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07/29/2024
The NXT Chapter is an organization that assists ex-offenders upon release from incarceration.
Jonathan Ogaz was getting a fresh haircut, like so many people do, on a Saturday. Ogaz wasn’t at a regular barbershop getting just an ordinary haircut. He, along with many other ex-convicts, were at a...
07/29/2024
The U.S. Supreme Court’s monumental decision that municipalities can fine and jail homeless people for sleeping or camping in public spaces has Durango’s homeless on edge.
The U.S. Supreme Court’s monumental decision in Grants Pass, Oregon v. Johnson that ruled municipalities can fine and jail homeless people for sleeping or camping in public spaces, even when they have...
07/29/2024
The recently opened recovery residence – small as it may be – fills a crucial role previously missing from the treatment landscape.
For years, residents of Southwest Colorado struggling with addiction had no choice but to travel more than a hundred miles to access long-term sober living. For some, that degree of separation was nec...
07/29/2024
Residents of the West Park Avenue neighborhood in Durango have been concerned about speeding and road rage for several years.
Residents of the West Park Avenue neighborhood in Durango have been concerned about speeding and road rage for at least several years. They will have an opportunity to recommend solutions to the city ...
07/29/2024
Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. Neguse join Chair Lina Khan for roundtable.
Sen. Hickenlooper, Rep. Neguse join Chair Lina Khan for roundtable in Longmont The head of the Federal Trade Commission joined Colorado officials and farmers for a roundtable focusing on the need for ...
07/29/2024
Colorado is leading the nation in human cases of the H5 bird flu, and millions of poultry in the state have been killed to stop the threat of the virus.
Colorado is leading the nation in human cases of the H5 bird flu and millions of poultry in the state have been killed to stop the threat of the virus. It also has hit dairy cows in the state. What do...
07/28/2024
Startup Colorado Pitch Competition aims to provide five rural founders $280,000 in investment opportunities.
West Slope Startup Week, hosted by Startup Colorado, will return to Durango in late August. Entrepreneurs and small business owners from across the region will attend the free educational conference A...
07/28/2024
The projects will impact residents of Twin Buttes subdivision, Jackson Place, Conejo Place and Alamo Drive.
Road resurfacing projects will impact four Durango neighborhoods beginning next week. The work is expected to begin Monday and will extend through Aug. 5, according to the city of Durango. The project...
07/28/2024
The move would allow town to obtain financing on Rock Creek subdivision project and better manage short-term debt.
The town of Ignacio did not want to deal with some state statutory provisions that cause restrictions on municipal development projects like the new Rock Creek subdivision. That’s why the town looks t...
07/28/2024
Blunk showed grit by pulling herself up from nearly midpack in the 36-racer field.
PARIS – For a few minutes, Durango’s Savilia Blunk held her spot at the front of the pack during the women’s mountain biking race at the Paris 2024 Olympics. All around her, fans five-deep cheered and...
07/28/2024
Both families are in France ready to cheer on their Olympians.
Regardless of the sport, high-level athletes flourish with a strong support system around them. It’s rarely an easy path to the top level of any sport and there are setbacks. Family and friends are cr...
07/28/2024
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has been vocal about filling executive positions with people who want to live in the Durango area.
Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory has found a new face to fill its chief financial officer role. The company announced on Wednesday that Carrie Cass would be taking over the position. Cass previously s...
07/28/2024
The two mountain bikers representing the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris will face off against the world's best male mountain bikers Monday morning.
The Olympic experience will be quick for Durango’s Riley Amos and Christopher Blevins. The two mountain bikers representing the United States in the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris will face off a...
07/28/2024
Cyclist looks to use that to his advantage at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris.
PARIS – Todd Wells can’t quite put a fine point on what makes mountain bike racers successful. He just knows it when he sees it. They have a certain “je ne sais quoi.” It is sort of fitting that the p...
07/27/2024
Grotts said he was at the peak of his cross-country racing career during the 2016 Summer Olympic Games, adding it was a really special moment.
Durango’s representation in mountain biking in the Summer Olympics is incredible for a town in Colorado with a population of 20,000. Before the current local stars Riley Amos and Christopher Blevins ...
07/27/2024
Adam Frisch was one of the first to call on Biden to end his presidential campaign; now he wants to move past the shake-up and focus on his own race.
Less than a week after President Joe Biden’s disastrous debate performance, Adam Frisch, the Democratic candidate for Colorado’s 3rd Congressional District, became one of the first to call on the pres...
07/27/2024
Business-related classes will be taught every Friday in conjunction with the farmers market.
Colton Black wants to help provide the Ignacio area’s agriculture and catering scene with that extra economic jolt by fostering entrepreneurship opportunities. That’s why the Southern Ute Indian Tribe...
07/27/2024
We are asking readers to help us document instances of graffiti. Send photos to [email protected] with “Graffiti” in the subject line.
Dear readers, Graffiti has become an almost ubiquitous feature of urban landscapes. It shows up under bridges, in alleys and countless other surfaces that make up our concrete jungle. But more oft...
07/27/2024
Interest rates continue to deter sellers from putting their homes on the market.
The number of homes sold in La Plata County was down during the second quarter of 2024. Durango Area Association of Realtors’ quarterly real estate statistics show that La Plata County residential re...
07/27/2024
The National Weather Service is calling for sunny skies next week, with highs in the upper 80s to lower 90s. Remember, don’t leave dogs in hot cars.
Photo: Backseat drivers By Shane Benjamin Herald Staff Writer Friday, Jul 26, 2024 5:24 PM Updated Friday, Jul. 26, 2024 8:19 PM These dogs are all smiles as they cruise along Camino del Rio on Monday in Durango. The National Weather Service is calling for sunny skies next week, with highs in the up...
07/27/2024
Pity all of us in the Mountain Time Zone. Sometimes, it’s just weird. But here is the broadcast schedule for initial appearances of the Colorado-based athletes.
Pity all of us in the Mountain Time Zone. Sometimes, it’s just weird. We have learned to live with incomprehensible television broadcast schedules. Network programming that will appear at “8 p.m. East...
07/26/2024
Durangoan Savilia Blunk said the course in Paris is mostly gravel and “very manmade. ... It requires you to be laser-focused the entire time."
PARIS – Savilia Blunk wasn’t set up to be a professional mountain biker. Her family lived mostly off the grid in Inverness, a town of little more than a thousand people on a peninsular strip in Northe...
07/26/2024
The Artists Pathway Mural painted on the Powerhouse Carlton Family Science building next to the Animas River Trail. A ribbon-cutting will take place at 11 a.m. Saturday.
Photo: A new mural along the Animas River Trail By Jerry McBride Herald Photo Editor Thursday, Jul 25, 2024 3:23 PM Updated Thursday, Jul. 25, 2024 3:36 PM Teresa Craft, deputy director of The Powerhouse, looks at the Artists Pathway Mural on Thursday that is painted on the Powerhouse Carlton Family...
07/26/2024
911 dispatchers sent a text message to residents in the Animas Valley warning them of an incident in progress and a suspect on the loose.
La Plata County Sheriff’s Office has detained a suspect after a reported burglary, auto theft and vehicle rollover that led to a foot chase early Friday north of Durango in the Animas Valley. Despite ...
07/26/2024
Five-year-old Helliono Martinez was handed over by family members in an emotional meeting at the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office.
Five-year-old Helliono Martinez, reported missing nine days ago after being seen with his father at their home on U.S. Highway 160 in Cortez, was handed over by family members in an emotional meeting ...
07/26/2024
The 21-year-old man from Arizona is second person to die while hiking in Colorado this week.
Search and rescue teams have recovered the body of a 21-year-old hiker who fell 800 feet to his death while trying to navigate a technical traverse 20 miles southwest of Telluride, the San Miguel Coun...
07/26/2024
The Opening Ceremony is an iconic Olympic moment. Yet, Christopher Blevins and the rest of the USA mountain biking team won't be going.
PARIS – Christopher Blevins will be all dressed up, but he won’t go. The Opening Ceremony of the Paris 2024 Olympics will be like no other. An estimated 10,000 athletes and another 3,000 dancers will ...
07/26/2024
StoneAge donated all of the drones to the Big Brothers and Big Sisters Program of Southwest Colorado after the team exercise.
Janet Mosher had two goals in mind as she planned StoneAge Tools’ annual company bonding activity: foster good company relationships and give back to Durango. “Part of our core values as a company is ...
07/26/2024
The teacher is suspected of engaging in illicit conversations with a 16-year-old child via Snapchat, and offering to engage in sexual acts.
A teacher at Escalante Middle School has been arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child after allegedly approaching a 16-year-old child online and offering to engage in sexual acts, acco...
07/25/2024
He is accused of “striking his father multiple times with a handgun,” and choking his mother and holding her at gunpoint.
A Kirtland man is facing federal assault charges after an alleged brutal attack on his parents. Jerome Weaver, 21, was charged with assault with a dangerous weapon and carrying a firearm in furtheranc...
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