The Durango Herald

Cortez

Man arrested at Cortez nightclub after late-night reports of gunfire

Suspect allegedly pointed handgun at his cousin

March 2, 2025 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

The Durango Herald

First we fund the lawyers, enforce the law

cca Trump has wasted no time in trying to destroy the parts of our government that serve us all. I…

February 26, 2025

The Durango Herald

Do we care enough to come together, push back?

cca As a resident of La Plata County, I’m really struggling with the being forced to live under a burgeoning…

February 16, 2025

The Durango Herald

American intelligence

cca President-elect Trump, you do not need to dismantle the Department of Education. America has already gone stupid. A recent…

December 24, 2024

Cortez

Sheriff’s office violating open records law in Cortez DA’s alleged DUI case, watchdog says

Records of warrant, draft documents and videos in crash being withheld

December 16, 2024 • Debra Mayeux — Tri-City Record

The Durango Herald

The good and the bad surrounding access to safe abortion care, contraception

Richard Grossman, MDdu1-i-syn The really bad news is that we have elected a misogynistic felon with a narcissistic personality disorder.…

December 8, 2024

Headlines

Case against Montezuma DA stalls; new investigation begins

test results and charges pending in crash case; new investigation started after texts to reporter

October 25, 2024 • Debra Mayeux — Tri-City Record

The Durango Herald

Ignacio, Bayfield compete in relocated Chicken Creek Challenge

dispute leads Mancos to move home meet

October 15, 2024 • Joel Priest — Special to the Herald

Cortez

Cortez woman sentenced to maximum for murdering brother and another man

Sanders, 22, shot both men in the head, according to reports

September 25, 2024 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Cortez

Duece Martinez suspected in recent police chase, judge denies warrant

Martinez has multiple open cases in 22nd Judicial District Court

September 18, 2024 • Bailey Duran — Special to The Journal

Barbara McLachlan

Barbara McLachlan’s career in the Colorado Legislature comes to a close

four-term representative reflects on her time in the statehouse

July 7, 2024 • Sophia McCrackin — Herald Staff Writer

The Durango Herald

‘Dolores River Canyons very foundation of Ute Mountain Ute identity’

cca In recent months, news of increasing uranium prices has sparked concerns from Indigenous communities around the Colorado Plateau. While…

July 3, 2024

The Durango Herald

Better grains for growing brains

Rachel Curran (Courtesy) We send our children to school to learn. To learn mathematics, language arts, history and geography. But…

July 1, 2024 • Rachel Curran — Odd Bird Baking Company

The Durango Herald

Axis Health System receives federal funding to help with building costs

will go toward purchasing equipment, furniture and fixtures

May 2, 2024 • Eliza DuBose — Herald Staff Writer

Aztec

Ribbon-cutting will celebrate reopening of Cedar Hill footbridge

Cedar Hill Footbridge, Cedar Hill, N.M. San Juan County Courtesy Photo. A ribbon-cutting is to be held on Tuesday, April…

April 24, 2024 • Tri-City Record staff

Briefs

College celebrates Arbor Day

San Juan College will host their tree giveaway on Friday, April 26, at 8 a.m. on a first-come, first-serve basis.…

April 5, 2024

Briefs

Free online course in the fundamentals of sales tax is available

is self-paced, lasts about an hour

March 28, 2024

The Tri-City Record

New Albuquerque dashboard shows the city made over 1,000 encampment sweeps in January

A court injunction mandated that the city not remove encampments on public property, but people say the practice has continued

March 4, 2024 • Megan Myscofski — KUNM via Source NM

NO IMAGE

The Durango Herald

‘First part, eliminate left turn from Florida Road’

The first part of the solution is to eliminate the left turn from Florida Road to southbound East 3rd Avenue.…

March 3, 2024

NO IMAGE

The Durango Herald

‘Yes’ on National Defense Authorization Act ‘good decision’

Why did our Congresswoman (along with Ted Cruz, Rick Scott, Jim Banks) all vote in favor of of the National…

December 17, 2023

Colorado

Staffing shortages and lack of space contributing to postal problems in Colorado mountain towns

The U.S. Post Office at 35 S. Beech St. in Cortez. (Erika Alvero/The Journal file)du1-i-syn “On-time mail delivery was up…

December 9, 2023 • Caitlyn Kim — Colorado Public Radio

Colorado

How Democrats are using Colorado’s special session to steer tax relief toward the working poor

Legislature’s majority pushing to redirect $185 million in state taxpayer refund money to expand the Earned Income Tax Credit

November 20, 2023 • Brian Eason — The Colorado Sun

The Durango Herald

Requiem for West’s Joshua Tree

Disheveled, gangly, the Joshua tree is surely one of the West’s strangest – and most recognizable – plants. Named by…

August 23, 2023

Headlines

Video: Plenty of Excitement at the 2023 Demolition Derby

Drivers compete in the 2023 Demolition Derby on Saturday at the La Plata County Fair. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald)cca

August 12, 2023 • Jerry McBride — Herald Photo Editor