Regional News https://www.durangoherald.com/section/regional-news/feed/ Stay informed with the latest breaking news, local stories, sports, business, weather, and community events from Durango, Southwest Colorado, and the Four Corners region. Fri, 10 Jul 2026 07:34:05 -0600 en-us 30 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-july-28-aug-4/ Durango Police Department July 28 8:21 a.m. Officers responded to a trash truck that caught fire on U.S. Highway 160 east near Golden Equipment. July 29 7:11 a.m. Someone reported that a man was exposing himself to passerby on Camino... Tue, 05 Aug 2025 19:54:26 -0600 BCAFF5B0-42D1-4619-ACAC-8498F520A0FE https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/durango-la-plata-county-included-on-trumps-list-of-sanctuary-jurisdictions/ Department of Homeland Security has since removed listing from its website Sat, 31 May 2025 11:38:57 -0600 F0910C6D-E5ED-4491-BFA9-9420689476BF https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/heres-how-7-billion-in-local-school-funding-requests-did-across-colorado/ Thirty-three of Colorado’s 178 districts, representing more than half of all Colorado students, went to voters this year asking for nearly $7 billion in tax measures. (Adobe stock)cca Thirty-three of Colorado’s 178 districts, representing more than half of all Colorado... Sat, 09 Nov 2024 12:15:00 -0700 4E0BBB8E-BEE5-45BB-BB34-77F032602C55 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/how-a-few-unaffiliated-voters-who-disliked-boebert-feel-about-their-options-now/ Unaffiliated voters make up the largest share of the electorate in the 3rd District Fri, 01 Nov 2024 11:56:34 -0600 DB6967ED-4E5E-4C4B-A115-CAFF8BA27B8F https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/application-fees-waived-at-colorado-colleges-this-week/ Fort Lewis College tuition for in-state students would not rise next year in exchange for a proposed $121 million higher-education funding boost announced Tuesday by Gov. Jared Polis.Courtesy of Fort Lewis College It will be free to apply to the... Sun, 13 Oct 2024 08:00:00 -0600 60E1DDD6-7CBC-4A4C-BA8C-A277DD735861 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-aug-2-7/ La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Wednesday 10:57 p.m. A person driving a semi truck asked for help in finding a place to park for the night. 7:09 p.m. A person on County Road 234 in East Durango was arrested for... Sun, 11 Aug 2024 19:08:18 -0600 931B85B8-CA7D-43ED-BCDF-3569137F96EA https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-july-31-aug-2/ Durango Police Department Friday 1:54 a.m. A person on the 2200 block of Main Avenue was arrested for a warrant. Thursday 7:12 p.m. A woman who was allegedly under the influence and “not alert” fell from a wall and hit... Sun, 04 Aug 2024 18:23:00 -0600 478E67A0-35D3-4D04-9B79-153781B951EF https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/colorado-is-the-fifth-most-expensive-state-for-child-care-advocates-launch-a-campaign-for-why-a-collective-approach-is-needed/ Durango resident Heather Haaland watches her son Myles Drinker, 3, go down the slide while holding her baby Reece Drinker, 12 weeks, on June 26, at the playground in Three Springs. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)Jerry McBride Over the next year, you... Sat, 13 Jul 2024 11:10:00 -0600 65208134-83DB-4395-8F9A-0465A687BBA2 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/2-years-of-college-covered-for-colorado-students-under-new-law/ Fort Lewis College in February 2021. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)Hart Van Denburg/CPR News Colorado college students can get the first two years of their education covered by the state under a new law signed by Gov. Jared Polis on Thursday.... Sat, 01 Jun 2024 08:00:00 -0600 99FB2E03-7A3F-43CB-8977-AFD57E642E81 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/littleton-bus-aide-accused-of-assaulting-disabled-students-appears-in-court-faces-10-additional/ (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Jenny Kane Arapahoe County prosecutors on Friday filed an additional 10 charges against a Littleton Public Schools bus aide who they allege repeatedly physically abused nonverbal autistic kids as they traveled to school. Kiarra Jones, 29, repeatedly abused... Sun, 05 May 2024 12:06:00 -0600 1ED34EA7-6A6E-4DE8-BF75-9DD4FC99F88C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/to-spread-word-of-free-tuition-and-boost-low-income-enrollment-one-university-goes-on-western/ Colorado Mesa University President John Marshall visits Rifle High School on April 9, 2024, as the university starts rolling out the CMU Promise program, which offers tuition to students from low-income families. (Stina Sieg/CPR News) In Colorado, fewer than half... Sun, 28 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0600 E3FCED26-21A7-446D-8265-ADE97723C98A https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/littleton-school-bus-aide-accused-of-beating-nonverbal-autistic-boys-during-rides/ (AP Photo/Jenny Kane)Jenny Kane A Littleton school bus assistant repeatedly abused at least two severely disabled boys during trips to and from a school for kids with autism and developmental disabilities, police said, and they fear there could be additional... Wed, 10 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0600 78FE40D3-3A1D-4AE5-9EA9-F495E442A8F9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/artificial-intelligence-is-already-reshaping-how-some-colorado-students-learn-is-your-school-on/ Model figurines and cars are part of sophomore Victor Osymyan’s demonstration of an image recognition program using AI at the St. Vrain Valley School District’s Innovation Center on March 5. (Jenny Brundin/CPR News)cca Victor Oshmyan, a sophomore at Niwot High,... Sun, 07 Apr 2024 07:00:00 -0600 0A8F3525-4336-4938-8889-33B7135BE30E https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-march-25-28/ Durango Police Department Sun, 31 Mar 2024 11:08:09 -0600 82423C97-C769-4FE4-897E-DD934D8B13D2 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/problems-with-universal-pre-k-registration-persist-into-second-year/ Policymakers remain optimistic, despite challenges Wed, 27 Mar 2024 16:03:58 -0600 7F8DD810-9303-4B0D-A848-E86FA1047724 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/colorado-sen-hickenlooper-chairs-hearing-on-legislation-to-bolster-youth-apprenticeships/ Senators hear witnesses on how new bill could aid alternative education programs across the country Sat, 16 Mar 2024 07:00:00 -0600 DDCFF744-D964-4396-8DE5-49F22EA25442 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-feb-27-march-4/ Durango Police Department Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:52:46 -0600 51A745E6-8054-45B8-A63A-176C39070BD0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-feb-21-26/ Durango Police Department Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:48:19 -0600 BBDBAC4E-95EA-4204-8FB8-5C533BE609BA https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/enrollment-is-beginning-for-colorados-universal-preschool/ Colorado’s new universal preschool program faces multiple lawsuits regarding religion, funding, disabilities and more (Journal file photo)du1-i-syn There are some changes to the program for the next school year – aimed at streamlining the process, ensuring children in poverty get... Thu, 29 Feb 2024 09:00:00 -0700 58080DD6-F8F5-4D98-90CC-A5E88816B440 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/colorado-becomes-one-of-the-first-to-employ-an-incarcerated-professor/ David Carrillo, pictured here at the Colorado Territorial Correctional Facility, is the first incarcerated person in Colorado to teach a college-level class to other prisoners. (Rachel Woolf, for Chalkbeat) For the two-hour class, Carrillo, the adjunct professor teaching for Adams... Fri, 05 Jan 2024 07:30:00 -0700 AA8497BE-9016-4556-B8FE-DF96F3023D50 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/as-student-debt-declines-in-colorado-a-new-report-says-a-postsecondary-credential-is-essential/ New graduates line up before the start of a community college commencement in East Rutherford, N.J., in 2018. U.S. Senate Republicans on Wednesday night failed to garner enough votes to block a new Biden administration rule on an income-driven repayment... Tue, 26 Dec 2023 04:45:00 -0700 87A46745-1A08-40F6-AB78-BB64F8DE89C1 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/colorado-educators-call-for-change-of-a-system-on-the-brink-of-crisis/ Former Education Secretary Arne Duncan visits with young student Mario Corona, age 6, in kindergarten at McGlone Elementary School in the Montbello section of Denver, Thursday May 14, 2015. (Brennan Linsley/AP Photo)Brennan Linsley That’s according to the annual State of... Fri, 15 Dec 2023 06:00:00 -0700 3C83B488-883E-45E6-9F8D-120EFA95038C https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-blotter-nov-21-22/ Durango Police Department Wed, 22 Nov 2023 09:56:45 -0700 C21CF569-92FF-4548-857D-1D204BF15F66 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/suicidal-thoughts-bullying-and-drugs-are-plaguing-colorado-students-according-to-latest/ Many school districts print the Safe2Tell information on the back of students' ID badges. (Megan Verlee/CPR News) In fact, the annual report released Monday shows the highest number of reports ever since the program launched in 2004. There were 22,486... Mon, 06 Nov 2023 09:45:00 -0700 01925FEC-8182-466F-BE8D-2A21F154112B https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/colorado-to-fully-fund-public-schools-for-first-time-in-14-years/ Turns out, they weren’t so mandatory. For most of that time, the state legislature has failed to meet those goals – year after year, falling hundreds of millions of dollars short and creating legal euphemisms like the “negative factor” and... Thu, 02 Nov 2023 11:00:00 -0600 52FCD0EA-BC23-40A5-9940-9C6F4DB12982 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/the-unlikely-affiliation-between-universal-pre-k-and-nicotine-taxes-is-a-story-of-politics-and/ Father John Opp and daughter Giuliana at the Isabella Bird Community School in Denver. He said he's grateful for the universal pre-K program and the support it provides his daughter. (John Daley/CPR News) She’s been diagnosed with autism, something Opp... Tue, 24 Oct 2023 10:00:00 -0600 54CDC005-CC61-4E72-9B9C-2BAB27B6F722 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/bill-richardson-former-n-m-governor-and-u-n-ambassador-who-worked-to-free-detained-americans-dies/ Former New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson emerges from his office in Santa Fe in 2020. Richardson died Saturday at age 75. (Morgan Lee/Associated Press file)onset WASHINGTON – Bill Richardson, a two-term Democratic governor of New Mexico and an American ambassador... Sat, 02 Sep 2023 14:11:08 -0600 D31C9389-3F54-4AC3-915A-681447DD8857 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/navajo-nation-declares-state-of-emergency-because-of-flooding/ Navajo Nation President Jonathan Nez arrives for an event with first lady Jill Biden, Phoenix Mayor Kate Gallego and Doug Emhoff, husband of Vice President Kamala Harris at Isaac Middle School in Phoenix in 2021. Nez on Friday signed an... Thu, 04 Aug 2022 18:06:34 -0600 1203A662-BFC4-52E4-B03A-FA411EA51684 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/feud-over-closure-of-san-juan-generating-station-could-cost-customers/ Shutting down and converting to clean energy is supposed to save money Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:24:39 -0600 8FB2FA0E-39DB-4EA4-9D91-15FEA0AD56E9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/news/fire-district-to-host-public-forum-about-new-station-downtown/ The Durango School District 9-R Board of Education has accepted a letter of intent from the Durango Fire Protection District to sell its historic Administration Building to the fire agency. The two entities will now enter negotiations to see if... Mon, 07 Mar 2022 15:33:31 -0700 5ED6B962-C49F-43E2-809F-EA7F758BDE62