Homelessness

Camping

La Plata County considering purchase of various sites for managed camp

Properties could address concerns of Ella Vita and Crestview residents

March 30, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Community

Manna opens resource and navigation center in Durango

Facility will support nonprofit’s expansion of services and its new model of empowerment

March 25, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Arrest

Man with ‘metal spikes’ suspected of threatening Sheriff’s Office staff

Suspect was apparently upset his vehicle had been towed

March 19, 2022 • Shane Benjamin — Herald Staff Writer

Durango City Council

Durango City Council approves $170,000 for homeless support plans

soup kitchen receives extra funding for 2022 endeavors

March 3, 2022 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Camping

Why can’t Durango’s unhoused manage themselves?

Purple Cliffs residents say they already have a managed camp; La Plata County and advocacy groups disagree

February 23, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Durango

Durango nonprofit starts peer recovery support services program in La Plata County

aims to help those suffering from substance use disorders and mental health conditions

February 10, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

ColoradoSun.com

Dispersed camping is out of control in Chaffee County; officials are seeking solutions

explosion in visitors and degrading outdoor ethics are wrecking natural areas

February 4, 2022 • David Gilbert — The Colorado Sun

Camping

List of locations for a managed homeless camp in Durango grows

Plata County and city of Durango vetting 18 additional sites after protest from residents

January 31, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Pandemic reveals health disparities in La Plata County

community members face higher burden of disease, greater economic consequences

January 20, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Camping

What is a ‘managed’ homeless camp and who does it serve in Durango?

City, county and unhoused advocates think they’re making progress, but campers aren’t so sure

January 10, 2022 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Bayfield

What will a new year bring to Southwest Colorado?

A new fire station? An end to drought? Here are a few things sure to make news in 2022

January 1, 2022 • Herald Staff Report

Campground

La Plata County’s plan for managed homeless camp divides Durango residents

who live near proposed location oppose the project, but others say it will help tackle homelessness

December 14, 2021 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Homelessness

Where are homeless people with cars supposed to park?

Overnight car camping is against the law in most public spaces, and can get you towed

December 10, 2021 • Nicholas A. Johnson — Herald Staff Writer

Durango city officials

First project for newly formed wildfire mitigation group: Durango homeless camp

build half-mile line around encampment

December 3, 2021 • Nicholas A. Johnson — Herald Staff Writer

Homelessness

Durango’s Espero Apartments opens to applause

Supportive housing offers place to heal and thrive for unhoused, low-income and disabled residents

October 29, 2021 • Aedan Hannon — Herald Staff Writer

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Homelessness, mental health top residents’ wish list for how to spend COVID-19 relief money

Plata County in no rush to determine how to dole out nearly $11 million

September 16, 2021 • Christian Burney — Herald Staff Writer

Business (general)

La Plata County man finds new job, new hope

washing company helps lift Nathan Pease out of homelessness

September 8, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Homelessness

People at Purple Cliffs grow frustrated with talk of closing campsite

Campers, government officials and experts favor managed camp

September 6, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Durango city officials

La Plata County takes over search for new homeless camp

Cliffs is too small and unsuitable for campers

August 23, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Durango city officials

Resource center for homelessness in Durango takes shape at Manna

for support services top priority in city, county strategic plan

August 18, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Headlines

ACLU pushes Boulder to abandon ‘unconstitutional’ homeless policies

rights group takes aim at two policies targeting unhoused residents

July 30, 2021 • Moe Clark — Colorado Newsline

Headlines

Boulder clears way for immediate removal of tents from public spaces

ordinance is part of city’s monthslong push to enforce Boulder’s urban camping ban

July 21, 2021 • Moe Clarke — Colorado Newsline

Headlines

Disrupting the homeless to jail pipeline in Denver

Approach couples affordable housing programs with substance use and mental health treatment

July 16, 2021 • Moe Clark — Colorado Newsline

Crime

Jail inmates help clean up X-rock, a popular climbing spot in Southwest Colorado

suspects identified in recent graffiti case

June 25, 2021 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer