Regional News - The Durango Herald

Dam on the Arkansas River near Salida finally removed after years of rescues, drownings and environmental impacts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Chaffee County commissioners help fund removal of the dam that has threatened river runners, fish habitat for nearly 60 years

DATE: Nov 13, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Boulder voters approve Safe Zones initiative to enforce camping bans around schools

Supporters say the measure will protect children

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

River dam near Salida removed after years of rescues, drownings and environmental impacts

Colorado Parks and Wildlife and Chaffee County commissioners help fund removal

DATE: Nov 10, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Gov. Polis calls special session to address looming spike in property taxes

Legislature is working under tight timeline if it hopes to curb rising cost of living in Colorado

DATE: Nov 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Nov. 8

Durango Police Department Wednesday 7:27 a.m. A fawn was hit by a vehicle and lay in the road near College Drive and Camino del Rio. 12:52 p.m. A vehicle sideswiped another vehicle near Coll...

DATE: Nov 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How is Colorado doing on cutting carbon emissions? Not great, state analysis says.

To meet ambitious 50% reduction by 2030 requires tougher limits on fossil fuels, more free transit and denser land planning.

DATE: Nov 9, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Feds approve Colorado’s plan to reintroduce wolves – and kill them in some cases

The federal government granted Colorado the authority to manage and kill wolves in specific circumstances on Tuesday, clearing a path for the state to meet a voter-approved deadline to relea...

DATE: Nov 8, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado voters approve sending millions more to universal preschool program

Proposition II was approved by a wide margin Tuesday

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

The Blotter, Nov. 3-6

Monday 11:37 p.m. A person at Denny’s, 666 Camino del Rio, was arrested for violating a restraining order. 11:10 p.m. A person at Denny’s, 666 Camino del Rio, was arrested for assaul...

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

How $500M in federal infrastructure money is being spent in Colorado

The state’s share of the 10-year, $1.2 trillion federal infrastructure act has mostly gone to water resources and scientific innovation

DATE: Nov 7, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado Secretary of State says voter turnout could exceed 2019, 2021 numbers

Jena Griswold said variables such as particular ballot issues (i.e., Prop HH) may resonate with voters and can dictate turnout

DATE: Nov 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News

‘Harder than algebra,’ Proposition HH causes confusion on Colorado voters’ ballots

Voters in Colorado had a lot of homework this fall. While there were only two items on the statewide ballot, one of them was Proposition HH – a sprawling tax reform package that has once aga...

DATE: Nov 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Regional News