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Sexual Assault Services Organization expands to Montezuma and Dolores counties
13+ hour, 57+ min ago (510+ words) SASO was receiving calls from local residents needing help navigating trauma Special to The Journal Friday, Aug 28, 2026 7:20 PM MT Montezuma and Dolores counties’ SASO office, located in Cortez, will open on Oct. 5. The hotline is available 24/7. (Courtesy of Ashleigh Holt)…...
Over 350 Greenlandic women and girls forcibly given contraception by Danish officials, report says
4+ mon, 2+ week ago (668+ words) Tuesday, Sep 9, 2025 10:51 AM MT FILE – Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen, right, and Greenland's Prime Minister Jens-Frederik Nielsen, right, during a statement at Marienborg, Denmark, April 27, 2025. (Mads Claus Rasmussen/Ritzau Scanpix via AP, file) The Inuit victims, many of them teenagers…...
Final Santa Rita park shooter sentenced to prison
1+ day, 29+ min ago (781+ words) Justin Maez, 19, pleads guilty to second-degree murder and felony assault Thursday, Aug 27, 2026 7:48 PM MT Justin Maez, 19, was sentenced to 45 years in prison for his involvement in a mass shooting Oct. 23, 2023, at Santa Rita Park in Durango, where four people were…...
Upper Pine River Fire Protection District admits to misstep on sales tax reminder
1+ day, 4+ hour ago (978+ words) Small business owners coordinated communication network to resolve issue Thursday, Aug 27, 2026 3:24 PM MT Updated Thursday, Aug 27, 2026 3:35 PM MT Upper Pine River Fire Protection District acknowledged a failure to communicate with small business owners about a sales tax increase that took…...
Library Neighborhood Association asks for public hearing on old Head Start lot in Durango
1+ day, 23+ hour ago (852+ words) Affordable housing, childcare and more to be considered on city property Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 9:09 PM MT The former Head Start location sits on city of Durango-owned property called Tract F, which was considered for a 22-unit affordable housing project in 2024. (Jerry…...
Climate change and another bad bear year
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (164+ words) Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM MT A bad bear year? Bears are starving to death here. This is the direct consequence of climate change. I applaud the city’s Engage Durango efforts to keep residents informed about the plans for… Social Security is…...
Tim Curry, iconic character actor and ‘Rocky Horror Picture Show’ star, dies at 80
2+ day, 8+ hour ago (1079+ words) Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 11:45 AM MT Tim Curry, a character actor who created a gallery of delicious, very loony villains for stage and screen, including Dr. Frank-N-Furter in “The Rocky Horror Picture Show” and the smug concierge in “Home Alone 2: Lost in…...
Durango Airport looks for volunteers for emergency training
2+ day, 9+ hour ago (559+ words) Participants will play role of patients with fake injuries Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 10:30 AM MT The Durango-La Plata County Airport will host an emergency preparedness training exercise in early October. (Durango Herald file) Durango-La Plata County Airport is recruiting volunteers ahead of…...
In a divided America, the left and right unite to oppose artificial intelligence data centers
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1705+ words) Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 5:10 AM MT But just like around many parts of the country, opposition has been building in ways that defy typical partisan boundaries. Conservative farmers and the state Sierra Club chapter recently found common cause against labor leaders as…...
Correctional ‘report card’ identifies major operational needs at La Plata County Jail
2+ day, 15+ hour ago (1325+ words) Wednesday, Aug 26, 2026 5:00 AM MT The La Plata County Jail underwent an assessment by the National Institute of Corrections to identify strengths, weaknesses and potential improvements. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) La Plata County Jail is an aging facility that lacks…...