News

Nation & World

Cruz changes mind, will vote for Trump

Clinton is ‘wholly unacceptable’

September 23, 2016

Business

Slowest construction season for Durango since 2012

County, Bayfield building thrived

September 23, 2016

Local News

Fort Lewis receives grants worth more than $3.5 million

for low-income Native American and first-generation student support

September 23, 2016

Local News

Hip-hop conference will be held at Fort Lewis College

du1-i-syn Discussions, presentations and workshops will explore hip-hop activism and the relationship between hip-hop culture and social justice. The event…

September 23, 2016

Local News

Sign up to be a basketball referee; training starts Wednesday

The Area 17 Basketball Association will hold classes to become a certified official beginning at 6 p.m. Wednesday at the…

September 23, 2016

Local News

City water may be cloudy because of hydrant flushing

City work crews were flushing fire hydrants along Goeglein Gulch Road, which may stir up sediment in water lines in…

September 23, 2016

Local News

Snow makes Coal Bank, Molas passes slick

The snow started flying about 11:30 a.m. in Silverton, 9,308 feet in elevation. Dan Bender, spokesman with the La Plata…

September 23, 2016

Nation & World

Charlotte curfew ends after largely peaceful protest night

Police officers in riot gear stand by as protesters gather in Charlotte, N.C. on Thursday night. The curfew ended Friday…

September 23, 2016

Nation & World

162 bodies retrieved after migrant boat capsizes off Egypt

Egyptian coast guard and rescue workers bring ashore bodies recovered from a Europe-bound boat that capsized off Egypt’s Mediterranean coast…

September 23, 2016

Local News

Rivalry reborn between Durango and Bayfield football

80 years, Bayfield set to meet Durango

September 22, 2016

Local News

High school football rivalry disrupted by work, war

Cliff Vancura/Durango Heralddu1-i-syn The “Purple and Gold” was new to the sport – only one Bayfield player had ever seen…

September 22, 2016

Local News

Gold Star parents who lost child in military service to gather in Durango

On Friday, Durango will begin hosting more than 60 Colorado families for a Gold Star weekend, a time to remember,…

September 22, 2016

Local News

Free seminar on marijuana regulations

Two Denver-based attorneys will offer insights into current marijuana regulations and likely upcoming legal changes at 11 a.m. Friday in…

September 22, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Mayor to outlines plan to reduce violence CHICAGO – Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel will announce a $36 million mentoring initiative…

September 22, 2016

Nation & World

Assad blames U.S. for collapse of Syria truce

Syrian President Bashar Assad speaks to The Associated Press at the presidential palace in Damascus, Syria. Assad said U.S. airstrikes…

September 22, 2016

Good Earth

Rusty patched bumble bee recommended for endangered list

A rusty patched bumble bee collects pollen from a flower in Madison, Wis. The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has…

September 22, 2016

Nation & World

Beached boats, pink water as drought saps Great Salt Lake

In this Dec. 29, 2015, photo, the boat docks at the Great Salt Lake at Antelope Island, in Utah show…

September 22, 2016

Education

American schools have a chronic absentee problem

A new analysis of data collected by the Education Department’s Office of Civil Rights from the 2013-14 school year shows…

September 22, 2016

Nation & World

Charlotte police refuse to release video of deadly shooting

Governor sends in National Guard

September 22, 2016

Local News

Photo: Autumn on campus

Thursday the first day of autumn came in active with a few rain showers and sunshine on the Fort Lewis…

September 22, 2016

Local News

Gunshot likely cause of death of Pagosa Springs man

Remains found in August in San Juan Mountains

September 22, 2016

Local News

Florida Grange hosting free breakfast

Florida Grange, 656 Colorado Highway 172, will serve a free breakfast from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. Saturday.Durango Herald file…

September 22, 2016

Local News

About 200 remain in dark in Fort Lewis College area

Skyridge and Hillcrest also affected

September 22, 2016

Local News

Sex offender captured near Norwood during manhunt

surrenders without incident after eluding deputies

September 22, 2016