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In wake of Milwaukee shooting, Democratic presidential candidates talk gun laws

Klobuchar, Warren push universal background checks, getting assault rifles ‘off the street’

DATE: Feb 27, 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: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal

WASHINGTON – The Senate narrowly rejected Democratic demands to summon witnesses for President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial late Friday, all but ensuring Trump’s acquittal in just the th...

DATE: Jan 31, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial

‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to abuse of power, they say

DATE: Jan 23, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Republicans reject subpoenas as impeachment debate goes on

WASHINGTON – The U.S. Senate plunged into President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial on Tuesday with Republicans abruptly abandoning plans to cram opening arguments into two late-night sess...

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

New Mexico Legislature considers tuition-free college, legalizing pot

SANTA FE – Efforts are underway to legalize and tax recreational marijuana sales, fund tuition-free college and shore up pensions for state and local government workers as the New Mexico Leg...

DATE: Jan 20, 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 is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

DATE: Jan 17, 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 is legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press...

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

Searchers find 3rd body buried by Idaho avalanche

Buried under about 10 feet of snow after an avalanche this week at an Idaho ski resort, Bill Fuzak made peace with his predicament and prepared for death. “I had already relegated...

DATE: Jan 9, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack at bases in Iraq

TEHRAN, Iran – Iran struck back at the United States early Wednesday for killing a top Revolutionary Guard commander, firing a series of ballistic missiles at two military bases in Iraq hous...

DATE: Jan 7, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Presidential hopeful Bennet pledges $6T ‘Real Deal’

DENVER – Presidential hopeful Michael Bennet is releasing a $6 trillion plan that he calls the “Real Deal” in an attempt to offer what he says is a more realistic contrast with more liberal ...

DATE: Jan 2, 2020 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Impeachment trial plans in disarray as Congress heads home

Rep. Tipton votes No on both articles of impeachment

DATE: Dec 19, 2019 | 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

In wake of Milwaukee shooting, Democratic presidential candidates talk gun laws

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

Senate rejects witnesses in Trump trial, ensuring acquittal

‘Bogus’ Ukraine theory led to Trump’s abuse, Dems tell trial

Republicans reject subpoenas as impeachment debate goes on

New Mexico Legislature considers tuition-free college, legalizing pot

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

Taking a look at what didn’t happen this week

Searchers find 3rd body buried by Idaho avalanche

Iran strikes back at U.S. with missile attack at bases in Iraq

Presidential hopeful Bennet pledges $6T ‘Real Deal’

Impeachment trial plans in disarray as Congress heads home

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