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First Presbyterian Church Holy Week schedule

First Presbyterian Church of Durango will off these Holy Week services at 1159 East Third Ave.: 10 a.m., Sunday, Palm Sunday worship. 9 a.m.-3 p.m. Sunday: Easter Egg Candy....

DATE: Apr 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

First Baptist Durango Easter Service

First Baptist Church of Durango invites the community to these Holy Week Services at 332 East 11th St.: 9 a.m. and 10:45 a.m. Sunday, Palm Sunday service. 6 p.m., Friday, G...

DATE: Apr 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Methodist church offers community support through Stephen Ministers

The First United Methodist Church of Durango, 2917 Aspen Drive, offers a community-wide program with trained, caring and confidential volunteers to help people through lifeâ€™s challenges. ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples, their kids

SALT LAKE CITY – The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints on Thursday repealed rules that banned baptisms for children of gay parents and that labeled same-sex couples as sinners elig...

DATE: Apr 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Doctor to discuss how food affects health

Dr. Matthew Clark will present a talk about the effect of food and eating habits on health and wellness at 12:30 p.m. Sunday at the Parish Center at St Columba Church, 1801 East Second Ave. ...

DATE: Apr 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security

DETROIT – A rabbi who packs a gun. A church installing security cameras. A police car protecting a mosque. Houses of worship have traditionally been places of refuge where strange...

DATE: Mar 30, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Tara Mandala to host Spring Equinox celebration

Tara Mandala will host its Spring Equinox Celebration beginning at 9 a.m. March 23 at the Tara Mandala Retreat Center. The day of events will be focused on setting new intentions...

DATE: Mar 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Los Angeles company produces Bible aimed at millennials

Brian Chung remembers the first time he attempted to read the Bible. A 20-year-old college student at the University of Southern California at the time, he’d recently converted to...

DATE: Mar 16, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Dharma Center offers program about mindfulness, addiction recovery

The Durango Dharma Center will host a daylong retreat with Dave Smith, meditation teacher and addiction treatment specialist, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 24. During the past two ...

DATE: Mar 14, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

High court’s cross case could affect monuments nationally

WASHINGTON – A 40-foot-tall, concrete cross on public land in a Maryland suburb of Washington is at the center of a case before the Supreme Court. But similar monuments elsewhere in the coun...

DATE: Mar 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope: Vatican next year to open archives on wartime Pius XII

VATICAN CITY – Declaring that the church “isn’t afraid of history,” Pope Francis said Monday he has decided to open up the Vatican archives on World War II-era Pope Pius XII, who has been cr...

DATE: Mar 4, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

In Denver, Methodist churches question their futures after LGBTQ ban

In a narrow vote in St. Louis on Tuesday, United Methodist Church leaders banned same-sex marriages and members of the LGBTQ community from being ordained. In Denver, the Iliff Sc...

DATE: Feb 28, 2019 | CATEGORY: Religion

Photos: People’s MarchAbout 300 people take to the street on Saturday in Durango

About 300 people take to the street on Saturday in Durango

Photos: Fort Lewis College basketballWomen’s and men’s basketball teams take on South Dakota Mines

Women’s and men’s basketball teams take on South Dakota Mines

Photos: Wrestling at Durango High SchoolDurango High School boys wrestling beat Bayfield High School Tuesday night

Durango High School boys wrestling beat Bayfield High School Tuesday night

Photos: Where there's smoke there's firefightersDurango firefighters take advantage of the old River City Hall building for training

Durango firefighters take advantage of the old River City Hall building for training

Photos: Durango plays Montezuma-Cortez in boys, girls high school basketballDurango girls and boys basketball teams defeat Montezuma-Cortez at DHS

Durango girls and boys basketball teams defeat Montezuma-Cortez at DHS

Year in photos: A look back at Southwest Colorado in 2024Each year brings some of the new and some of the old – breaking news and cherished traditions. It is the people, their emotions, different cultures and varied forms of entertainment that make for impactful images. Add to that Southwest Colorado’s gorgeous scenery, abundant wildlife and range of weather events, and you have the makings for stunning photos. We hope you enjoy Photo Editor Jerry McBride’s photos from 2024.

Each year brings some of the new and some of the old – breaking news and cherished traditions. It is...

Montezuma County DA Christian Hatfield charged with DWICharges come 16 weeks after crash near Farmington, New MexicoMontezuma County District Attorney Christian Hatfield was charged Friday with driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs 16 weeks after he crashed his SUV on U.S. Highway 64 outside Bloomfield.The San Juan County Sheriff’s Office charged Hatfield, 59, with petty misdemeanor charge of DWI and an open container in connection to the Aug. 30 single-car crash.The charges come after results from a blood test by the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory showed alcohol and a drug in Hatfield’s body after the crash.

“The results show that at the time of the blood draw, which was approximately eleven hours after the time of the crash due to medical issues, were 0.05 g/100 ml of Ethanol and 0.04 mg/L of Zolpidem (Ambien). Both Ethanol and Ambien are Central Nervous System Depressants,” the law enforcement report states.Two vials of blood were taken from Hatfield at 1:33 p.m. Aug. 30, which was more than 12 hours after the crash occurred about 1 a.m. Those vials were received by the New Mexico Department of Health Scientific Laboratory at 10:26 a.m. Oct. 11, which was six weeks after the crash, according to records from the lab.An investigation into the blood warrant by The Journal newspaper in Cortez, Colorado, showed that the blood sample sat in a refrigerator at the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office until Oct. 3, because paperwork to send it to the state laboratory was not processed.“I think it’s a non-prosecutable case because of all the errors made by law enforcement,” said Arlon Stoker, a high-profile defense attorney secured by Hatfield to fight the charges.

The charges made by the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office are “based on the observations made by law enforcement officers on scene and the presence of intoxicating drugs and liquors in Christian's blood,” according to the report that was given to The Journal by the New Mexico Foundation for Open Government.Amanda Lavin, legal director for NMFOG, assisted The Journal in accessing public records from the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office in Aztec. The records had been redacted, leaving out Hatfield’s name and information about the blood warrant filed in San Juan County Magistrate Court.Public records requests by The Journal and the Tri-City Record went unresolved for 14 weeks.The Journal requested body camera footage and lapel camera video on Sept. 3.The Tri-City Record requested any and all warrants, investigative reports and laboratory reports as well as photos, lapel cam videos and dash cam videos on Oct. 23.On Dec. 9, Lavin made the same requests.

The Journal received access to photos and videos in an email on Dec. 19, and Lavin, after making a legal argument for unredacted information, received the full report Dec. 19 and was advised that charges would be forthcoming.The report detailing the crash states that Hatfield was found “unresponsive and barely able to stand” about 1 a.m. Aug. 30 near the intersection of U.S. Highway 64 and County Road 5099.Investigators and medics noted a “pungent” odor of alcohol coming from Hatfield, and investigators found “an open 12-ounce can of Mexican Lager with residual liquid inside,” an “empty wine glass,” and a “bottle of Ambien prescribed to Christian,” according to the report.The affidavit for search warrant for blood submitted by sheriff’s deputy Avery Killifer states he had an “opinion that the defendant was driving under the influence of intoxicating liquor or a controlled substance.” The deputy “placed the defendant under arrest” at the time, but Hatfield was taken to San Juan Regional Medical Center, because of “extensive injuries.”A summons was issued for Hatfield, and an arraignment is set for 8:30 a.m. Jan. 8 in Aztec Magistrate Court.

Charges come 16 weeks after crash near Farmington, New Mexico

Photos: Wreaths Across America honors fallen veteransDurango residents on Saturday honor those who served their country

Durango residents on Saturday honor those who served their country

Photos: Skyhawks men’s and women’s basketball Fort Lewis College men’s and women’s basketball lost to Regis on Saturday

Fort Lewis College men’s and women’s basketball lost to Regis on Saturday

Demons defeat Bobcats 62-47 on Friday at DHS

First Presbyterian Church Holy Week schedule

First Baptist Durango Easter Service

Methodist church offers community support through Stephen Ministers

Mormons ease opposition to same-sex couples, their kids

Doctor to discuss how food affects health

Once sanctuaries, houses of worship struggle with security

Tara Mandala to host Spring Equinox celebration

Los Angeles company produces Bible aimed at millennials

Durango Dharma Center offers program about mindfulness, addiction recovery

High court’s cross case could affect monuments nationally

Pope: Vatican next year to open archives on wartime Pius XII

In Denver, Methodist churches question their futures after LGBTQ ban

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