Local News https://www.durangoherald.com/feeds/local-news/ 2026-04-05 04:26:25 -0700 en-us https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durango-vfw-hosts-easter-brunch-for-veterans/ An estimated 300 meals were served Easter Sunday at a fundraiser supporting Durango-area veterans. The Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4031 hosted the luncheon or breakfast, organized by the Veterans Re... 2026-04-05 12:48:25 -0700 637d8e20-0280-4771-9786-e56e606679de https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/escalante-middle-schoolers-qualify-for-state-history-competition/ Forty-three Escalante Middle School students have qualified for a spot at this year’s Colorado State National History Day competition in Denver after receiving top honors at regionals for their intera... 2026-04-05 11:00:00 -0700 58943460-df90-4338-a1c1-60f87d2511f9 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/21-year-old-olympian-with-durango-roots-meets-fans-at-purgatory-resort-downtown/ Charlie Mickel, 21-year-old Olympian mogul skier with roots in Durango, met fans young and old at Purgatory Sports Downtown on Saturday to take selfies, share stories and sign autographs. Mickel had a... 2026-04-05 05:00:00 -0700 c31f1565-cd0f-4f81-9052-6d2bd7404db6 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/photos-video-scrambling-for-eggs/ ... 2026-04-04 12:09:40 -0700 6df89fba-c17f-44b2-a54a-3b7e0570a7e0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durango-sculpture-being-repaired-by-original-artist/ After being damaged by an allegedly impaired driver late one night in March, the “Endurance” bike sculpture is being repaired by its Boulder-based creator and could return to the Chapman Hill roundabo... 2026-04-04 11:00:00 -0700 2851e04f-21ed-436b-8ca1-284158e63087 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/jail-officials-say-mercy-hospital-returning-inmates-without-care/ On a whiteboard in the nurses’ office at the La Plata County Jail, a deputy has written: “When in doubt, send them out.” That phrase has become the jail’s new maxim and was repeated during the La Plat... 2026-04-04 05:00:00 -0700 af5c922e-6c33-43e5-858d-d6dc21b743ff https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/fort-lewis-college-launches-four-week-womens-leadership-in-practice-series/ Fort Lewis College has announced a four-week women’s leadership series in response to “strong feedback” from attendees of the February Durango Women’s Leadership Conference, the school said in a news ... 2026-04-03 06:09:50 -0700 aa797a4f-3349-40b8-be27-8c45535149f0 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/colorado-bill-would-make-it-easier-to-cite-residents-for-bear-conflicts/ A House bill in the Colorado Legislature would lessen legal hurdles for wildlife officials, allowing them to more easily cite people for attracting bears. House Bill 26-1342 would change the legal sta... 2026-04-03 05:08:29 -0700 923e38e4-84de-4a50-95c7-19295cf6e3e8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/rep-jeff-hurd-meets-with-la-plata-county-business-leaders/ Affordability, workforce housing, business regulation and unpredictable federal policies: Those were the top concerns business leaders from across La Plata County expressed while meeting with Colorado... 2026-04-03 03:03:52 -0700 5d031e5b-813d-4970-9a1c-5775cd7be53a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/second-homes-prove-tricky-issue-for-durango-officials/ The city of Durango has a high number of “vacant” or second homes compared to most communities ‒ but compared to mountain resort towns, the vacancy rate is notably low. Local government officials say ... 2026-04-03 11:00:00 -0700 af91c3c8-dd90-4a2b-939c-e2c32dd027bc https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durangos-crown-jewel-animas-river-trail-is-50-years-in-the-making/ “Lovely, winding, soothing and peaceful” are how residents describe Durango’s Animas River Trail, said Sweetie Marbury, longtime resident and former city councilor. Often called the “crown jewel” of D... 2026-04-03 05:00:00 -0700 0f57c57f-7838-48a8-bb27-cf59f4be0555 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/appeals-court-sides-with-roofer-in-legal-battle-with-former-cortez-business/ A long-running legal dispute over a leaky roof at a downtown Cortez commercial building has ended in a loss for the property owner. The Colorado Court of Appeals affirmed a ruling by District Court Ju... 2026-04-02 06:40:09 -0700 4ef7627a-bd63-480b-b3e4-46ab70d6f286 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durango-based-company-launches-facebook-marketplace-for-businesses/ A new company has touched down in Durango that aims to build an eco-friendly online buying, selling and donation thoroughfare for Four Corners businesses. The company’s owner, Shannon Ireland, launch... 2026-04-02 05:32:45 -0700 f04c0b23-c237-401f-ad44-4e0d6bccf045 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/house-passes-prevent-sexual-abuse-in-jails-bill/ A bill aiming to prevent sexual abuse in jails, which was inspired in part by a wide-scale sexual gratification case against former La Plata County Jail Cmdr. Edward Aber, passed the House on Thursday... 2026-04-02 05:28:51 -0700 7ab94246-1595-448b-97ec-f3d479073a7d https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/colorado-state-patrol-urges-drivers-to-slow-down-during-enforcement-campaign/ Three drivers were pulled over Feb. 6 for driving over the speed limit and making an illegal pass on a blind, solid double-yellow line on Wolf Creek Pass. According to a Thursday news release from th... 2026-04-02 03:08:53 -0700 3a009258-dd19-4bc8-abfc-3c0687194628 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/photo-every-little-bit-of-snow-helps/ ... 2026-04-02 02:41:39 -0700 4cefc707-b7da-4acf-a107-607ef699050c https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/photo-a-window-into-easter-spirit/ ... 2026-04-02 02:32:28 -0700 5febdfb7-afe1-47af-87e9-a7d5a4aab6cc https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/road-runner-transit-announces-temporary-transit-route-adjustments/ Road Runner Transit will temporarily reduce service because of a drop in local nonfederal funding, according to a March 26 news release. County Dial-A-Ride (reserve a ride) will run only Monday, Wedne... 2026-04-02 12:30:30 -0700 e3d18310-4c6c-49c4-854a-7b97e87c7a71 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/la-plata-electric-association-exits-tri-state-after-decades-long-power-partnership/ La Plata Electric Association has officially departed Tri-State Generation and Transmission Association, marking the end of a three-decade era of the cooperative buying power from the utility prov... 2026-04-02 05:00:00 -0700 ef9ca2ec-e736-4ebe-b9f3-536602ea7904 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/more-than-5-miles-of-mancos-river-now-protected-by-montezuma-land-conservancy/ The Montezuma Land Conservancy announced the completion of a conservation project on the West Fork of the Mancos River, thanking landowners for their contributions. The end of March marked the complet... 2026-04-01 09:07:01 -0700 fcfcd11e-e8b4-4067-86a4-e81c6b94b9a3 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durango-man-dies-in-crash-south-of-durango/ A Durango man died March 14 after driving off U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango. William “Willy” Frownfelter III, 31, was driving a Subaru Outback north on Bondad Hill, near mile marker 5, about 8:50 ... 2026-04-01 05:42:57 -0700 8debbf09-325a-438e-bd73-7e0472f0c73f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/durango-school-counselor-faces-uncertain-future-after-contract-nonrenewal/ Anna Donovan has worked for Durango School District for four years. She was told in March that she will be out of a job by August. Her role as a counselor and classroom teacher is among many affected ... 2026-04-01 03:00:00 -0700 090b5da4-c9a5-4aa1-9b92-11b746c1220d https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/two-women-survive-overdoses-at-la-plata-county-jail/ Two women survived overdoses at the La Plata County jail four weeks ago after narcotics were smuggled into the facility. The drugs that allegedly caused the overdoses are suspected to have been broug... 2026-04-01 11:00:00 -0700 a26e33e2-67ad-4108-beb3-dba73cb17a7a https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/sauls-creek-burn-marks-return-of-good-fire-to-san-juan-forest-playbook/ SAULS CREEK – Several firefighters in soot-covered gear almost blend into the landscape as they walk up and down a dirt road in the middle of the forest, just east of Bayfield. In their wake, small fl... 2026-04-01 05:00:00 -0700 614cd6d0-4459-4461-8f72-1e677c62ed95 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/federal-judge-rules-trumps-npr-pbs-funding-cuts-unconstitutional/ A federal judge ruled that President Donald Trump’s executive order stripping National Public Radio and the Public Broadcasting Service of its federal funding was not permitted under the First Amendme... 2026-03-31 08:14:29 -0700 01680932-40e4-4c71-b4d0-dd6935aadeb8 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/9000-donated-to-mancos-public-library-for-new-public-and-staff-computers/ Ahead of the busy summer season, the Mancos Public Library plans to install new public and staff computers with enhanced security and reliability. The Mancos Friends of the Library provided $9,000 to ... 2026-03-31 05:24:40 -0700 8bfec1a1-588b-4d3a-86b3-afad87de72bb https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/storm-to-bring-rain-snow-back-to-southwest-colorado/ It’s no April Fools joke – after weeks of sunny skies and above-average temperatures, Southwest Colorado is forecast to see rain, cooler temperatures and possibly more than a foot of snow in the mount... 2026-03-31 03:41:04 -0700 7c9a0bf4-ac36-4ba0-ba32-ec7d80f9fa53 https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/skier-narrowly-avoids-landing-on-child-while-skiing-at-purgatory-resort/ Durango skier Dave Sugnet has been thanking his guardian angels for the past week after a close call while skiing at Purgatory Resort. In a video that has since gone viral, Sugnet was captured March 2... 2026-03-31 05:00:00 -0700 51a59e2b-dbc6-4942-93ce-a5ab66e5aafb https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/colorado-attorney-general-candidate-vows-to-work-against-trumps-wrecking-ball/ Hetal Doshi, a lawyer of 20 years, former federal litigator and daughter of immigrants, said she has watched the Trump administration “take a wrecking ball” to institutions she helped build in her tim... 2026-03-30 09:21:33 -0700 f454a7b1-8a9e-4cd8-aeeb-7891aed4d60f https://www.durangoherald.com/articles/switchback-taco-closes-after-seven-years-in-downtown-durango/ Switchback Taco permanently closed Sunday after seven years at 741 Main Ave. in downtown Durango. “It has been an amazing seven years, and we are now permanently closed,” a Switchback’s voicemail say... 2026-03-30 05:44:12 -0700 d87af7a3-5d1e-487b-a19c-cd18a4be8f76