Regional News - The Durango Herald

Electric vehicles aren’t more likely to ignite, but Colorado firefighters are adapting to the challenge of burning batteries

On Monday, a fiery electric vehicle crash killed a driver and shut down several lanes of Interstate 25. But while the use of battery-powered vehicles is growing in Colorado, safety groups sa...

DATE: Aug 29, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Property tax compromise passes key legislative hurdle, moves to state Senate

The bipartisan bill at the center of this week’s special session on property taxes cleared a crucial House vote Wednesday, 45-to-18, and has moved on to the state Senate. But for many of the...

DATE: Aug 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Aug. 22-27

Durango Police Department Tuesday 2:05 a.m. A loud alarm was sounding at the Mountain View Plaza Condominiums, 634 East Eighth Ave. Police made an arrest. Monday 10:49 a.m. A power line fell...

DATE: Aug 27, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado’s special session on property taxes may be a bumpy ride

It’s increasingly uncertain if a deal to cut taxes and prevent a pair of November ballot measures will survive

DATE: Aug 26, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

GOP chair Dave Williams voted out by party members in meeting he calls ‘illegitimate’

Members of the state Republican Party drove from across Colorado to a church in Brighton on Saturday morning, where they voted to remove state party chairman Dave Williams from his leadershi...

DATE: Aug 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Here’s how Colorado’s special session could save homeowners about 2% on property taxes

Colorado lawmakers will return this week to the state Capitol for an emergency special session. They’ll be considering a plan to reduce property tax rates. If they succeed, a group of busine...

DATE: Aug 25, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado awarded $12.6 million federal grant to plug methane-emitting oil and gas wells

The U.S. Department of Energy and the Environmental Protection Agency are giving a $12.6 million boost to Colorado’s efforts to reduce methane emissions by plugging older, low-producing oil ...

DATE: Aug 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Aug. 21-22

Durango Police Department Thursday 6:26 p.m. A man who was allegedly drunk and harassing people at a Marathon gas station, 1680 Main Ave., was arrested for public intoxication. 2:09 ...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

These Colorado Democrats got a chance to help VP Harris from the DNC stage while boosting their national credentials

Getting a speaking slot at a presidential national convention is a big deal – for rising political stars, it can be a chance to shine on a whole new level. Remember the 2004 Democratic Natio...

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado, U.S. Department of Justice sue RealPage over alleged price-fixing scheme to drive up rent

The federal lawsuit says RealPage controls as much as 80% of the national market for landlord revenue management software, giving it outsize power to “subvert competition” and distort the free market to the detriment of renters

DATE: Aug 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Aug. 20

Durango Police Department Tuesday 2:02 p.m. A business requested contact about a burglary in the 900 block of Main Avenue. 4:02 p.m. Someone reported a juvenile female profusely sweating in ...

DATE: Aug 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Aug. 19

Durango Police Department day day La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Monday 6:48 a.m. Two horses were walking in the middle of the road on County Road 125 headed toward the ...

DATE: Aug 20, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News