Herald Staff Report

Durango-area cyclist hit, killed in southwest La Plata County

A Durango bicyclist was killed Wednesday after being hit by a pickup truck west of Marvel in southwest La Plata County. The crash occurred about 12:08 p.m. on County Road 105, less than a mile...

DATE: March 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Want to ask the Democratic presidential candidates a question?

The Democratic debate Wednesday in Las Vegas made it clear the presidential candidates have varying policy plans for important issues affecting Southwest Colorado, such as climate change, health...

DATE: Feb. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Head-on crash restricts traffic on U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango

Two vehicles crashed Wednesday afternoon on U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango, reducing the highway to alternating traffic in one lane for almost two hours, according to law enforcement. The...

DATE: Feb. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Chain laws in effect for Southwest Colorado mountain passes

Chain and traction laws were in effect Monday for Coal Bank, Molas and Red Mountain passes for a snowstorm hitting the high country of Southwest Colorado. According to the Colorado Department of...

DATE: Feb. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango police seize drugs and cash during traffic stop

Durango police seized a “significant amount” of LSD, cocaine, ketamine and cash Thursday night after a traffic stop. The investigation started when a patrol sergeant stopped a man on suspicion of...

DATE: Jan. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former La Plata County Sheriff’s deputy sentenced for careless driving causing death

A former La Plata County Sheriff’s deputy is serving a 10-day jail sentence as punishment for a crash that killed Greg Ryder, a longtime, regular performer at the Diamond Belle Saloon and The...

DATE: Jan. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Retrial scheduled for man accused of killing one in U.S. Highway 160 crash

Local prosecutors plan to retry a Bloomfield man on charges of careless driving resulting in injury and death after a mistrial earlier this month. A jury could not come to a unanimous decision in...

DATE: Jan. 22, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Scattered, light snow expected in San Juan Mountains

Winter storms are expected to tease the San Juan Mountains with snow throughout the weekend, dropping fewer than 5 inches above 8,000 feet, according to the National Weather Service in Grand...

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

Durango man who drew swastika on construction project sentenced

A Durango man accused of drawing a swastika on a construction project at Three Springs subdivision this summer was sentenced Tuesday to a year of probation, 40 hours of community service and was...

DATE: Jan. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Suspect in armed robbery caught; another remains at large

One of two Durango men suspected of robbing and assaulting a person at gunpoint has been arrested, according to police. The Durango Police Department posted to its Facebook page Friday morning ...

DATE: Jan. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Weather service forecasts 90% chance of snow in Southwest Colorado

The National Weather Service has issued a winter weather advisory for an incoming storm that’s expected to hit Southwest Colorado on Tuesday afternoon and last through Christmas Day. The advisory...

DATE: Dec. 24, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Odds look good for a white Christmas in Southwest Colorado

It’s looking like Southwest Colorado is on track for a white Christmas. Scott Sterns, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Grand Junction, said a storm system approaching from the...

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

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