Nicholas A. Johnson
Position: Herald Staff Writer

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

Snowdown to require COVID-19 vaccination or negative test for some events

Organizers ask attendees to adhere to federal, state and local mandates

Winter weather is on its way to Southwest Colorado

After weeks of above-normal temperatures, two storm systems bring promise of snow

FLC partners with Los Alamos National Laboratory to promote Indigenous women in physics

Two students selected for an internship with nuclear and particle physicists

Got COVID-19? Mobile unit that administers monoclonal antibodies in Durango may help

Treatments said to lower risk of hospitalization among those who test positive

Durango says pickleball is too loud for outdoor tennis courts

City is looking for other spaces where residents can play

Purgatory finds the right temps to fire up new snow guns

A good night of snowmaking allows resort to move opening day (again) to Saturday

Fort Lewis College professor found guilty of arson sentenced to prison

Judge: ‘I have concerns about him remaining in the community’

Warm, dry weather forces Purgatory to push back opening day

Above-average temperatures have made snowmaking difficult this fall

Residents ask Purgatory Resort to honor longtime ski lift attendant

Online petition seeking to name run after Barry ‘Carmine’ Kemler has more than 2,000 signatures

After first year, CDOT says construction of Highway 550 realignment is on schedule

$98.6 million project will abandon Farmington Hill, plug into Grandview Interchange