1+ week, 2+ day ago  (233+ words) One person died and two others were taken to the hospital with injuries Monday in a two-vehicle crash on U. S. Highway 550 south of Ridgway. The crash, which involved a Dodge Caravan and a Ford F-350 hauling a trailer, occurred at 5: 33 p. m. near milepost…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (32+ words) And the West is History: North U. S. Highway 550 construction " 1963 Choose from several print and digital subscription packages...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (64+ words) The Durango Herald Federal immigration officers have arrived at U. S. airports, fulfilling President Donald Trump's pledge to deploy them to help the Transportation Security Administration during a partial government shutdown. The shutdown has caused long lines at security checkpoints across the…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago  (648+ words) Durango City Council has approved a short list of amendments to city code addressing municipal court fines and a loophole in the city's ability to ticket speeders caught on automated traffic cameras. City Council also repealed a section of the…...

1+ mon, 2+ hour ago  (564+ words) On the morning of March 9, Durango woke up to another reminder that driving under the influence isn't just a statistic " it crashes into our community in very real ways. This time it happened in the roundabout where the "Endurance" sculpture…...

1+ mon, 1+ day ago  (731+ words) Christmas came early for Colorado Department of Transportation geohazards geologist Regan French when she learned rocks careening off cliffs above Colorado Highway 3 had damaged a retaining fence designed to keep them from reaching the road. Colorado Highway 3 " the old two-lane…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (255+ words) Durango's city councilors deserve praise for emphasizing the importance of maintaining adequate public transportation throughout the city during a study session on Feb. 3 (Herald, Mar. 2). For now, the current level of service remains funded. Additional money this year will come…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (812+ words) Last September, a man was cited for littering after sheriff deputies said he used a tractor to move a dead deer from Road P to a ditch along Road 20 near Cortez. According to the incident report, the man said he…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (166+ words) The Durango Herald I can't "C' how that channel is for bikes at Riverview? I can easily take my bike up the stairs at the swinging bridge because the metal wheel groove is open and easy to use. On the…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (286+ words) A section of Colorado Highway 3 " a two-lane road skirting the east side of the Animas River southeast of downtown Durango " will close March 9 as crews from the Colorado Department of Transportation perform a rockfall mitigation project. The project is expected…...