Jonathan Romeo

Position: Herald staff writer

Woman arrested for attempted murder, domestic violence

A 41-year-old Durango woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder, domestic violence and second-degree assault after an incident last week at a local motel. According to an arrest...

DATE: July 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

What regions pose biggest COVID-19 threat to Southwest Colorado?

Through new technology, local health experts are able to better pinpoint what outside regions pose the biggest risk to Southwest Colorado for COVID-19, and the results boil down to two of Durango’s...

DATE: July 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Longtime downtown Durango restaurant to close for good

Another mainstay restaurant in downtown Durango has announced it will close. “After 23 years, we are closing,” The Palace Restaurant announced on social media . “Pandemic, no trains pulling out of...

DATE: July 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Red Mountain Pass reopens after mudslides

U.S. Highway 550’s Red Mountain Pass between Silverton and Ouray has reopened as of 4:45 p.m. after debris and mudslides closed the highway for a short time Monday. Lisa Schwantes, spokeswoman for...

DATE: July 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

54-year-old man arrested after sex sting

A 54-year-old man was arrested on suspicion of internet sexual exploitation of a child and internet luring of a child after an undercover operation. According to an arrest affidavit, the Durango...

DATE: July 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man’s family: Death made COVID-19 real

As Roland Woody entered his fourth week at Mercy Regional Medical Center battling complications with COVID-19, his family gathered around a video chat to say their final goodbyes. “We told him we...

DATE: July 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 outbreak reported at La Plata County oil and gas company

La Plata County has its third reported outbreak of COVID-19 cases at a workplace, this time at a prominent oil and gas company. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment confirmed...

DATE: July 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man arrested on suspicion of car theft, attempted homicide

A 27-year-old Towoac man has been arrested on suspicion of stealing a car and later dragging a woman up to 200 feet behind the vehicle when confronted by the owner about the theft. Durango Police...

DATE: July 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

No derby or carnivals, but La Plata County Fair will offer what it can

There won’t be any carnivals or rodeos this summer, but the La Plata County Fair is offering what it can given state health restrictions in place to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus. “It’s...

DATE: July 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County denies proposed campground, event space for motorcycle rally

After a more than five-hour meeting, La Plata County commissioners on Tuesday denied a proposed temporary camp and entertainment hub for the Four Corners Motorcycle Rally over the Labor Day weekend...

DATE: July 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

LPEA board member Jack Turner abruptly resigns, offers little explanation why

In a surprise move, progressive La Plata Electric Association board member Jack Turner resigned last week, but offered little explanation as to why. Turner wrote in a letter to board President...

DATE: July 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man shot by Southern Ute police has lawsuit dismissed by appeals court

An Ignacio man who was shot by an officer with the Southern Ute Police Department had his lawsuit tossed last week by the U.S. Court of Appeals. According to court filings, Anthony Martinez invited...

DATE: July 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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