Jonathan Romeo

Position: Herald staff writer

Abandoned car found under massive pile of logs, owner missing

A mysterious situation is unfolding after an abandoned car was found buried under a massive pile of logs and debris on a mountain road outside Pagosa Springs. “It’s very strange,” said Mineral...

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

Second mistrial declared in Bayfield child sex assault case

A mistrial was declared for the second time in a case where a Pagosa Springs man was accused of sexually assaulting a girl in Bayfield in 2018. The trial for Rodney Keller, 54, began last week. The...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ken & Sue’s restaurant in Durango raided by IRS agents

Ken & Sue’s restaurant, a popular downtown Durango eatery, was raided Wednesday by agents with the Internal Revenue Service’s criminal investigations unit. Calls to owners Ken and Sue Fusco were...

DATE: Aug. 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington man arrested on suspicion of second-degree murder

A 45-year-old Farmington man was arrested Aug. 21 for allegedly shooting and killing a man near West Main Street. The Farmington Police Department said in a news release that at about 8 p.m. Aug....

DATE: Aug. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Crash on Missionary Ridge results in injuries

Two people were taken to a hospital Sunday after driving off a road on Missionary Ridge, according to the U.S. Forest Service. Forest Service spokeswoman Esther Godson said a vehicle with two...

DATE: Aug. 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Fourth victim comes forward in church youth leader sexual contact case

A fourth victim has come forward in connection with an alleged sexual assault case involving a youth leader at First Baptist Church of Durango who is suspected of making inappropriate contact with...

DATE: Aug. 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Vandals hit popular La Plata Canyon lookout spot

Authorities are asking for the public’s help in tracking down the vandals who defaced a popular lookout spot in La Plata Canyon. Esther Godson, spokeswoman for the U.S. Forest Service, said the...

DATE: Aug. 20, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rare weather phenomenon casts strange light over Southwest Colorado

No, the skies above Southwest Colorado on Wednesday aren’t a sign of a coming armageddon, though given everything that’s happened in 2020, perhaps it wouldn’t be all that surprising. Instead, the...

DATE: Aug. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

San Juan Mountains take beating this summer from off-roading

With trips to the backcountry increasing this year, in part because of the COVID-19 pandemic making the outdoors a popular destination, more people are illegally driving off-road, damaging fragile...

DATE: Aug. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington woman dies in crash Monday

A 54-year-old Farmington woman died in a car crash Monday in front of the Dollar General in Bloomfield, according to the New Mexico State Police. State Police spokesman Ray Wilson said in a...

DATE: Aug. 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Archuleta County cools talk of leaving San Juan Basin Public Health

Archuleta County commissioners tamped down rhetoric Tuesday about leaving San Juan Basin Public Health, but said the county will continue to form a task force to look into whether it should start...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Local News

With federal regulations rolled back, New Mexico forges ahead to curb methane

New Mexico’s governor is not happy about the Trump administration’s rollback of methane regulations for the oil and gas industry. “It is utterly disheartening and sadly unsurprising to hear once...

DATE: Aug. 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

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