Newsletter - Durango Herald

Local News

Landowners in Chicken Creek permanently conserve 720 acres outside Mancos

easement is on land that’s a ‘transition and gateway to public lands,’ landowner says

April 14, 2025

Courts and Crime

Cortez Police Department announces warrant for arrest of Duece Martinez

Martinez was sentenced in five cases in January

April 11, 2025

Local News

Lizard Head and Wolf Creek passes will temporarily close Thursday

Motorists advised about delays

April 9, 2025

Local News

Montezuma County commissioners put six-month moratorium on solar

‘To take a pause right now doesn’t hurt, it just gives us more time to do homework,’ commissioner says

April 9, 2025

New Mexico

Ahead of RFK Jr’s planned N.M. visit, Gallup charter school announces ‘special guest’

principal cites PE program modeled on JFK fitness plan as draw

April 8, 2025

Local News

March honors three men slain in Farmington Chokecherry Massacre

Mike Roy, member of the Diné Bikeyah Chapter of the American Indian Movement, raises his fist as he marches with…

April 7, 2025

Local News

Lost Canyon Bike and Skate Park in Dolores set to break ground in July

It’s in the final stages of fundraising now

April 7, 2025

New Mexico

Uranium transport through Navajo Nation sparks concerns in New Mexico

Advocates worry contract could lead to truckloads of uranium from Mount Taylor to Utah

April 7, 2025

Local News

Montezuma County considered ‘at-risk’ for a measles outbreak

than 95% of its K-12 population is vaccinated

April 3, 2025

Local News

Cortez plans to resurface skate park, implement safety measures

should be resurfaced by the end of summer

April 2, 2025

AP New Mexico

On the heels of a dry winter, firefighters around the U.S. brace for wildfire risks

Four Corners is on the radar for high fire potential given the unfavorable conditions

April 2, 2025

AP New Mexico

Unsolved violent crimes in Native American communities to get more attention with FBI surge

beginning temporary duty assignments immediately

April 2, 2025

Local News

What does a resilient Mancos look like?

Community-led workshops in April will brainstorm answers

April 1, 2025

Tri-Cities

Farmington man shot, killed at large gathering in Crouch Mesa

Juan County Sheriff’s Office confirms investigation is underway

March 31, 2025

AP New Mexico

Judge blocks release of public records that show the bodies of Gene Hackman and his wife

rules that anything that does not include images of the couples' bodies could be released

March 31, 2025

Local News

Planning and Zoning denies application for glamping development outside Mancos

‘We don’t want to know the kind of people who pay hundreds of dollars a night to stay in a…

March 20, 2025

Local News

‘Ag is hard’: Local producers convene in Cortez to discuss concerns and solutions

‘It’s not a temporary drought we’re in, it’s the new norm,’ producer says

March 19, 2025

Tri-Cities

San Juan County Sheriff’s Office investigates rural homicide

mostly redacted including victim’s identity

March 19, 2025

Courts and Crime

Man suspected in a Cortez car chase that injured an officer, woman and child

pursuit, officer hits car containing three people

March 18, 2025

Community

Canyonland Solar Project awaits approval in Montezuma County

project would be near Canyon of the Ancients National Monument and Goodman Point

March 15, 2025

Local News

Select Farm to Summit meals now available at REI

meals are for sale online and in 35 brick and mortar stores

March 14, 2025

Local News

Montezuma County’s first sober living facility opens in Cortez

Residents must be at least 30 days clean and have ‘motivation to continue the recovery journey’

March 12, 2025

Local News

Longtime traveler from Cortez wins ‘adventure of a lifetime’

‘It’s sort of a miracle. And on top of it, I soon celebrate my 80th birthday,’ says Dottie Peacock

March 10, 2025

AP New Mexico

More endangered Mexican gray wolves are roaming the southwestern U.S., annual survey shows

were 11% more Mexican wolves, 286, surveyed in New Mexico and Arizona

March 5, 2025