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Wildfire grows to 9 acres south of Durango

Response includes ground crews, air support

August 2, 2020 • Emily Hayes

6th Judicial District

Durango church youth leader arrested in connection with sexual assaults

pastor says Preston Edward Pitcher terminated from position

July 31, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Banking

Nationwide coin shortage leaves Durango businesses pinching pennies

‘It’s been a tremendous hardship,’ laundromat owner says

July 31, 2020 • Shannon Mullane

Emergency incident

Durango group requires rescue after boat capsizes on Navajo Lake

overturned during storm, dumping 10 people in water

July 29, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Local News

Stung by embezzlement, city considers internal financial control options

Forensic audit could cost $25,000, but nothing is foolproof

July 29, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Crime

Woman arrested for attempted murder, domestic violence

says he ‘thought he was going to die’

July 28, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Black Lives Matter

Talk about town: New York Times features Durango’s Black Lives Matter mural

A new mural at the Everyday Gas Station caught the attention of The New York Times.Durango Herald file The Times…

July 27, 2020 • Herald Staff

Local News

Heavy rains have CDOT cautioning about rock falls

Showers expected through Tuesday

July 26, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Bayfield

Bayfield fire district sends emergency response help to COVID-19-stricken Texas

Rio EMS, firefighters working for months nonstop

July 26, 2020 • Emily Hayes

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Fearful of virus, business denies health care worker pedicure in Durango

spa too zealous in efforts to steer clear of COVID-19?

July 24, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Colorado state government

Durango police officers quit over accountability law

legislation increases liability for on-duty missteps

July 24, 2020 • Emily Hayes

La Plata County Commissioners

La Plata County’s new land-use code clears major hurdle

Planning Commission gives revised regulations nod of approval

July 24, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Bayfield

High-end home sales take off across La Plata County

and townhomes less popular as market adjusts to COVID-19

July 22, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Business Improvement District

La Plata County denies proposed campground, event space for motorcycle rally

Commissioners praise concept, but say gathering too much of a risk

July 21, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Farmington flights delayed until spring 2021

cited travel restrictions, increase in coronavirus cases

July 20, 2020 • Liz Weber — Staff reporter

Local News

Monsoons arrive in Southwest Colorado

of rains through the weekend as classic weather pattern sets in

July 20, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Man who died this week may be La Plata County’s first COVID-19 death

Coroner says Mercy doctors listed cause as novel coronavirus

July 17, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Emergency incident

Texas woman crashes ATV, requires rescue outside Silverton

flown to Grand Junction hospital

July 16, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

6th Judicial District

Durango man accused of New Mexico murder is sentenced in La Plata County

Michael Iain Greer, 28, will serve three years in prison

July 15, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Disasters and crashes

Durango man dies after going off County Road 501 near Vallecito

Coroner says driver failed to make a curve, rolled over

July 14, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Farmington

Detainees start fire, barricade themselves in San Juan County Detention Center

Inmates upset over lack of hot meals, coronavirus tests results

July 13, 2020 • Liz Weber — Staff reporter

Fire

Welder ignites wildland fire south of Bayfield

contained to 1 acre

July 13, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Fort Lewis College

Some international students can’t return to FLC campus in the fall

bans, Trump visa restrictions play role in study abroad programs

July 12, 2020 • Emily Hayes

Frontpage Lead

Trails less traveled in Southwest Colorado

crowds on the trails during tourism season

July 11, 2020 • Emily Hayes