Regional News - The Durango Herald

How to live next to radioactive waste

Aging activists have been fighting for the cleanup of the Cotter Uranium Mill Superfund site for decades

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Exxon drops algae research, but Colorado labs press on in hunt for green fuel

Labs the petroleum giant funded still see potential in algae as a biofuel

DATE: Mar 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Psychologists will be eligible to prescribe mental health medication

Polis signs House Bill 1071 despite objection from psychiatrists, who are medical doctors

DATE: Mar 4, 2023 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weekly planner for March 6-10

City of Durango: www.durangogov.org or call 375-5000. La Plata County: www.co.laplata.co.us or call 382-6210. Town of Bayfield: www.bayfieldgov.org or call 884-9544. ...

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado governor asks U.S. to change Mount Evans’ name to Mount Blue Sky

The request is second-to-last step in the renaming process

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 7:55 a.m. A two-car crash in the 1300 South Camino del Rio resulted in a citation being issued. 8:12 a.m. A two-car rear-end crash near the intersection o...

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife begins clearing zebra mussels from reservoir

Aquatic biologists began spraying to kill the invasive species at Highline Lake State Park

DATE: Mar 3, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 7:48 a.m. A car hit someone near the intersection of 25th Street and Main Avenue. 10:09 a.m. A car crash involving a transit bus occurred in the 9...

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado bill to add labor protections for public workers advances in the Legislature

Senate Bill 23-111 would give those in public sector the right to discuss workplace issues

DATE: Mar 2, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Tuesday 4:27 p.m. Two men were intoxicated in the west 100 block of Eighth Street and at least one was arrested. 8:38 p.m. A man and a woman in the 3000 blo...

DATE: Mar 1, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News