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Colorado mail-in voting minimally impacted by U.S. Supreme Court ruling, local election official says

La Plata County will take a ‘wait-and-see’ approach ahead of midterms

DATE: Aug 24, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Inflation is pushing town of Dolores toward ‘aggressive’ budget planning

Town’s inflation-related costs rise above projections to about 14%

DATE: Aug 20, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Mercedes Granados appointed Mancos town clerk and treasurer

Board of Trustees votes to fill yearlong vacancy

DATE: Aug 14, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Phil Weiser points to Enterprise gas spill as example of state’s ‘culture problem’

Front-runner in gubernatorial race wants a government that works for rural Colorado, not just urban center

DATE: Aug 2, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Small businesses file lawsuits against Trump's new sweeping tariffs

NEW YORK – Trump's tariffs are headed to court – again. Two lawsuits filed by small businesses are challenging Trump's sweeping tariffs announced Thursday that impose double-digit levies on ...

DATE: Jul 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business

Investigations find no evidence of government conspiracy in offer to buy Telluride ski area

Local leaders resigned from jobs in wake of offer to purchase resort from billionaire owner Chuck Horning

DATE: Jul 13, 2026 | CATEGORY: Business

Montezuma County’s top administrator resigns; search begins for new leader

Travis Anderson to pursue a job in the private sector

DATE: Jul 8, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dolores Library Board fires executive director after workplace review

Board president cites workplace assessment findings; results have not been publicly released

DATE: Jun 17, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado joins multistate lawsuit suing Trump administration for cutting $600M in public health funding

Colorado is suing the Trump administration after it cut more than $600 million in public health funding for it and three other states. The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environmen...

DATE: Feb 12, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

EPA plan would begin rolling back ‘good neighbor’ rule on downwind pollution from smokestacks

New Mexico among eight affected states

DATE: Jan 29, 2026 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico

Durango outlines state legislative priorities for 2026

Flock cameras, housing and homelessness initiatives on city’s radar

DATE: Jan 9, 2026 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol Hill

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

DATE: Jan 3, 2026 | CATEGORY: Gallery