Durango News Archives

Durango, CO ­ The City of Durango and the Colorado Department of Transportation will coordinate efforts to clear roads, outer sections of sidewalks, curbs and gutters of ice and snow on North Main Avenue from ... via Dot.state.co.us

“My mother had passed away and (Bott) was the last one who was there.”

Prosecutors Wednesday wrapped up their portion of the penalty phase trial for Floyd Eugene Maestas, 52, who was convicted last week by a 12-member jury of killing Donna Lou Bott, 72, in 2004. via Deseret Morning News

“They treat their employees well and offer benefits like health care S they support many non-profits like Trails 2000 and Big Brothers and Sisters which they've donated bikes to for the last 20 years.”

It seemed not one seat was empty at the Fort Lewis College Community Concert Hall for the Durango Chamber of Commerce's Annual Awards Event held on Jan. via Http

“It could have been a lot worse if we weren't out here”

A small roof fire in a Bodo Industrial Park building was contained to a heating unit Sunday night - probably because the building's owner, former County Commissioner Bobby Lieb, was out plowing snow. via Durango Herald

“I know I cannot change time or heal wounds”

A California man who allegedly punched his new wife in the face as they drove down Main Avenue must decide whether to spend five years in prison or take his chances at trial. via Durango Herald

A rollover accident Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 160 in Durango backed up traffic for about seven miles west to the Durango West II subdivision. via Durango Herald

“People were hollering, 'He's pinned,'”

When a man was pinned under a vehicle earlier this week in the Burger King parking lot, Officer Don McReynolds with the Durango Police Department came to the rescue. via Durango Herald

A La Plata County man who was injured in a traffic accident that killed three teenagers south of Hesperus has filed a lawsuit against the man who caused the crash and a sheriff's deputy who was on scene at the ... via Durango Herald

A registered sex offender in Arboles has been arrested in connection with sexual assault on a child. via Durango Herald

“He comes barreling up over the curb at Burger King and literally flew up over the driver's front end of my car”

A two-car accident snarled traffic Tuesday afternoon at Main Avenue and 14th Street. via Durango Herald

“We got stuck in our compound a long time”

When Joe Bevins, a senior at Fort Lewis College, returned to Durango from Kenya after winter break, the serene, snow-covered landscape unsettled him. via Durango Herald

“Based on what I've seen on the video and what I have from witness statements, the driver of the Acura did not have a clear view of that inside lane”

A three-car accident that sent a police officer briefly to the hospital was caused by a Durango man making an unsafe left-hand turn, the Colorado State Patrol said Friday. via Durango Herald

A three-vehicle accident at about dusk on Thursday sent a Durango Police Department officer to Mercy Regional Medical Center to be checked out. via Durango Herald

“What I've found is that the more I have the more I give, and I get to live a life that's always blessed. I'm thankful to be a part of this community. I'm very honored.”

If the people make the place, Durango is caring, giving, green, visionary and amazing. via Durango Herald

“A small mark was observed on the spot where Gillespie made contact with my forehead. I had a headache after.”

An Aztec man was sentenced Monday to one year in prison after pleading guilty to menacing with a deadly weapon in an attack on a Durango police officer. via Durango Herald

Two New Mexico men suspected of distributing methamphetamine in Durango were charged Monday in District Court. via Durango Herald

“He slumps on the table, his tone of voice changes, and he quits using his hands to try to express himself. At this point the defendant simply agrees with whatever Tipton is trying to get the defendant to admit.”

A trial set for one of three men suspected of raping and killing a Durango woman earlier this year has been postponed indefinitely. via Durango Herald

“It will be more difficult to find scanners that can monitor the 800 MHz bands”

A peripheral result of the switch to 800 MHz systems will be the increasing inability of those who monitor police calls - newspapers and emergency-communication buffs, for example - to listen in on dispatchers. via Durango Herald

“We certainly don't take this lightly, but we were sufficiently confident that there was no danger”

A bomb threat was phoned in to Durango High School during a lunch hour earlier this week, but school officials and the Durango Police Department quickly identified the threat as a hoax and decided an evacuation ... via Durango Herald

A Durango man was arrested Monday night on suspicion of assaulting a police officer in the 800 block of Goeglein Gulch Road. via Durango Herald

“You can sit there on the grass and look up, and it is so incredible”

DURANGO, Colo. - On Thanksgiving, the family of one of America's most prolific novelists and chroniclers of the Western frontier - the late Louis L'Amour - sat down to dinner at their Spanish-colonial ... via Chicago Tribune

“The driver struck the officer with his fists numerous times trying to dislodge him.”

A Farmington man was arrested Friday after attacking a Durango police officer who had pulled him over. via Farmington Daily Times

“Unaweep Canyon is a wonderful world-class granite climbing area with very long routes and very good quality rock”

GRAND JUNCTION, Colo. - Rock climbers in Mesa County have launched a bid to maintain access to a special rock face in Unaweep Canyon with hopes of keeping it open to climbing. via The Aspen Times

Durango police are investigating the death of a local anesthesiologist who was found in his home Monday as a possible suicide. via Durango Herald

A Durango Police Department officer was injured early Friday while attempting to arrest two New Mexico men suspected of distributing methamphetamine. via Durango Herald

“We would like to really thank the people who called, and we always encourage people to let us know when they see anything like that happening”

Two Farmington men are in the La Plata County jail after a bizarre car chase that resulted in two separate crashes. via Durango Herald

“It seems pretty flat. It's probably not a place I would move to. I live in the mountains and that is what I'm attracted to.”

Name: Jenny McKenzie Hometown: Durango, Colo. Headed to: Central Texas, to visit family. via Clovis News Journal

“That's as low as we've known it to have been”

Here's a look at Durango's water supply sources from The Durango Herald . From the article: The city owns the rights to 9 cubic feet per second on the Florida River, about nine miles upstream from town, said ... via John Orr

“Promoting development of the plan as a district allows the independent businesses and property owners to come together, share data and work collectively to improve the business environment”

The Durango Business Improvement District is soliciting proposals to develop a comprehensive market assessment and management plan for downtown in the latest attempt to keep the commercial area vital. via Durango Herald