Shane Benjamin
Position: Herald Staff Writer
Phone Number: (970), 375-4547

Motorcyclist killed in crash with SUV on U.S. Highway 160 west of Durango

Road was closed for more than four hours

Colorado farmers and ranchers haven’t been able to repair their own equipment, until now

A new state law requires manufacturers to hand over parts, software, instructions and other necessary tools

Truck rolls on Coal Bank Pass between Durango and Silverton

Tank carrying magnesium chloride, a common deicer, spilled on side of highway

Mountain Village woman killed, Cortez man injured in head-on U.S. Highway 160 crash

Law enforcement unsure why Jeep Cherokee crossed center line

Durango man suspected of shooting Farmington police officer is sentenced

Elias Buck, 24, pleaded guilty to a weapons charge

Girl, 5, dies in rooftop snowslide at Purgatory Resort

A father and two children were buried by snow at a multifamily unit

Father, two children severely injured by rooftop snowslide at Purgatory Resort

Family was flown to Denver area with critical injuries

Meet the 15 appointees set to guide legalization of magic mushrooms in Colorado

Nominees for Natural Medicine Advisory Board await confirmation by full state Senate

Durango man found dead in shed along north Main Avenue

50-year-old had been living in structure for several weeks

Anthony Baca, hoping to reduce recidivism, sworn in as district court judge

Durango man says he’s always been interested in human rights issues

U.S. Highway 550 south of Durango reopens after three-hour closure

Two semi-tractor trailers spun out north of Bondad

Newly named county court judge will instead serve on District Court bench in Durango

Anthony Baca applied for two positions; Polis apparently liked him for both