Jonathan Romeo

Position: Herald staff writer

New methane regulations lauded by Durango-area leaders, environmentalists

Colorado air quality regulators unanimously voted Thursday to adopt sweeping new standards to reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities, which now apply to Southwest Colorado. “This vote...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police looking for two armed and dangerous men

The Durango Police Department is looking for two suspects considered armed and dangerous who allegedly robbed a man at gunpoint Thursday. Authorities have identified the wanted men as Joshua...

DATE: Dec. 20, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

After avalanche destroys home, Hinsdale County sheriff resigns

On the morning of March 12, an avalanche tumbled down a mountainside outside Lake City, obliterating the home of Hinsdale County Sheriff Justin Casey while he and his two daughters were inside...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango mother’s agonizing search for a diagnosis leads to Lyme disease

Tasha Rayburn gave birth nearly a year ago and was embracing life as a new mother when her health started to deteriorate fast – and to make matters worse, no one knew why. About three weeks after...

DATE: Dec. 17, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Silverton’s skijoring race is officially a go

Silverton’s 2020 skijoring race is officially a go. In November, event organizers said they needed to raise about $10,000 by Dec. 15 or there likely wouldn’t be an event this winter. Karen Sites,...

DATE: Dec. 13, 2019 | CATEGORY: High School Sports

Durango shows support for Colorado’s proposed methane rules

Durango residents showed up in force Wednesday to support Colorado’s effort to improve air quality and reduce methane emissions from oil and gas facilities. More than 100 people attended a public...

DATE: Dec. 12, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Large boulder falls onto U.S. Highway 550 near Coal Bank Pass

A “very, very large” boulder fell onto U.S. Highway 550 near Coal Bank Pass on Monday afternoon, and though no one was injured, the Colorado Department of Transportation says it is a good reminder...

DATE: Dec. 10, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drivers hit cow on U.S. Highway 550

A driver and his passengers escaped injury after hitting a cow Saturday night on U.S. Highway 550 north of Aztec. According to New Mexico State Police, a 2008 GMC pickup, driven by a 76-year-old...

DATE: Dec. 9, 2019 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

County commissioner falls off roof, fractures hip and spine

After falling from a roof, La Plata County Commissioner Clyde Church said a fractured hip and spine won’t keep him from fulfilling his duties. Church, who was elected in fall 2018, said he and a...

DATE: Dec. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

New way to monitor snowpack could be critical in the arid West

At a time when monitoring mountain snowpack is crucial for communities throughout the American West, has the next generation of measuring snow depth arrived? Some top researchers seem to think so....

DATE: Dec. 5, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Third suspect arrested in connection with Animas River Trail ambush

A third man has been arrested in connection with a suspected ambush near the Animas River Trail that almost turned deadly. Around 6 p.m. Nov. 24, police were alerted of a fight behind the Speedway...

DATE: Dec. 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Is La Posta Road poised to be the next Bodo Industrial Park?

The north end of La Posta Road has long been considered by city and county planners as a prime location to meet the region’s need for more light industrial businesses, but access to water and sewer...

DATE: Dec. 3, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

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