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The Environmental Protection Agency announced almost $3.6 million in funds and a partnership program to conduct long-term water quality monitoring for the San Juan River watershed. The partnership...
DATE: April 26, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
A woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision Monday night on Colorado Highway 140 near the New Mexico line. State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll said the head-on crash occurred shortly before 11...
DATE: April 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
More and more, Native American tribes across the country are taking the lead on implementing their own air and water quality standards, highlighting a growing trend to embrace self-governance....
DATE: April 13, 2018 | CATEGORY: Southwest Life
Proposed revisions to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe traffic code would allow the Southern Ute Police Department to issue civil citations to non-Native Americans traveling within the exterior...
DATE: Feb. 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
No arrests have been made in connection with last month’s shooting near Ignacio that left two people injured, according to U.S. attorney spokesman Jeff Dorschner. Dorschner said the investigation...
DATE: Jan. 9, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News
Two victims involved in a shooting Thursday night near Ignacio were recovering from their injuries Friday, according to the Southern Ute Indian Tribe, which is investigating the case. The tribe...
DATE: Dec. 29, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
The Southern Ute Indian Tribe will welcome two new council members and a new tribal chairwoman following Friday’s runoff election. Unofficial results show Christine Baker-Sage pulled off a narrow...
DATE: Dec. 16, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Southern Ute Indian tribal members will select two new council members and a new tribal chairman on Friday during a runoff election. Shane Seibel and Christine Baker-Sage are competing for...
DATE: Dec. 12, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
An on-duty Southern Ute Police Department officer was involved in an injury crash Thursday night on U.S. Highway 550 near Bondad. The two-car crash occurred about 10:35 p.m. and closed the highway...
DATE: Nov. 10, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
A drawn-out effort to connect U.S. Highway 550 with the Bridge to Nowhere in Durango is gaining new traction with a complicated funding scheme that involves millions of federal, state and local...
DATE: Oct. 20, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
When the team members of Sky Ute Casino Resort saw the news of the flooding and devastation in Houston, they knew something needed to be done. Employees of Sky Ute Casino Resort went into action...
DATE: Sept. 19, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News
Native Americans gathered in desert plains of White Mesa, Utah, on Labor Day weekend as singers and dancers celebrated the end of summer with bear dances and other time-held traditions. Although...
DATE: Sept. 4, 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.
