New Mexico - The Durango Herald

Defense: Former N.M. state senator’s $50,000 commission was legitimate

SANTA FE – A former New Mexico state senator went on trial Tuesday on accusations he used his elected office to profit from the sale of a state-owned building, in a high-stakes corruption tr...

DATE: Oct 31, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Jury selection begins in New Mexico corruption trial

SANTA FE â€“ Jury selection has begun in the trial of former state Sen. Phil Griego on corruption charges tied to the sale of a state building in 2014. Scores of potential jurors ...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico utility seeks electricity options other than coal

ALBUQUERQUE – New Mexico’s largest electric provider on Monday put out a request for proposals for hundreds of megawatts of power to fill a future void as the utility plans ahead for weaning...

DATE: Oct 30, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Hispanic ranchers dealt blow in lengthy battle over grazing

ALBUQUERQUE – A group of Hispanic ranchers has been dealt a blow in their years-long feud with the federal government over grazing rights on land in New Mexico that has been used by their fa...

DATE: Oct 24, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico may restore evolution to science standards

SANTA FE – New Mexico’s public education secretary announced revisions will be made to proposed school science standards in response to a public outcry against the deletion or omission of re...

DATE: Oct 18, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Proposed New Mexico science standards omit global warming

SANTA FE – A proposed overhaul of New Mexico’s state science standards for public schools came under intense criticism Monday at a packed public hearing in the state capital for omitting or ...

DATE: Oct 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Santa Fe celebrates Indigenous Peoples Day amid tensions

SANTA FE – Santa Fe is celebrating Indigenous Peoples’ Day with a serious of Native American dance performances on the city’s downtown plaza. Last year, Santa Fe began honoring Native Americ...

DATE: Oct 9, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

7 Albuquerque officers earned $124K or more

ALBUQUERQUE – Seven Albuquerque beat police officers were among the city’s top 25 salary earners last year and made more than the mayor thanks to overtime, according to an analysis by The As...

DATE: Sep 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Endorsements, donations draw eyes in Albuquerque mayor race

ALBUQUERQUE – Albuquerque’s long-beleaguered police department and questionable campaign donations are casting shadows in the city’s open mayoral election. Some candidates have re...

DATE: Sep 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

2 leaders of religious sect plead not guilty to child abuse

ALBUQUERQUE – Two leaders of a New Mexico paramilitary religious sect have pleaded not guilty to charges connected to a child abuse investigation. Deborah Green and Peter Green en...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The ACLU probes whether protesters’ rights violated

SANTA FE – The American Civil Liberties Union of New Mexico is exploring whether civil rights violations occurred on Friday in the arrests of protesters at a re-enactment of the return of Sp...

DATE: Sep 11, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday