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

Man in fatal crash was a Gold Star father

Ignacio man cited with careless driving causing death

Snow makes Coal Bank, Molas passes slick

A cold front pushed its way into the region Friday, sending temperatures plunging and leading to icy conditions on mountain passes between Durango and Ouray. The snow started flyi...

Purgatory owner buys Hesperus Ski Area

Possible improvements expected after winter season

Judge recuses herself in fatal crash case

Durango woman faces charge of careless driving causing death

Judge orders trial for man accused in fatal home invasion

Phoenix man is charged with 14 felonies, including first-degree murder

Former Durango man dies in glider crash near Telluride

‘Glider Bob’ was a dancer, actor, woodworker and pilot

Cortez motorcyclist dies in crash north of Dolores

Byron Fish failed to stop for vehicle making a turn

EPA: Released documents will be made searchable

Agency uploaded 29,000 documents in response to Gold King Mine spill

Dove Creek murder trial set to start in Durango this fall

William Blackburn accused of strangling girlfriend in 2015

Durango mother charged in fatal head-on crash

Woman suspected of causing head-on crash that killed 8-year-old daughter

Durango woman rescued by helicopter from Engineer Mountain

Altitude sickness hit on hike with church friends

Boy struck by vehicle while crossing Main Avenue in Durango

A Durango woman has been cited with careless driving causing injury after hitting a bicyclist on Main Avenue. The crash occurred at 5:49 p.m. Tuesday when Shannon Ruetschle, 23, ...