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Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

Facebook already asks for your thoughts. Now it wants your prayers. The social media giant has rolled out a new prayer request feature, a tool embraced by some religious leaders as a cutting...

DATE: Aug 9, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools

The discoveries of hundreds of unmarked graves at former residential schools for Indigenous children in Canada have prompted renewed calls for a reckoning over the traumatic legacy of simila...

DATE: Jul 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine

When health care leaders in the heart of Pennsylvania Dutch country began laying out a strategy to distribute COVID-19 vaccines, they knew it would be a tough sell with the Amish, who tend t...

DATE: Jul 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events in July

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events in July: 7 p.m. July 7: Engage – Advanced Spiritual Living. Learn about personal transformation and how to take charge of a ...

DATE: Jun 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host spiritual home series

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host a three-part series about creating a spiritual home, with the first discussion taking place at 7 p.m. June 27 on MeetUp. Part 1 will focus o...

DATE: Jun 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events: 10:30 a.m. Sunday June 13: “When God Calls, Are You Listening?” Learn how to recognize answers, large and small, that may ...

DATE: Jun 7, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these events in June: 7 p.m. Wednesday June 2: Light and sound, the divine language. Discover what can be seen, heard and felt through dr...

DATE: May 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Durango Spiritual Experiences group hosts meetings

Durango Spiritual Experiences group hosts a monthly Twelve Secrets to Spiritual Living meeting series through Meetup and Zoom. Each meeting offers a new spiritual topic for discu...

DATE: Apr 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals

The president of the Southern Baptist Convention, America’s largest evangelical denomination, posted a photo on Facebook last week of him getting the COVID-19 vaccine. It drew more than 1,10...

DATE: Apr 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host discussions

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango will host these virtual discussions in April: 7 p.m. Wednesday: “Soul Travel.” 10:30 a.m. April 11: “Creative Power of Soul.” 3 p...

DATE: Apr 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

Pinon Hills church in Farmington to host in-person Easter service

Pinon Hills Community Church invites families to attend in-person Easter services celebrating the risen savior at 8:30, 10 or 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Pastor Matt Mizell will offer an E...

DATE: Mar 29, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

First Southern Baptist Church to host apologetics course

First Southern Baptist Church will host a 10-week study, “Christian Apologetics: Tell Your Story,” at 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays starting March 31 in the Fellowship Hall, 1715 West Second Ave. ...

DATE: Mar 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Religion

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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

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

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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

Some praise, some doubts as Facebook rolls out a prayer tool

Churches reckon with traumatic legacy of Native schools

Amish put faith in God’s will and herd immunity over vaccine

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events in July

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host spiritual home series

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host events

Durango Spiritual Experiences group hosts meetings

Vaccine skepticism runs deep among white evangelicals

Spiritual Experiences Group of Durango to host discussions

Pinon Hills church in Farmington to host in-person Easter service

First Southern Baptist Church to host apologetics course

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