Reuben M. Schafir
Position: Herald Staff Writer

U.S. Highway 550 reopens after semitruck crashes south of Silverton

Driver was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital

Durango, Dolores kokanee giveaways scheduled this fall

Variable supply means attendees should call in advance

Colorado senator’s bill could, finally, fulfill Gold King financial damage claims

Sen. Michael Bennet will introduce legislation to provide $3.3 million for lost business

Nine candidates take questions at La Plata-Archuleta Cattlemen’s Association forum

Hopefuls running for statehouse and commissioner weigh in on wide-ranging topics

With no phone, wallet or car, he died in the Colorado wilderness, leaving $30,000 to the food bank

Stew Scheppegrell, 79, spent 20 years living alone northeast of Durango. His body was found last month

Wildlife agencies asking for information about condor shooting near Cortez

Critically endangered bird was shot in March northeast of Lewis

Deputy in Silverton kills bear with less-lethal round

Reports indicate it was an attempt to haze prowling bear gone awry

Bear activity on the rise, resource officer position eliminated

Wildlife officers have received 40% more bear reports compared with the same date in 2023

What happens when a natural gas company doesn’t pay a $12 million La Plata County tax bill?

Simcoe LLC has outstanding debt of $9.2 million

Injured hiker rescued by helicopter from Chicago Basin

64-year-old patient was transported to Mercy Hospital

Body of Arizona man, 79, found near Lemon Reservoir

Horseback rider stumbled upon the man’s camp and discovered body nearby

Police, archaeologists unearthing bones from hillside in southern Durango

Fragments, including partial skull, are possibly Indigenous