Government

Effort to attract data centers to Colorado with tax incentives fails

Construction continues on a new data center in Denver's Elyria Swansea neighborhood on April 23, 2026. (McKenzie Lange/CPR News) After…

May 8, 2026

Nation & World

Pam Bondi, a Trump loyalist who oversaw Justice Department upheaval, is out as his attorney general

Attorney General Pam Bondi leaving after the end of President Donald Trump’s remarks to reporters in the James Brady Press…

April 2, 2026

Regional News

Colorado’s constitutional convention adjourned 150 years ago this week

the territory’s weather warmed, new fashions arrived from the East

March 18, 2026

Local News

Who’s asking for public records?

Plata County data show increasing use of CORA from residents, journalists and corporations

March 15, 2026

New Mexico

New Mexico Gov. Lujan Grisham signs free, universal child care into law

trust fund with $11B to keep program funded for five years

March 13, 2026

Nation & World

Trump turns to an Oklahoma senator with a fighter’s reputation as his next choice to lead DHS

Sen. Markwayne Mullin, R-Okla., speaks to the press outside of the Capitol, on Thursday, March 5, 2026, in Washington. (Allison…

March 6, 2026

Local News

Group proposing mask ban for officers in Durango nears Friday petition deadline

Secret Police citizen’s initiative has collected about 1,600 signatures

March 4, 2026

New Mexico

Police say the motivation for a break-in at the New Mexico Democratic Party headquarters is unclear

items included a laptop, various office supplies and campaign merchandise

February 27, 2026

Regional News

Former Colorado state senator sentenced to probation for fabricating letters amid ethics investigation

Jaquez Lewis, who resigned from the legislature last year, was convicted of attempting to influence a public servant and forgery

February 27, 2026

Local News

La Plata County commissioners acknowledge open meetings law violation

Opinion column drafted without required public notice

February 26, 2026

Regional News

Signatures submitted for anti-trans Colorado ballot measures

Transgender children would be unable to participate in school sports, get gender-affirming surgeries

February 24, 2026

Local News

Four candidates appointed by default to Bayfield town board

election canceled after no challengers file

February 23, 2026

Local News

Colorado joins multistate lawsuit suing Trump administration for cutting $600M in public health funding

The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment labs, Feb. 14, 2022. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR News)cca The Colorado Department of…

February 12, 2026

Local News

Durango outlines state legislative priorities for 2026

cameras, housing and homelessness initiatives on city’s radar

January 9, 2026

Gallery

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol Hill

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell…

January 3, 2026

Nation & World

Trump sued by preservationists seeking reviews and congressional approval for ballroom project

Work continues on the construction of the ballroom at the White House, Tuesday, Dec., 9, 2025, in Washington, where the…

December 12, 2025

Associated Press

Government waives part of a Biden-era fine against Southwest Airlines

FILE – A Southwest Airlines jet pulls into a gate at Dallas Love Field Airport Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2025, in…

December 7, 2025

Nation & World

Senate approves bill to end shutdown, sending it to the House

41-day disruption could last a few more days as members of House return to Washington to vote

November 11, 2025

Nation & World

U.S. travelers scramble to adjust as airlines cut flights because of shutdown

A traveler moves in view of a control tower at Philadelphia International Airport in Philadelphia, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025. (AP…

November 7, 2025

Associated Press

Trump has accused boat crews of being narco-terrorists. The truth, AP found, is more nuanced

GÜIRIA, Venezuela (AP) — One was a fisherman struggling to eke out a living on $100 a month. Another was a career…

November 7, 2025

Associated Press

Divided Jewish leaders react with warnings and hope as New York elects Zohran Mamdani as mayor

New York City mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani speaks during a news conference in the Queens borough of New York, Wednesday, Nov.…

November 5, 2025

Local News

Where can La Plata County residents turn if SNAP benefits disappear?

nonprofits prepare for influx in demand for basic food needs

November 2, 2025

New Mexico

NM food banks say they have no time to prepare for Nov. 1 SNAP stoppage

‘People are scared’ ahead of cuts affecting one in five New Mexicans, directors say

October 26, 2025

Local News

Residents celebrate solidarity, warn of authoritarianism at No Kings protests in Durango and Bayfield

Peaceful gatherings for protection of democracy, immigrants, public lands and institutions

October 18, 2025