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New Mexico

Competency raised for Flora Vista man charged in infant’s death

John Hannon ordered to undergo forensic evaluation

March 9, 2026

Local News

Durango High School senior pushes cap-and-gown recycling program

Rising costs and environmental concerns drive effort

March 9, 2026

Local News

Driver smashes through Florida Road roundabout, damaging cyclist sculptures

No injuries reported; police suspect impairment

March 9, 2026

Local News

Another mobile home park put on the market in La Plata County

$2.4 million asking price for family-owned property

March 9, 2026

Local News

Fewer children raise economic questions in La Plata County

Rising costs, uncertainty cited as reasons for remaining child-free

March 9, 2026

Local News

911 call center agreement thaws chilly Durango-La Plata County relations

Deal follows months of tension between the two governments over dispatch services and jail use

March 8, 2026

Local News

Who is John Waters, Bayfield’s new town manager?

Administrator has background in civil, business management

March 8, 2026

News

NTSB member says he was fired without explanation by the Trump administration

WASHINGTON (AP) — A National Transportation Safety Board member who was a public face of the investigation into last year’s…

March 8, 2026

Local News

San Juan Citizen’s Alliance executive director to step down after 30 years

Mark Pearson reflects on three decades of public lands advocacy

March 8, 2026

Local News

DurangoScape 2026 is all about envisioning change for a thriving urban forest

Annual climate and botanic conference focuses on forward thinking

March 7, 2026

Local News

Starlight Lounge closes after 20 years on Main Avenue in Durango

‘It was time,’ longtime owner says

March 7, 2026

New Mexico

A secretive ad campaign calls on New Mexicans to support controversial Project Jupiter data center

And no one is willing to take credit for it

March 7, 2026

Local News

Durango police use Flock camera data to help track Utah murder suspect

Archuleta County authorities notified after vehicle passed through city

March 7, 2026

Local News

CDOT still plans wildlife crossing for local hot spot along U.S. 160

Project aims to reduce collisions with deer, elk, small mammals

March 7, 2026

Local News

Charges filed against Fort Lewis College student in connection with murder-for-hire plot

Student faces felony, misdemeanor counts for alleged scheme against teammate

March 7, 2026

Local News

Photo: Just a little snow

Snow flurries in Hesperus on Friday morning as unsettled weather conditions move through area. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

March 6, 2026

New Mexico

Young ambassador leads litter cleanup at Animas River Walk

Special projects coordinator from governor’s office helps with youth beautification effort

March 6, 2026

Local News

Durango School District announces staffing cuts, reassignments

Shrinking enrollment contributes to ‘toughest budget year in recent memory’

March 6, 2026

Local News

Leadership strife concerns Fort Lewis Mesa Fire residents

New board, staff departures and public disputes fuel worries

March 6, 2026

AP New Mexico

Suspect in Utah killings of 3 women was free on Iowa burglary, hunting charges

Police searched the greater Four Corners for the suspect, eventually finding him in Pagosa Springs, Colorado

March 6, 2026

Nation & World

Gasoline and diesel prices spike overnight as anxious drivers fill up tanks

Fishermen work in front of oil tankers south of the Strait of Hormuz Jan. 19, 2012, offshore the town of…

March 6, 2026

Nation & World

Trump rules out talks absent Iran’s ‘unconditional surrender’ as Israel strikes Lebanon

Smoke rises following an Israeli airstrike in Dahiyeh, Beirut’s southern suburbs in Beirut, Lebanon, on Friday, March 6, 2026. (Hussein…

March 6, 2026

Nation & World

Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter’s reputation as his next choice to lead DHS

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks to the press outside of the Capitol, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (Allison…

March 6, 2026

Local News

Home insurance rates rising in La Plata County amid growing wildfire risk

Mitigation work can help, but it may not be enough to maintain property coverage

March 6, 2026