Jonathan Romeo

Position: Herald staff writer

13-year-old boy crashes pickup truck, requires airlift to Mercy

A 13-year-old boy required an emergency airlift to Mercy Regional Medical Center after crashing a pickup truck near Hesperus. Colorado State Patrol Capt. Adrian Driscoll said authorities received a...

DATE: Sept. 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Drought may mute fall colors in Southwest Colorado

In drought-strapped Southwest Colorado, the outlook for fall colors this season is that they likely won’t be as vibrant or last as long as normal, but that doesn’t mean it won’t be worth getting...

DATE: Sept. 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Living

Suspect killed in officer-involved shooting identified as Albuquerque man

Authorities have identified the suspect who was killed in an officer-involved shooting Monday southwest of Aztec as a 36-year-old man from Albuquerque. Authorities in San Juan County, New Mexico,...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Pagosa Springs man accused of child sex assault to face third trial

After two mistrials, prosecutors will retry for a third time a Pagosa Springs man accused of sexually assaulting a child in Bayfield in 2018. Rodney Keller, 54, faced trials in October 2019 and...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

La Plata County doles out $4 million for COVID-related costs

La Plata County approved Tuesday the expenditure of nearly $4 million for expenses and reimbursements for costs associated with the COVID-19 pandemic. In July, La Plata County applied for...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Four Corners Motorcycle Rally plans to ride despite pandemic

The Four Corners Motorcycle Rally plans to go ahead with events this Labor Day weekend, though organizers say the rally will be scaled down because of COVID-19 restrictions. John Oakes, an...

DATE: Sept. 1, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Officer-involved shooting southwest of Aztec results in death of robbery suspect

An officer-involved shooting southwest of Aztec on Monday morning resulted in the death of a robbery suspect, according to the San Juan County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff’s Office Capt. Kevin Burns...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

COVID-19 pandemic forces Durango’s Snowdown 2021 to cancel

Although 2020 has been a year with an onslaught of bad news, this one particularly stings: Next year’s Snowdown has been canceled. “For months we were trying to figure out how to make something...

DATE: Aug. 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

How many nonresidents have died in Southwest Colorado from COVID-19?

While the number of Southwest Colorado residents who have died of COVID-19 remains low, now six months into the pandemic, how many out-of-state people have died at our local hospitals? It turns...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

COVID-19 outbreak reported at Silverton business

San Juan County reported its first outbreak of COVID-19 on Friday at a Silverton business, but local health officials have declined to say where it occurred. DeAnne Gallegos, spokeswoman for the...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

416 Fire turned out to be a healthy burn for the forest, new studies find

As more research is done within the 416 Fire burn scar, it’s becoming increasingly clear the blaze that burned in summer 2018 was a healthy fire for the landscape, which is already showing strong...

DATE: Aug. 28, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Woman suspected of arson, assaulting a police officer

A 49-year-old woman was arrested this week on suspicion of arson, assault on a police officer and resisting arrest for allegedly starting a fire near a gas station and then punching a police...

DATE: Aug. 27, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

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