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By Stephanie Alderton Journal Staff Writer Cortez Police Department released the name of a sexually violent predator who recently moved to the city of Cortez. On May 25, police started to advertise...
DATE: June 1, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
One of three men accused of sexually assaulting a woman in October pleaded guilty Friday to one count of felony assault with a deadly weapon and two counts of attempted sexual assault. A second man...
DATE: May 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A few years ago while trying to help a sexual assault victim in St. Paul, Alaska, Kristie Traver, 46, found herself in an awful position. The victim needed a forensic exam – all the intrusive,...
DATE: May 6, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News
All three suspects in a high-profile sexual assault case waived their right to a preliminary hearing Monday and appear to be in negotiations for a plea agreement. The terms of the plea agreement...
DATE: March 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Nearly three of every thousand Colorado state government agency workers have filed a sexual harassment claim at work in the past five years, a Rocky Mountain PBS investigation found. Sexual...
DATE: March 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Regional News
Merkin Karr was 19 years old when she found herself in an abusive relationship, but for many years, she refused to believe she was a victim. “I thought that smart, strong women like me don’t have...
DATE: Feb. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
More than 300 people gathered in Buckley Park on Saturday morning as part of the first Durango #MeToo March and Rally to speak out against sexual assault. Retired Navy Capt. Gail Harris introduced...
DATE: Feb. 17, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
The current national conversation about sexual assault is incomplete without discussing violence against Native American women. Often in Native communities, a mother will teach her child what to do...
DATE: Dec. 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Life is busy, and it is easy to become distracted or overwhelmed by what events are taking place around us. It is especially easy when something does not affect us personally, right here and right...
DATE: Dec. 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
In Durango, we all agree that rape is wrong. We just cannot agree what rape is. We treat as normal behavior many forms of sexual assault. We only recognize as rape the kinds of sexualized traumas...
DATE: Dec. 15, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. – The FBI is casting a wide net for potential victims of sexual abuse by a man who lives on a remote Arizona reservation world-renowned for its blue-green waterfalls. Fydel Jones...
DATE: Dec. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Regional News
“I’ve been raped.” It’s hard to hear. It’s even harder to go through. Now, we are seeing a shift in society for people to openly talk about their experiences with sexual assault. People from...
DATE: Dec. 8, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Herald readers share their photos from the 416 Fire and support of firefighting efforts. If you have photos to share, please email claws@bcimedia.com. Reminder: do not go to the fire to take photos. Please stay clear of the area. Also, do not fly drones over the fire area; it is illegal.
A significant part of fighting a wildland fire is predicting fire behavior and weather. Fire behavior analysts are helping on the 416 Fire by measuring the humidity in the air and to conduct burnouts, in which firefighters set their own fires to starve a larger fire of fuel.
