migrants who cross border illegally from being eligible for asylum

DATE: Jun 6, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ethics investigation ordered into state senator who appeared intoxicated at meeting

Sen. Faith Winter has apologized, is seeking treatment

DATE: Jun 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Undocumented immigrants to get Colorado driver’s licenses more quickly

New law removes a two-year waiting requirement

DATE: Jun 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Record-breaking heat wave brings mid-90s weather to Durango

Thursday and Friday are forecast to be hottest on record

DATE: Jun 5, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lauren Boebert has massive lead in Republican primary, poll shows

40% of those polled said they would vote for the congresswoman on June 25

DATE: Jun 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, May 31-June 4

Durango Police Department day day La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Monday 9:30 a.m. Someone wanted to talk to a deputy about a threatening note found in their mailbox rega...

DATE: Jun 4, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court poked a hole in ski resorts’ liability protections. What’s next?

Companies hinted they may need to get rid of recreational options for children

DATE: Jun 3, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

One man dead, one missing after a rafting accident in Upper Colorado River

Searchers say neither the 56-year-old man who drowned nor the missing 61-year-old man were wearing PFDs in the second fatal whitewater accident of the 2024 season

DATE: Jun 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters could be blocked from implementing ranked choice voting

Colorado may decide in November whether to move the state’s elections to a ranked choice voting system. However, a recent move by the state legislature could block or delay that change, even...

DATE: Jun 2, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

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Photos: Parade launches 2024 Connie Mack World Series in FarmingtonFans line street as players march on Main Damp, overcast weather cooled off the crowd lining Main Street on Friday morning for the 2024 Connie Mack World Series Parade. The hourlong parade began shortly after 10 a.m. in front of an enthusiastic crowd.

Fans line street as players march on Main

Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Durango Police Department Deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Dad fatally shoots deer after it charges pregnant woman, stomps dogs

Did U.S. Rep. Lauren Boebert request infrastructure funding from a bill she voted against?

The Blotter, June 4-6

Biden’s immigration order draws mixed reception from Coloradans in Congress

Ethics investigation ordered into state senator who appeared intoxicated at meeting

Undocumented immigrants to get Colorado driver’s licenses more quickly

Record-breaking heat wave brings mid-90s weather to Durango

Lauren Boebert has massive lead in Republican primary, poll shows

The Blotter, May 31-June 4

Colorado Supreme Court poked a hole in ski resorts’ liability protections. What’s next?

One man dead, one missing after a rafting accident in Upper Colorado River

Colorado voters could be blocked from implementing ranked choice voting

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