Durango News

“We have Internet access in every classroom, computers in every classroom”

When Howie DiBlasi started as Durango School District 9-R's resident computer whiz in 1993, the district had 73 computers, mostly Apple IIe's and IBMs. via Durango Herald

“Winning is not so great a thing as learning”

The Durango Chess Championship was held at the Durango Community Recreation Center on Saturday. via Durango Herald

“The appropriate forum is not the newspaper, but the court system to resolve this case, regardless of what Mr. McLachlan's view of this is”

The facts surrounding the arrest of District Attorney Craig Westberg for an alleged DUI have been questioned by a prominent Durango lawyer, and an Aztec man who said he followed Westberg on the day of the ... via Durango Herald

“The ax was there for several years to chop wood, but I no longer use a wood stove”

Geraldine "Gerry" Palmer, a week shy of 90, at her Durango Colo., home on Monday, Feb. via Bismarck Tribune

“Everybody grabbed somebody and got out of the house”

Firefighters who responded to a carbon-monoxide poisoning call in which at least one family member likely was within hours of death hope the case makes residents more aware of the deadly gas. via Durango Herald

“Last year was one of the best years in history”

Sales-tax collections in the city of Durango were up only 4.8 percent in 2007 compared to 2006, a smaller increase than what the city had forecast and the lowest boost in five years. via Durango Herald

“I just came down here to clear ice, and I started a fire”

A worker using a torch to clear ice off a building at 1129 Main Ave. caused a fire that ignited an adjacent building and closed the 1100 block of Main Avenue on Friday afternoon. via Durango Herald

A Durango man has been arrested on suspicion of sexual assault on a child. Richard Martin Jones, 56, has been booked in the La Plata County Jail on $250,000 bail. via Durango Herald

Police have identified a pedestrian who was killed while crossing U.S. Highway 160 near County Road 232 in Grandview on Jan. via Durango Herald

“A few people have called and asked for rides.”

Energized by a historical race that will culminate in Denver later this year, Colorado's Democrats scrambled to accommodate a record number of caucus-goers Tuesday even with half the state buried under up to ... via Glenwood Springs Post-Independent

“We're into another snowy period”

If January's punishing snowfall of 37 inches wasn't enough to satisfy, enjoy early February's bounty. via Durango Herald

A Durango man was stabbed in the calf during a fight early Saturday morning that began at a downtown bar, a police officer said. via Durango Herald

“Welcome to grandmother's house.”

Durango, Colorado is in the Animas River Valley. The big draw to this historic western town is the Durango & Silverton Narrow Gauge Railroad, which travels the 45 minute trip though th wilderness of the San ... via Associated Content

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