Regional News - The Durango Herald

Two years after COVID’s arrival, Colorado in ‘best position,’ officials say

Virus has killed more than 12,500 and infected about 1.3 million statewide

DATE: Mar 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Parks and Wildlife dusting off plan to reintroduce wolverines

Last confirmed electronic sighting of the rare carnivore in Colorado was 2009

DATE: Mar 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for March 7-11

Information and agendas about local meetings: 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...

DATE: Mar 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado secretary of state wants security amid threats

DENVER (AP) – Across the political spectrum, Colorado’s elected officials say they’re facing increasingly significant threats of violence and online harassment just for doing their jobs. No...

DATE: Mar 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Stolen box of human heads investigated by Denver police

DENVER – Denver police are investigating the theft of a box containing human heads from a parked freight company truck, officials said Saturday. The box was being transported for medical res...

DATE: Mar 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Planned Utah-based oil rail line draws Colorado opposition

DENVER – Dozens of Colorado counties and cities are opposing a Utah-based railroad project that would bring as many as 10 two-mile-long trains carrying oil through Denver each day. The prop...

DATE: Mar 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado moves to protect abortions in state law

DENVER – Colorado is among several states attempting to secure the right to abortion as the future of Roe v. Wade hangs in the air after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed a conflicting Texas ba...

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

As planet warms, less ice covering North American lakes

GRAND LAKE – With a backdrop of mountain vistas and a rink of natural ice, the annual ice hockey tournament at Grand Lake offers a picturesque snapshot of Colorado’s beauty. What’s not appar...

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Rock climber falls to death at Colorado state park

BOULDER – A rock climber fell several hundred feet to his death while descending a wall in Eldorado Canyon State Park near Boulder. Boulder County sheriff’s officials say 48-year-old Thad Fr...

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Best bets in and around Durango

La Plata County Humane Society is hosting its annual Powder Hounds Snowboard Art Auction. The auction, Saturday to March 12, features snowboard art created by 18 artists in an online silent ...

DATE: Mar 4, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Wednesday 12:49 p.m. Someone reported check fraud in the 500 block of East Second Avenue. 6:19 p.m. A man and a woman were reportedly fighting in the west 3...

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado clerk ordered to court for allegedly lying to judge

DENVER – A Colorado county elections clerk under investigation by federal and state authorities for an alleged security breach of voting machines has been ordered to appear in court to respo...

DATE: Mar 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News