Disasters and crashes - The Durango Herald

WWII plane pulled from Hudson after crash that killed pilot

NEW YORK – Police divers and Army Corps of Engineers personnel retrieved the wreckage of a World War II plane from the Hudson River on Saturday after the vintage aircraft crashed during a pr...

DATE: May 28, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Durango’s Thomas Huber killed by car in Grand Junction

A Durango man was struck and killed by a car in a suburb of Grand Junction on Thursday, The Grand Junction Sentinel reported. Thomas Artyom Huber, 19, of Durango was hit shortly ...

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Massive Alberta wildfire could double in size

Blaze nearly 400 square miles wide

DATE: May 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Gold King spill prompts new monitoring systems

Gauges will now test for pH, temperature, turbidity, conductance

DATE: Apr 23, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fireworks accident at temple in India kills more than 100

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, India – The Hindu temple in southern India was packed with thousands for a religious festival early Sunday when the fireworks began – an unauthorized pyrotechnic display ...

DATE: Apr 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Brussels attack victims were from around the world

Some identified as family, friends grieve

DATE: Mar 26, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Heavy winds blamed for plane crash in Russia

MOSCOW – Winds were gusting before dawn Saturday over the airport in the southern Russian city of Rostov-on-Don when a plane carrying 62 people from a favorite Russian holiday destination de...

DATE: Mar 19, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Governor asks Greece to declare state of emergency

Thousands of migrants trapped at border

DATE: Mar 5, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

City of Durango hires contractor to repair broken water line along Animas

1.6 million gallons of water lost to pipe, hydrant break

DATE: Mar 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

I-70 reopens in Glenwood Canyon after rock slides

GLENWOOD SPRINGS (AP) â€“ Interstate 70 through Glenwood Canyon in Western Colorado has reopened to two-way traffic, but officials are warning to expect delays. Lanes opened in bo...

DATE: Feb 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News