Jonathan Romeo

Position: Herald staff writer

New Mexico man receives 3 years’ probation for fatal Hwy. 160 crash

A Bloomfield, New Mexico, man accused of crossing the centerline on U.S. Highway 160, west of Hesperus, and killing a 56-year-old woman was sentenced Wednesday to three years’ probation after...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington man charged for alleged threats toward presidential candidates

A 63-year-old Farmington man has been charged on suspicion of making violent threats against presidential candidates Donald Trump and Joe Biden, as well as other elected officials, on social media....

DATE: Sept. 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

County may shut down Purple Cliffs camp for homeless residents

La Plata County commissioners expressed support Wednesday for shutting down the temporary camp for homeless residents at Purple Cliffs in an attempt to force the city of Durango to make good on a...

DATE: Sept. 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man arrested on suspected assault during violent Oregon protest

A 53-year-old Durango man taking part in a right-wing rally for President Donald Trump in Salem, Oregon, on Monday was arrested for allegedly assaulting a counterprotester, according to law...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pedestrian’s death on U.S. Highway 550 ruled a suicide

The driver of a vehicle that killed a female pedestrian on U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango last week will not be charged after authorities determined that the woman’s death was a suicide. The...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man sentenced for internet luring of a child

A Durango man was sentenced to 45 days in jail after pleading guilty to internet luring of a child. Police say Dustin Lowell Morris, who was 43 at the time of his arrest in February, planned to...

DATE: Sept. 8, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

AeroAngel flies sick children to critical medical care

For families with sick children who need medical care outside their community, AeroAngel, a nonprofit that provides free flights to distant medical centers, truly lives up to its name. “There’s...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Orphaned mountain lion cub rehabbed, sent back into the wild

Two orphaned mountain lion cubs rescued by Colorado Parks and Wildlife last winter were recently released into the wild outside Durango. CPW spokesman Joe Lewandowski said a cub was spotted back in...

DATE: Sept. 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

11 people charged in connection to fight at New Mexico detention center

After a lengthy investigation, 11 people were charged in connection to a disturbance that broke out at the San Juan County Adult Detention Center in New Mexico earlier this summer. San Juan County...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pedestrian killed on U.S. Highway 550 is identified

Authorities have identified the pedestrian hit and killed by a car Thursday night on U.S. Highway 550 north of Durango as a 37-year-old woman from New Mexico. The crash was reported around 8:15...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally cancels most downtown Durango events

The Four Corners Motorcycle Rally has canceled nearly all events scheduled to take place in downtown Durango after concerns were raised by some members of the public about the potential spread of...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Pedestrian killed on Hwy. 550 north of Durango

A car hit and killed a pedestrian Thursday night on U.S. Highway 550, north of Durango. Colorado State Patrol Master Trooper Gary Cutler said the crash was reported around 8:15 p.m. at about...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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