Nicholas A. Johnson
Position: Herald Staff Writer

Sheriff’s Office announces $5,000 reward for info leading to arrest of jail escapee

Elias Buck, 22, of Durango is believed to have shot a police officer Friday night

Durango police say internet sex stings are legal, not entrapment

Five men arrested last month in connection with undercover investigation

Colorado seeks to update reflectivity of old, weathered license plates

Drivers will no longer be able to transfer plates from one vehicle to another

Subzero temps expected to kick off the new year in Southwest Colorado

A week of storms boosted snowpack to above average in San Juan Mountains

Purgatory Resort restaurant sees COVID-19 outbreak over holiday weekend

Food services shutdown for dinner service at Purgy’s and Paradise Pizza

Longest-serving La Plata County sheriff dies at 80

Friends and family remember law enforcement career of Sydney ‘Duke’ Schirard

Salvation Army van full of toys stolen in Farmington

Judge issues a warrant for suspected thief

Durango woman sentenced to two years’ probation for assault

Keesha Marie McCoy was arrested on suspicion of strangling her boyfriend

Owner of mine to pay $1.6 million in settlement for Gold King blowout

Money will go toward restoration projects in areas damaged by spill

More winter weather on the way to Southwest Colorado

This week’s storm is expected to be warmer, likely bringing more rain than snow to low elevations

Animas High School student dies of suspected drug overdose; two others hospitalized

Durango Police Department says painkillers might have been laced with fentanyl

Durango boy, 16, recovering after breaking his neck in ski jump accident

More than $180,000 has been raised to assist with medical bills