Regional News - The Durango Herald

New Mexico cases at 13,063 at start of holiday weekend

SANTA FE – New Mexico health officials have reported an additional 291 COVID-19 cases, bringing the statewide total of confirmed infections to 13,063. State officials also announc...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Wildfire in southern New Mexico grows, 39% contained

MAGDELENA, N.M. â€“ A wildfire in southern New Mexico continues to grow. The U.S. Department of Agriculture said Saturday the blaze in the Apache Kid Wilderness has grown to 18 sq...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder Police Department seize machete from man

BOULDER â€“ A machete was taken from a Colorado man police said was seen waving the knife at cars and climbing on apartment balconies. The Boulder Police Department responded to c...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Undersheriff in New Mexico sheriff’s office faces probe

ESPAÑOLA, N.M. – The undersheriff of a New Mexico sheriff’s office is the subject of an investigation after the arrest of the county’s sheriff in an obstruction case. KOB-TV repor...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Work on Pikes Peak Summit Complex progresses at 14,115 feet

COLORADO SPRINGS – Upon arriving at the top of Pikes Peak, visitors might not expect to see a bustling construction site in the middle of the breathtaking views they came for. Som...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Body of child found in Eagle River

EAGLE – A child’s body was found Friday afternoon in the Eagle River between Eagle and Dotsero. KUSA reports a spokesperson for Eagle County said it was found by someone who was o...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police arrest woman suspected of killing ex-boyfriend

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque police say they’ve arrested a 19-year-old woman suspected of killing her ex-boyfriend after a failed drug exchange last week. Police say Erlynda Lucero i...

DATE: Jul 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Top New Mexico public heath official announces retirement

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s Health Secretary Kathyleen Kunkel on Friday announced her intention to retire once the current wave of coronavirus infections subsides. Kunkel, 69, an atto...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

First Black man nominated to lead Air Force Academy

COLORADO SPRINGS – An African American man was nominated for the first time to lead the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, officials said. The Air Force announced Thursda...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Officers fired over photos of chokehold used on Elijah McClain

AURORA – Three officers were fired Friday over photos showing police re-enacting a chokehold used on Elijah McClain, a 23-year-old Black man who died last year after police stopped him on th...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New minor party pushes for ‘fusion voting’ in New Mexico

SANTA FE – A political group that helped a slate of progressive-minded legislative candidates prevail in New Mexico’s Democratic primary has registered as a political party. The N...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Navajo Nation facing another weekend virus curfew

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Tribal police and the New Mexico National Guard are ready to enforce a weekend curfew on the Navajo Nation as the officials on the sprawling reservation continue to try ...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Regional News