Shane Benjamin

Position: Herald Staff Writer

Erratic driver headed to behavioral health court

A Durango man who was driving wildly and fled from a sheriff’s deputy pleaded guilty Monday to drunken driving and vehicular eluding. Kenneth Tozer III, 28, is expected to be sentenced to...

DATE: Dec. 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Durango man pleads guilty to child sex sting

A former Durango man pleaded guilty Wednesday in connection with a child sex sting conducted earlier this year by local law enforcement and the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. In a plea...

DATE: Dec. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Hunter accidentally shoots himself in leg north of Durango

A La Plata County man shot himself in the leg earlier this month while hunting north of Durango. Aaron Mallett, 35, stepped on a log and jumped down. As he came down, a rifle he had slung over his...

DATE: Nov. 30, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield man recovering after hit by car in Durango

A Bayfield man was recovering Wednesday after being hit by a car Tuesday night on Main Avenue. Dr. Richard Grossman, 73, said he doesn’t remember being hit by the car; his earliest memory is waking...

DATE: Nov. 24, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Southwest storm packs snow, lightning, hail and rain

A Pacific storm brought up to 9 inches of snow to the San Juan Mountains as of Monday afternoon, and storm totals were expected to climb through Tuesday morning.A storm cell packed with hail and...

DATE: Nov. 21, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Warm, dry weather makes ski areas sweat

Mother Nature must be slow to wax her skis this year. Unseasonably warm and dry conditions this fall have stalled or muted the start of ski season across Colorado, including Southwest Colorado,...

DATE: Nov. 16, 2016 | CATEGORY: More Sports

Durango man pleads guilty to ATM robbery

A Durango man who robbed someone at a downtown ATM – and, in an unrelated incident, committed identity theft to purchase a car – faces up to three years in prison after signing a plea agreement...

DATE: Nov. 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Felony charges brought against mom in fatal crash

A Durango mother was charged Tuesday with felony-level crimes in a head-on crash that killed her daughter earlier this year in southwest La Plata County. Neysha Candelaria, 33, had previously been...

DATE: Nov. 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police identify man who died at Dog Park

Police on Monday identified a man who was found dead Saturday at the Durango Dog Park as 59-year-old Brian Ackleson. His body was found about 9:30 a.m. near the entrance of the Dog Park , a bit...

DATE: Nov. 8, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snow and rain this weekend, then more warm fall days

Cold temperatures and soggy weather are here to stay through Saturday, with 3 to 6 inches of snow forecast in the San Juan Mountains and rain below 10,000 feet in elevation. The system is expected...

DATE: Nov. 4, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Late-night cow carnage on U.S. Highway 160 east of Mancos

Four cows were killed by drivers who failed to see them late Wednesday night on a remote stretch of U.S. Highway 160 between Hesperus and Mancos. Up to six vehicles may have been involved in the...

DATE: Nov. 3, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man suspected of running over girlfriend

A Bayfield woman who was run over Friday by her boyfriend – the same man who nearly strangled her six years ago – said she’s going to be stronger this time. “He’ll wind up killing me, and I just...

DATE: Nov. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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