Death and dying

Local News

End-of-life bill dies in Colorado Legislature

Sponsors unable to garner needed support for measure

February 24, 2016

Nation & World

Alabama town forever linked to Lee and “Mockingbird”

Lee laid to rest Saturday

February 20, 2016

Local News

Effort to make it easier to deliver death sentence fails in Colorado

Roberts joins Democrats in opposition

February 10, 2016

Local News

Brittany Maynard’s widower fights for Colorado end-of-life bill

shows 65 percent of Coloradans support legislation

February 2, 2016

Nation & World

As children die reaching for Europe’s shores, empathy fades

It’s partly about timing, circumstance and the exceptional power of last September’s photos of Aylan Kurdi. But it’s also because…

February 1, 2016

Regional News

No charges for Denver deputies in inmate’s death

calls decision ‘an outrage’

January 21, 2016

Nation & World

Eagles co-founder Glenn Frey dead at 67

Glenn Frey of the Eagles performs at Muhammad Ali’s Celebrity Fight Night XVI in Phoenix. The co-founder of the Eagles…

January 18, 2016

Local News

Karen Langhart sends nearly 40 packages to friends before taking her own life

her daughter died from a controversial contraceptive, former Durango resident worked as an advocate for educating women about their reproductive…

January 12, 2016

Nation & World

Grammy Award-winner Natalie Cole dies at 65

says singer will remain ‘unforgettable in our hearts’

January 1, 2016

Local News

30 years later, two Durango murders remain unsolved

Tyler and Dennis Sleater were slain a month apart

December 4, 2015

Local News

Colorado lawmakers and possibly voters to consider end-of-life legislation

failed to advance bill this year; voters may have their chance in 2016

December 3, 2015

Local News

Residents who want aid-in-dying legislation meet in Durango

wants Colorado to join five other states to offer end-of-life choice

December 2, 2015

Local News

When are you too intoxicated for a night in jail?

La Plata County, drunken inmates are sadly common and medically needy

November 29, 2015

Local News

Autopsy: Montezuma County inmate died of natural causes

Alcohol abuse caused death, says medical examiner

November 24, 2015

Local News

La Plata County autopsies now handled in Montrose

must travel 100-plus miles for death examination, but cost could be about same

November 22, 2015

Local News

Hermosa woman dies by suicide

Charlotte Sieber, 54, died in her home on Orchard Lane, Smith said. She is survived by her husband, Brad Sieber,…

November 14, 2015

Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office investigates Hermosa woman’s death

play not suspected

November 12, 2015

Local News

Should terminally ill have right to choose to die?

discusses supporting legislation

November 3, 2015

Regional News

Albuquerque lays slain officer to rest

The funeral for Officer Daniel Webster drew thousands of officers and others from across the Southwest as New Mexico’s largest…

November 3, 2015

Local News

Fort Lewis College sophomore, 20, dies from alcohol complications

Ericksen was studying anthropology

October 28, 2015

Nation & World

Studies: Fewer deaths where gun laws are strict

Gun-control activist Kim Yaman is seen with one her cats in her Cary, N.C., home on Oct. 20. Yaman and…

October 24, 2015

Nation & World

Maureen O’Hara, spirited Irish movie star, dies at age 95

O’Hara died in her sleep at her home in Boise, Idaho, said Johnny Nicoletti, her longtime manager. “She passed peacefully…

October 24, 2015

Local News

Forensic pathologist’s new job leaves 10 Western Colorado counties in a bind

Coroner tools used to perform autopsies.SHAUN STANLEY/Durango Herald file photo Kurtzman, who will continue working in the state through the…

October 13, 2015

Local News

Farmington man dies in motorcycle crash

Michael Jakino, 64, was killed after the driver of a pickup crossed the center line and side-swiped his Harley-Davidson motorcycle,…

September 7, 2015