Act of terror - The Durango Herald

French transplants in La Plata County horrified by terrorism

Hopes those from Middle East won’t face baseless prejudice

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Terrorists’ strike leaves emptiness

PARIS – The indiscriminate taking of so many lives squeezed life out of Paris itself. Not all life but enough to create a sense of emptiness. Although far from extinguished, the City of Ligh...

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Death toll in Paris terror attacks reaches 129; 352 others injured

PARIS – The Eiffel Tower stood dark in a symbol of mourning Saturday night as France struggled to absorb the deadliest violence on its soil since World War II: coordinated gun-and-suicide bo...

DATE: Nov 14, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. confident about terrorist’s death

Families of victims say it ‘doesn’t change anything’

DATE: Nov 13, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

La Plata County sheriff declines to sign Gitmo letter

‘We are a long way from the Supermax facility in Florence’

DATE: Nov 11, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Cañon City residents mixed on possible Guantanamo transfer

CAÑON CITY – Prisons have long been a way of life in this southern Colorado community, where schoolchildren practice inmate-escape drills and almost everyone counts a relative who works in c...

DATE: Oct 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Frustration builds with the slow process of Guantanamo shutdown

WASHINGTON – The Obama administration’s struggling quest to close the U.S. detention center at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, is mired in state and federal politics. Frustrated White House and Pentag...

DATE: Sep 12, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

NYC bombing victim wins $5.4 million in settlement

Durango woman worked at World Trade Center during 1993 bombing

DATE: Jul 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ariz. woman’s life hinged on a tale of marriage

Kayla Mueller, Omar Alkhani were captured while in Syria

DATE: Feb 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Tipton calls on Obama to fight ISIS

Congressman decries ‘overreach’ by feds

DATE: Sep 4, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Are terrorists targeting forests?

It’s why we need firefighting air force, state senator says

DATE: Apr 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango dad searches for daughter after explosion

My daughter, Sarah, ran in the Boston Marathon on Monday. She did not finish the race.Sarah, who graduated recently from Tufts University near Boston, was about three-quarters of a mile from...

DATE: Apr 15, 2013 | CATEGORY: Local News