Newsletter - Durango Herald

Professional Sports

Last lap battle sees Blevins edge Swenson in sprint

Blevins edges Swenson as they chase Olympic spot

April 14, 2021

Local News

Durango School District 9-R superintendent granted leave of absence

Snowberger caring for wife, father with medical conditions

April 14, 2021

Local News

Jury trials postponed in La Plata County as COVID-19 cases rise

Hearings were expected to resume mid-April

April 13, 2021

Local News

Group offers help to restaurants in Southwest Colorado applying for federal aid

$28.6 billion set aside to assist eateries hurt in pandemic

April 13, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico governor signs bill legalizing recreational marijuana

Legislation also expunges some low-level cannabis convictions

April 13, 2021

Local News

Vacant juvenile detention center in Durango to become a community corrections center

Plata County commissioners decide to relocate halfway house

April 13, 2021

Local News

Frontier Airlines to offer flights from Durango to Denver and Las Vegas

Year-round service will begin in June

April 13, 2021

Books

Anne Hillerman releases new novel

‘Stargazer’ is a welcome addition to ‘Leaphorn’ series

April 13, 2021

New Mexico

Lake Nighthorse release answers questions about how water will move downstream

Juan Water Commission receives report about last month’s test run

April 13, 2021

Local News

Animas River Days to return this year

may look different, depending on public health orders

April 13, 2021

Local News

Community support impresses new superintendent of Durango School District

‘There’s no reason why the district can’t be No. 1 in the state,’ Cheser says

April 13, 2021

Local News

Will La Plata, Archuleta counties see a fourth COVID-19 wave?

Colorado experiences new rise in pandemic infections

April 13, 2021

New Mexico

San Juan Regional Medical Center urges community to get back to Turquoise Level

Hospital recommends vaccines, practicing ‘tried-and-true COVID-safe practices’

April 13, 2021

Local News

Durango man’s death thought to be accidental, but cause remains unknown

Autopsy comes up empty, coroner says

April 12, 2021

Local News

Two bills tightening gun regulations go to Gov. Polis, who will sign them

Republicans voted for legislation

April 12, 2021

Action Line

Plate question: An old-timer or just a scofflaw?

This person may indeed be a “pioneer,” but he or she still needs a valid license plate.Courtesy Dear Longtymer: Ha.…

April 12, 2021

Southwest Life

Mesa Verde National Park designated 100th International Dark Sky Park

Lighting reduced, controlled to keep view of night sky

April 12, 2021

Local News

Bennet: ‘We do not have to accept massive childhood poverty’

Senator pushes to make child tax credit permanent

April 11, 2021

Local News

Mountain Studies Institute to hold online youth summit about environmental issues

Students to examine water quality, climate change, forest health

April 11, 2021

Local News

Montezuma-Cortez Middle School again wins national music award

Program lauded for adaption, persistence amid pandemic

April 11, 2021

Local News

Florida Road rollover takes out internet along 7 blocks

21-year old man arrested on suspicion of DUI

April 11, 2021

Gulliford's Travels

Tale of a transferred transfer station: Talking trash in San Juan County, Utah

The town of Bluff, Utah, is without a transfer station to deposit trash before it is hauled to the San…

April 11, 2021

Local News

Red flag warning in effect for Southwest Colorado

Dry, windy weather favorable to wildfires expected all week in Four Corners

April 11, 2021

Local News

Mancos school board hopes to hire superintendent this month

to select from five remaining candidates

April 11, 2021