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Coronavirus (COVID-19)

What does The Polar Express look like under Level Red?

Railroad’s COVID-19 safety plans OK’d by health department

November 28, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Local News

La Plata County keeps its distance this Thanksgiving

Streets are dead, stores are closed, but meals are aplenty

November 26, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Bayfield

About 125 voice opposition to reopening Bayfield’s schools

District scheduled to start in-person learning Monday

November 26, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Death and dying

Friends and family remember Tom Riesing

Durango man had wide-ranging interests, a knack for reinventing himself

November 24, 2020 • Seth Marvin-Vanderryn

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Durango adds teeth to its mask-wearing ordinance

Penalties start at $50 but could go up to $500

November 23, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Death and dying

Durango observes Transgender Day of Remembrance

Virtual event remembers lives lost to violence

November 22, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Durango restaurant closes for good because of COVID-19 financial hardships

says breakfast and lunch spot can’t survive another shut down

November 20, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Crime

La Plata County man suspected of felony menacing, hate crime

say Brian Russell McKinsey threatened Mexican man in road-rage incident

November 19, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Crime

Police say man accused of sexual assault may have used date rape drug

say incident happened in August

November 18, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Durango City Council wrestles with how to enforce pandemic health orders

Councilors back away from mandatory mask zone

November 18, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Assault (general)

Man suspected of attempted murder for strangling woman

Gabriel Manuel Padilla threatened, assaulted victim, police say

November 17, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Bayfield

New Mexico women cited with DUI in crash near Bayfield

of Chevy sedan drifted into oncoming traffic, troopers say

November 16, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Alpine skiing

San Juan Basin Public Health OK’s Purgatory’s plan to open

plans to welcome first skiers Nov. 21

November 15, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Local News

Three La Plata County residents recognized for lifesaving acts

performs CPR at gym; firefighters rescue man from sewage tank

November 14, 2020 • Shannon Mullane — Herald Staff Writer

Durango Police Department

Two pedestrians hit by car while crossing 32nd Street

64-year-old man flown to hospital in Grand Junction

November 13, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Election

Marsha Porter-Norton wins seat for La Plata County commissioner

Democratic candidate beats challenger Jack Turner by 166 votes

November 13, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Animal

After going missing for three years, dog reunited with her owner

went missing in Colorado, but turned up earlier this year in Farmington

November 13, 2020 • Seth Marvin-Vanderryn

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Durango yogurt shop vandalized; owner puts up sign threatening to shoot

That becomes political lightning rod

November 12, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Dan Snowberger

Dan Snowberger resigns as Durango School District 9-R superintendent

members offer praise for leader’s nine-year tenure

November 12, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Health department reports first COVID-related death since July

Plata County resident was between 70 and 80 years old

November 11, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Coronavirus (COVID-19)

As COVID-19 cases surge, La Plata County will move to ‘Level Orange’

department reports 242 cases in two weeks

November 11, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

6th Judicial District

Mistrial declared in Mark Redwine trial

Defense attorneys say staff members report COVID-19 symptoms

November 9, 2020 • Jonathan Romeo — Staff reporter

Cancer

Surprised by her own cancer diagnosis, Durangoan urges women to schedule screenings

Goodman put off mammograms, then she learned the bad news

November 9, 2020 • Seth Marvin-Vanderryn

Local News

Second wave of precipitation expected in Southwest Colorado

is anticipated after midnight on Sunday

November 8, 2020 • Patrick Armijo — Herald staff writer