Reuben M. Schafir
Position: Herald Staff Writer

Wildlife officer rescues mountain lions from Vallecito Reservoir spillway northeast of Durango

The yearlings were noticed Friday evening as dam tender prepared to release water

Court sides with Forest Service in Purgatory Resort water rights dispute

Ski area sought access to federal land for water; federal agency denied authorization

Hit-and-run case involving Durango motorcyclist delayed another month

Brittany Dee appeared Friday in court with a new attorney

Director of Bayfield music nonprofit tries to move past domestic violence conviction

Lech Usinowicz, founder of the Be FRANK Foundation, sentenced to probation in January

Tanker truck crash closes U.S. Highway 160 east of Durango for eight hours

Vehicle was hauling 7,900 gallons of liquefied natural gas, some of which spilled east of Elmore’s Corner

Officer injured by La Plata County Jail escapee sues county, jail and sheriff’s office

Elias Buck is accused of shooting Farmington cop 11 days after escaping detention center

Free workshops to review wildfire mitigation, defensible space and home hardening techniques

Events on community preparedness to provide resources, training

Anthem letter sows confusion, stress among patients

April 1 letter informed some customers of May 1 split from CommonSpirit Health

Snowpack in Southwest Colorado has water managers ‘cautiously optimistic’

With snow-water hovering around normal, experts are approaching predictions with trepidation

Peaceful end to standoff at Durango mobile home park

Man allegedly threatened officers who were serving an arrest warrant

Why did it take so long for the Navajo Nation to secure a Superfund designation?

Waste from 40 years of uranium mining has contaminated watersheds across the reservation

What’s happening on the ground with Southwestern water?

A panel highlights local achievements at the water district’s 40th seminar