Regional News - The Durango Herald

Navajo Nation reports 37 new COVID-19 cases and 1 more death

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – The Navajo Nation on Tuesday reported 37 new COVID-19 cases and one more death. The latest numbers pushed the tribe’s totals to 32,315 coronavirus cases and 1,398 known ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Lawmakers seek support services for survivors of Native American boarding schools

Federal government to investigate painful history of removing children from communities

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

A new role for mulch: Erosion control after severe wildfires

DENVER (AP) – An aerial landscaping team has taken flight in the mountains west of Fort Collins. Its landing site sits in a broad field at the base of Poudre Canyon. Every few minutes, a he...

DATE: Aug 24, 2021 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life

Forced medication recommended for Danish suspect in Colorado wildfire

DENVER – A psychiatrist has recommended that a mentally ill Danish man accused of starting a wildfire that burned 149 homes should be forcibly medicated, which could pave the way to him bein...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Live round found next to bed of Colorado woman presumed dead

SALIDA – An unused .22-caliber round was found next to the bed of a Colorado woman who disappeared last year and whose husband is charged with killing her, and a tranquilizer gun and accesso...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

U.S. regulators give full approval to Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine

WASHINGTON – The U.S. gave full approval to Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine Monday, potentially boosting public confidence in the shots and instantly opening the way for more universities, compani...

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Health

Supporters back Mesa County clerk, who is in hiding after voting system breach

State GOP representative calls investigation a ‘false-flag operation’

DATE: Aug 23, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Weekly planner for Aug. 23-27

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: Aug 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Silenced by COVID-19, mariachi Mass returns to Tucson cathedral

TUCSON, Ariz. – A blast of festive trumpet flourishes and guitarrón bass breaks the solemn hush of Mass on a torrid August desert morning. Decked out in gold-embroidered suits, nine musician...

DATE: Aug 21, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Business records tie Rep. Lauren Boebert to husband’s natural gas consulting firm

Jayson Boebert reported nearly $1M in payments over two years

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter

Durango Police Department Thursday 10:15 a.m. A possible assault was reported in the 200 block of East Eighth Avenue. 1:13 p.m. A man was walking in traffic in the 2600 block of Mai...

DATE: Aug 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Regional News