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Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Sep 4, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

WWII veterans to gather in Hawaii amid pandemic

PEARL HARBOR, Hawaii – Several dozen aging U.S. veterans, including some who were in Tokyo Bay as swarms of warplanes buzzed overhead and nations converged to end World War II, will gather o...

DATE: Aug 21, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at false claims around Kamala Harris

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. This week, Not Real News focuses on false news that spread about Sen. Kamala Harris after presump...

DATE: Aug 14, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Jul 24, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Queen Elizabeth II makes centenarian a knight

LONDON – In the end, Sir Tom didn’t need to rise. On a day infused with emotion, Queen Elizabeth II tapped the blade of a sword once owned by her father on the slender shoulders o...

DATE: Jul 17, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Comet streaking past Earth

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A newly discovered comet is streaking past Earth, providing a stunning nighttime show after buzzing the sun and expanding its tail. Comet Neowise – the brig...

DATE: Jul 10, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Washington Redskins are undergoing a “thorough review” of their nickname. The team said Friday it has been talking to the NFL for weeks about the subject. In...

DATE: Jul 3, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Astronaut loses mirror, adding to space junk

CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. – A spacewalking astronaut added to the millions of pieces of junk orbiting Earth on Friday, losing a small mirror on his sleeve as soon as he emerged from the Internati...

DATE: Jun 26, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Pres...

DATE: Jun 19, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Native American judge blazes trail in federal courts

There are 870 federal judges in the United States. Two are Native American: one in Arizona, and one in the Eastern District Court of Oklahoma. No Native Americans or Alaska Natives serve on ...

DATE: Jun 5, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Navajo Nation has 172 more coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths

WINDOW ROCK, Ariz. – Health officials have reported 13 more deaths from the coronavirus on the Navajo Nation along with 172 new cases of COVID-19. According to the Navajo Departme...

DATE: May 18, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Calgary Zoo returning giant pandas to China

CALGARY, Alberta – The Calgary Zoo will be returning two giant pandas on loan from China because a scarcity of flights because of COVID-19 has caused problems with getting enough fresh bambo...

DATE: May 15, 2020 | 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

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

WWII veterans to gather in Hawaii amid pandemic

Taking a look at false claims around Kamala Harris

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

Queen Elizabeth II makes centenarian a knight

Comet streaking past Earth

Redskins undergoing ‘thorough review’ of team name

Astronaut loses mirror, adding to space junk

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

Native American judge blazes trail in federal courts

Navajo Nation has 172 more coronavirus cases, 13 more deaths

Calgary Zoo returning giant pandas to China

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