Peak fall colors: Where and when to see them – The Journal
WEB4 days ago · In the mountains’ highest elevations, trees start changing colors as early as late August. By late September and into early October, colors overtake the San Juan Mountains. Aspens, which make up 20% of the forest, shine in yellow. In the region’s lower riverbeds, like the Dolores River, cottonwoods dance in yellow and orange.
Oklahoma executes man for 1992 killing of convenience store …
WEB5 days ago · McALESTER, Okla. (AP) — Oklahoma executes man for 1992 killing of convenience store owner despite board recommending governor grant clemency.
Sheriff’s blotter – The Journal
WEB4 days ago · 11:38 a.m. A deputy took a report for property that was turned in by the owner of the property and after multiple attempts to give the property back to the woman she refused to take it and the deputy entered it into evidence to be destroyed. 1:51 p.m. A deputy arrested a man who was remanded by the Montezuma County Combined …
Colorado governor aims to better prepare students for changing ...
WEB4 days ago · Gov. Jared Polis in August 2019 asks Park Elementary School students, from right, Abigail Phelps, 8, Ashtyn Claps, 8, and Airy Aguilar, 8, if they’re excited for the first day of school. (Jerry McBride/Durango Herald file) Colorado Gov. Jared Polis wants to help students build technical skills to better prepare them for the workforce.
Silverton outdoor community rescues Durango dog stranded on …
WEB3 days ago · The Silverton outdoor community came together to rescue a Durango woman and her black Labrador retriever Thursday after the dog injured its paws on the way down Ice Lake Trail west of Silverton. Silverton man Jimmy Keene II carried Ludo, the Labrador, that weighed about 80 pounds, on his shoulders for 1½ miles down the trail to the Ice …
Mancos downs Dolores in Mountain League opener – The Journal
WEB4 days ago · A strong kickout block from junior Ethan Wyatt opened the hole and Mancos led 24-0. Dolores senior Tray Traweek slips out of the tackle of Mancos senior Seth Oakes in a game Thursday at DHS. Sam Green/Special to The Journal. “We wanted to run the ball hard tonight,” said senior quarterback Brandon Vannest, “and the guys up front did a ...
Montezuma-Cortez football flexes muscles against Shiprock
WEB3 days ago · Saturday, Sep 28, 2024 1:47 PM Updated Saturday, Sep. 28, 2024 1:47 PM. Montezuma-Cortez's Marley Linch dodges a tackle against Shiprock on Friday. (Sam Green/Special to the Journal) CORTEZ – On the basketball court, shooting 50% from the floor is an ideal efficiency rate. On the gridiron, scoring on 50% of the team’s offensive …
Cortez Police Chief Knuckles gets deployed – The Journal
WEB4 days ago · In October, Police Chief Vernon Knuckles will be deployed to serve in Arizona with the National Guard for roughly a year. During that time, Assistant Chief Andy Brock will take his place. When Knuckles is back in town, he’ll regain his title as police chief. “I think he’ll do a really great job,” Knuckles said.
SpaceX launches rescue mission for 2 NASA astronauts who are …
WEB3 days ago · CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — SpaceX launched a rescue mission for the two stuck astronauts at the International Space Station on Saturday, sending up a downsized crew to bring them home but not until next year.. The capsule rocketed toward orbit to fetch the test pilots whose Boeing spacecraft returned to Earth empty earlier this …
Japanese court acquits a former boxer in a 1966 murder retrial …
WEB6 days ago · TOKYO (AP) — A Japanese court ruled Thursday that an 88-year-old former boxer was not guilty in a retrial for a 1966 quadruple murder, reversing an earlier wrongful conviction after decades on death row.. Iwao Hakamada’s acquittal by the Shizuoka District Court makes him the fifth death-row convict to be found not guilty in a retrial in postwar …