Newsletter - The Durango Herald

Voters approve Prop. FF, clearing way for school meals program funded by cutting tax breaks for the wealthy

The new program will give all Colorado public school students access to free breakfasts and lunches, regardless of household income

DATE: Nov 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Michael Bennet elected to his third U.S. Senate term as Colorado voters reject Republican Joe O’Dea

If Bennet, a Democrat, serves his full six-year term, he will become Colorado’s longest-serving U.S. senator in the century since state legislatures stopped selecting senators

DATE: Nov 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Election Day will get last lunar eclipse until 2025

The moon will be close to Mars and a red star called Antares, a ‘fortuitous placement’ of three red things in the sky

DATE: Nov 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Badwater’ television pilot will be screened at Mancos Opera House

Local novelist Chuck Greaves wrote television series and first episode

DATE: Nov 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Wildlife agency seeks public help on poached desert bighorn

Mature ram was illegally shot between Gateway and Grand Junction near the Gunnison River

DATE: Nov 1, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID ends Dove Creek trial of man accused of fatally shooting bowhunter

Three jurors affected; Morosko could be retried within 90 days

DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hugh McKean, top Republican in Colorado House, dies of heart attack at 55

The lawmaker from Loveland was first elected to the legislature in 2016

DATE: Oct 31, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Aztec hopes for a revival as long-awaited bypass awaits review

Project would reduce truck t

DATE: Oct 28, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Trial in fatal shooting of bowhunter begins in Dove Creek

Prosecutor focuses on rifle hunter’s mistakes; defender faults investigation

DATE: Oct 27, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Helicopter rescues horseback rider injured on snowy trail near Mancos

Rider injured in fall, marshal’s deputy says

DATE: Oct 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Voters across Colorado’s high country will weigh short-term rentals, affordable housing

As many as 14 Colorado municipalities and counties will ask voters next month to increase or repurpose taxes on short-term rental properties – offered on sites by Airbnb and Vrbo – to help fund affordable housing

DATE: Oct 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News