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

Cold temps, dry conditions to kick off the week ahead in Southwest Colorado

Forecasters say low temps will be 10 degrees cooler than average

Cortez police officer returned fire during fatal traffic stop

Colorado Bureau of Investigation said suspect fired shots ‘almost immediately’

‘Swat’ call sends Durango High School into ‘secure’ mode

Doors were locked while law enforcement investigated

Hundreds pay tribute to fallen Cortez police officer

Procession includes more than 400 law enforcement personnel

Appeals court rules favorably for Fort Lewis professor convicted of setting fire to City Market chip aisle

Bradley Clark has served about half his four-year prison sentence

New details emerge in fatal shooting of Cortez police officer

Second suspect was briefly detained but has been released

Train passengers, employees render aid to crash victims north of Durango

Vehicle rear-ended stopped vehicle on U.S. Highway 550

Snow descends on Durango

Forecasters say storm could dump 6 inches in Durango area

Man pulled 212 feet up cliffside in La Plata Mountains

Search and rescue worked through night in snowy conditions

Five mountain passes in Southwest Colorado keep drivers enthralled

‘They’re definitely five different characters in a novel,’ says CDOT spokeswoman

Durango firefighters rescue fleeing feline from storm drain

Olive, a 4-year-old black cat, didn’t surrender easily

Faithful dog found with owner 10 weeks after Pagosa Springs man went missing

71-year-old man found dead in wilderness area; Jack Russell Terrier rescued and reunited with family