News

‘Human computers’ helped open doors

NASA’s predecessor agency offered rare opportunity for black women in 1940s

September 20, 2016

Wild blueberry crop could keep prices low

Maine, which is by far the largest wild blueberry-producing state in the country, most likely hit its five-year average of…

September 20, 2016

Nation & World

Little mammoth skull raises some big questions

A new mammoth fossil that was discovered near Santa Rosa Island off the coast of California has scientists stumped because…

September 20, 2016

Nation & World

Making some waves

base testing system to generate power from sea

September 20, 2016

Local News

Police arrest man in gun incident at Transit Center

Durango Police officers arrested Samuel Holt-Hostetler on Monday afternoon after he allegedly brandished a .45 caliber handgun during a verbal…

September 20, 2016

Local News

Lawmakers preparing to trim state services

Lackluster economy forces tough decisions in Denver

September 20, 2016

Local News

City delays decision on business license fees

councilors feel it will send the wrong message

September 20, 2016

Business

Tennessee-based company buys Freenotes Harmony Park

PlayCore Holdings owns 17 other companies

September 20, 2016

Business

U.S. home construction slumped in August

New home construction fell to its lowest level in three months in August.Steven Senne/Associated Press file Despite the monthly decline,…

September 20, 2016

Education

Durango student graduates from Bates College

Southworth, a 2012 graduate of Durango High School, majored in mathematics.

September 20, 2016

Nation & World

UN chief rails against leaders with ‘bloody hands’ in Syria

U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon Tuesday criticized world leaders who “have blood on their hands” because of their involvement in…

September 20, 2016

Nation & World

Suspect hoped to become martyr

Charges filed against man in Manhattan bombings

September 20, 2016

Education

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary to hold open house, potluck

Fort Lewis Mesa Elementary School will host an open house and potluck from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Thursday.Shaun Stanley/Durango Herald…

September 20, 2016

Local News

Judge recuses herself in fatal crash case

Durango woman faces charge of careless driving causing death

September 20, 2016

Local News

First day of autumn could bring wintry weather

precipitation forecast for the high country

September 20, 2016

Education

Park Elementary School to host book fair

All proceeds from the Scholastic Book Fair at the Park Elementary School will benefit the school’s library.Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file…

September 20, 2016

Local News

Model railroad club to host event

A sound decoder, foreground, which provides motor, lights and sound for a scale model train with a HOn3 K-27 engine…

September 20, 2016

Local News

State takes aim at issues of burgeoning aging population

Now, at 46, the executive director of the San Juan Basin Area Agency on Aging says the topic consumes a…

September 19, 2016

Local News

Rotary meeting highlights Zimbabwe nonprofit

Dukedu1-i-syn Duke will speak on the “Make All Children Smile in Zimbabwe” effort, a partnership between the Duke family in…

September 19, 2016

Nation & World

Feds preview rules for self-driving cars

The federal government should be in charge of regulating self-driving cars rather than states since the vehicles are essentially controlled…

September 19, 2016

Local News

City revisiting ban on electronic bicycles

Residents raise safety concerns

September 19, 2016

Nation & World

Nation & World Briefs

Gas stations go dry in the South ATLANTA – Gas prices spiked as the gas shortage in the South rolled…

September 19, 2016

Nation & World

Seattle passes new scheduling rules for hourly workers

worry laws will drive jobs out of city

September 19, 2016

Nation & World

Rahami called ‘friendly,’ but he changed after Afghan visit

This undated photo provided by the New Jersey State Police shows Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was apprehended Monday as a…

September 19, 2016