Religion – The Durango Herald

Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations

LINCOLN, Neb. – For more than a decade, a conservative Catholic diocese in Nebraska was the only church in the U.S. that refused to participate in annual reviews of sexual misconduct that we...

DATE: Sep 7, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

SALT LAKE CITY – A woman who sued a former Mormon missionary leader claiming that he raped her in the 1980s went to his church in Arizona on Sunday and told his congregation that church lead...

DATE: Sep 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Dharma Center to teach mindfulness

An introduction to mindfulness course will be offered from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sept. 19 through Oct. 17, at Durango Dharma Center, 1800 East Third Ave., Suite 109. Dharma C...

DATE: Sep 4, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

VATICAN CITY – Pope Francis on Monday recommended silence and prayer to counter those who “only seek scandal,” division and destruction in what appeared to be an indirect response to allegat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary

LVIV, Ukraine – The Ukrainian city of Lviv, once a major center of Jewish life in Eastern Europe, commemorated on Sunday the 75th anniversary of the annihilation of the city’s Jewish populat...

DATE: Sep 3, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Women’s Bible study groups start Sept. 13

Bible Study Fellowship International classes for women will be held at 9 a.m. Thursdays starting Sept. 13, at First United Methodist Church, 2917 Aspen Drive. Satellite groups wi...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Men’s Bible study groups start Sept. 11

Bible Study Fellowship Group International classes for men will be held at 6:30 p.m. Tuesdays starting Sept. 11 at First Baptist Church of Durango, 332 E. 11th St. This year’s stu...

DATE: Sep 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Baptist Church in Durango sets Bible study schedule

Fall and winter Bible study sessions will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, beginning Sept. 5, and continue weekly at First Southern Baptist Church of Durango, 1715 West Second Ave. ...

DATE: Aug 31, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse

A grand jury report recently found shocking levels of child sex abuse in the Catholic Church. It uncovered, in six dioceses, the sexual abuse of more than 1,000 children and named 301 perpet...

DATE: Aug 29, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholic board seeks parishioner-led abuse investigation

Panel says bishops can’t be trusted to lead inquiry

DATE: Aug 28, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pope’s alleged cover-up pivots on when, if sanctions imposed

VATICAN CITY – The archbishop of Washington on Monday “categorically denied” ever being informed that his predecessor had been sanctioned for sexual misconduct, undercutting a key element of...

DATE: Aug 27, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

Catholics consider halting donations amid sex-abuse scandals

For decades, Michael Drweiga has opened his wallet whenever the donation basket comes around at church, but the latest revelations of priests sexually abusing children brought him to the con...

DATE: Aug 25, 2018 | CATEGORY: Religion

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

Nebraska Catholic diocese rocked by old abuse allegations

Woman suing over rape by Mormon leader speaks at his church

Durango Dharma Center to teach mindfulness

Pope’s remedy to those seeking scandal: prayer and silence

Ukrainian city remembers Jews on Holocaust anniversary

Women’s Bible study groups start Sept. 13

Men’s Bible study groups start Sept. 11

Baptist Church in Durango sets Bible study schedule

Why it’s so hard to hold priests accountable for sex abuse

Catholic board seeks parishioner-led abuse investigation

Pope’s alleged cover-up pivots on when, if sanctions imposed

Catholics consider halting donations amid sex-abuse scandals

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