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Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

There were telling indications president had been listening all along to drop out of race

DATE: Jul 23, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

FRANKFURT, Germany — A global technology outage grounded flights, knocked banks and hospital systems offline and media outlets off air on Friday in a massive disruption that affected compani...

DATE: Jul 19, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate

MILWAUKEE (AP) – Donald Trump named Sen. JD Vance of Ohio as his running mate on Monday, choosing a onetime critic who became a loyal ally and is now the first millennial to join a major-par...

DATE: Jul 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Trump rally shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say

BUTLER, Pa. (AP) – Former President Donald Trump was the target of an apparent assassination attempt Saturday at a Pennsylvania rally, days before he was to accept the Republican nomination ...

DATE: Jul 13, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Birth of rare white buffalo fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times

Move over grizzlies and wolves: Yellowstone visitors hope to catch a glimpse of bison

DATE: Jun 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

NEW YORK (AP) – Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegal...

DATE: May 30, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden delivered a defiant argument for a second term in his State of the Union speech Thursday night, lacing into GOP front-runner Donald Trump for espousing ...

DATE: Mar 7, 2024 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Marijuana banking bill advances in the Senate

The U.S. Senate banking committee has advanced a bill to allow legal cannabis companies access to financial services. The Secure and Fair Enforcement Regulation Banking bill, known as SAFER,...

DATE: Sep 28, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

House Republicans push off Biden impeachment bid for now

Rep. Lauren Boebert forced a snap vote, which sent her resolution to committees for possible consideration

DATE: Jun 22, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs

LONDON – King Charles III was crowned Saturday at Westminster Abbey, in a ceremony steeped in ancient ritual and brimming with bling at a time when the monarchy is striving to remain relevan...

DATE: May 6, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Funding made available to support recording oral histories from boarding school era

Victims and survivors have been sharing emotional stories during a ‘Road to Healing’ tour

DATE: Apr 27, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

U.S. floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River

Biden administration charts two paths forward but declines to take sides

DATE: Apr 11, 2023 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

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Photos: ‘Mini Takes the States’ tour stops in DurangoHundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Hundreds of Mini Cooper vehicles occupy Fort Lewis College on Sunday; Participants began the journey in Albuquerque and will finish in Seattle

Photos: Boxing returns to DurangoAnimus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Animus on the Animas: 1st Annual Durango Boxing Classic at the Durango Main Mall on Saturday

Photos and video: Going for the gold by devouring piesContestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Contestants try their best to win the Oscar’s Pie Eating Contest on Friday in Durango

Photo: Fireworks light the sky in DurangoDurango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Durango celebrates Independence Day on Thursday night

Photos: Working with woodLocal craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

Local craftsman uses wood joinery, rather than nails or screws to construct homes and other structures

2024 Fourth of July Parade draws crowd Thursday in downtown Durango

Photos: Downtown Durango hosts Fourth of July ParadeDowntown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Downtown sidewalks were full for Thursday’s celebration

Durango Rotary Club, Parks and Recreation department host Independence Day events

Law enforcement conducts active threat training at Park Elementary SchoolResidents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Law enforcement agencies across Southwest Colorado sent officers to participate in active threat training this week at Park Elementary School in Durango. Those in the neighborhood can expect police vehicles parked on the premises, officers in tactical gear conducting exercises inside and outside the school, and signs advising that training is in progress. The sounds of shouting, airsoft weapons and the popping of a starter pistol will also be audible near the school, said Karla Sluis, spokeswoman for Durango School District 9-R.Sluis said that members of the school district’s safety department have gone door-to-door with flyers notifying residents around Park Elementary School about the training.

Hosted by the Durango Police Department and the La Plata County Sheriff’s Office, this week’s voluntary training invited officers from law enforcement agencies across a five-county region of Southwest Colorado encompassing La Plata, Archuleta, San Juan, Montezuma and Dolores counties.

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office deputy Mike Latham, lead instructor for this week's training, said Wednesday and the first half of Thursday were mostly preparatory, teaching officers the school’s layout and devising scenarios, whereas the latter half of Thursday and Friday residents should anticipate some noise as active threat scenarios play out.

Latham said active threat training teaches officers proper protocol during active threat scenarios, especially in densely populated areas where they have become increasingly common.Park Elementary School is not the only Durango School District facility law enforcement has conducted active threat training. Latham said schools lend themselves well to this sort of training because, “It gives us all kinds of doors to work on, different rooms, different scenarios we can run. We can pretend it’s a mall with nice big corridors, we can even pretend it’s an outdoor area in the gymnasium.”Latham has participated in active threat training multiple times in the past and described the drills as exhilarating and nerve-wracking. He said one of the training’s main goals is teaching officers how to manage stress and remain calm with lives on the line.

“I take a pulse oximeter in the morning and get a baseline on their heart rates,” Latham said. “And sometimes, just before they’re about to engage a threat, I say ‘Timeout.’ Put it (the oximeter) on there, and their heart rate’s skyrocketed to 140, 150, 160 just in training.”

Latham said throughout his career active threat training has evolved to become safer for officers and fall in line with increasingly professional police standards.“When I first started we were just running into halls and rooms hoping for the best,” Latham said. “Now the tactic is still to get there, still stop the taking of lives, but tactics are much better than they were 20 years ago.”

Residents may see and hear police activity Thursday and Friday

Photos: Flower powerDurango Botanic Gardens holds 11th annual ‘Gardens on Tour’ on Saturday

Durango Botanic Gardens holds 11th annual ‘Gardens on Tour’ on Saturday

Biden passed that torch slowly, hanging on until the wheels finally came off

Widespread technology outage disrupts flights, banks, media outlets and companies around the world

Trump picks Sen. JD Vance of Ohio, a once-fierce critic turned loyal ally, as his GOP running mate

Trump rally shooting is being investigated as an assassination attempt, officials say

Birth of rare white buffalo fulfills a Lakota prophecy that portends better times

Guilty: Trump becomes first former U.S. president convicted of felony crimes

Biden uses feisty State of the Union to contrast with Trump, sell voters on a second term

Marijuana banking bill advances in the Senate

House Republicans push off Biden impeachment bid for now

King Charles III crowned with regal pomp, cheers and shrugs

Funding made available to support recording oral histories from boarding school era

U.S. floats options to reduce water pulled from Colorado River

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