Author – The Durango Herald

Internal FBI surveys show high support for ex-FBI head Comey

WASHINGTON – Despite White House claims to the contrary, fired FBI Director James Comey was highly respected and trusted within the bureau during his nearly four-year tenure, according to in...

DATE: Aug 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Deadly Times Square attack highlights NYC pedestrian safety

NEW YORK – Fears of a terrorist attack prompted officials to ring many of the pedestrian plazas of Times Square with squat steel posts capable of stopping a speeding vehicle. But ...

DATE: May 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Jail populations rising fastest in small counties

NEW YORK – While big-city jails get most of the attention, lockups in small and medium-sized counties have actually driven the overall explosion in the U.S. inmate population, according to a...

DATE: Dec 15, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump reports for New York jury duty, takes campaign break

NEW YORK – Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump took a break Monday from courting voters to go to court as a potential juror. Trump shook hands and fist-bumped bystande...

DATE: Aug 17, 2015 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Study: Fewer inmates, better budget

La Plata County jail tries lockup alternatives

DATE: May 25, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Daughter: Joan Rivers is in ‘serious condition’

NEW YORK – Joan Rivers remained in serious condition in a New York City hospital Friday, one day after going into cardiac arrest at a doctor’s office. Melissa Rivers said in a sta...

DATE: Aug 29, 2014 | CATEGORY: Arts and Entertainment

Study raises questions about youth arrests

NEW YORK – Nearly 50 percent of black men and 40 percent of white men are arrested at least once on non-traffic-related crimes by the time they turn 23, according to a new study. ...

DATE: Jan 20, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

After the Times Square party comes the cleanup

NEW YORK – Party’s over. Time to clean up. Shortly after the ball dropped in Times Square, cleanup crews got to work with brooms and blowers to clear the confetti paper, pizza box...

DATE: Jan 1, 2014 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Something new on menu at NYC eatery: Silence

NEW YORK – Quiet, please. Your dinner will now be served. That’s the message being sent to customers at a New York City restaurant that prohibits any talking during an occasionall...

DATE: Oct 14, 2013 | CATEGORY: Food

Photo exhibit ignites outrage

NEW YORK – In one photo, a woman is on all fours, presumably picking something up, her posterior pressed against a glass window. Another photo shows a couple in bathrobes, their feet touchin...

DATE: May 17, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Landing gear from Sept. 11 found in between buildings

NEW YORK – A rusted 5-foot-tall piece of landing gear believed to be from one of the hijacked planes destroyed in the Sept. 11 attacks has been discovered wedged between a mosque site and a ...

DATE: Apr 26, 2013 | CATEGORY: Nation & World