1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (30+ words) Mild to Wild began its rafting and jeep tours more than a month early this year following an especially warm and dry winter season in La Plata County. epond@durangoherald. com...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago  (611+ words) Nikola Jokic snapped out of his prolonged funk with a triple-double, Spencer Jones provided a spark while subbing for injured Aaron Gordon, and the Nuggets staved off elimination with a chippy 125-113 win over the injury-riddled Minnesota Timberwolves in Game 5 of…...

3+ hour, 33+ min ago  (471+ words) A massive steel giant crept through downtown Cortez Tuesday afternoon, halting traffic on West Main Street and sparking a simple, shared question among dozens of bewildered onlookers: What on Earth is that? The sight prompted a countywide text alert, inquiries…...

7+ hour, 32+ min ago  (13+ words) The Durango Herald Choose from several print and digital subscription packages...

7+ hour, 43+ min ago  (529+ words) Durango high schoolers attended one of the most anticipated events of the season last weekend: prom. Although the event is chaperoned, what happens after the dance ends at 11 p. m. is harder to regulate " including where students go and what they do....

7+ hour, 52+ min ago  (9+ words) The Durango Herald...

10+ hour, 29+ min ago  (327+ words) Fort Lewis College has hired Farmington-based candidate Christine A. Nelson as its new diversity affairs vice president and special adviser on tribal relations. Heather Shotton previously filled the role before beginning her tenure as Fort Lewis College's 11th president July 1. Behavioral Intervention…...

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (511+ words) A Colorado district court judge dismissed a class-action lawsuit filed by several La Plata County residents against La Plata Electric Association regarding the cooperative's separation with Tri-State Generation and Transmission. In September, plaintiffs David Peters, Audrey Sue Mc Williams, J…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago  (360+ words) A Colorado bill intended to tighten strip-search regulations and decrease sexual abuse in jails is moving forward again in the Senate after a pause for amendments. The Senate Judiciary Committee voted April 8 to place the bill " HB26-1123, Preventing Sexual Abuse in…...

1+ day, 22+ hour ago  (651+ words) CAIRO (AP) " Iran offered to end its chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz if the U. S. lifts its blockade on the country and ends the war in a proposal that would postpone discussions on the Islamic Repub. .....