Cody Olivas

Colorado

Sports Editor at Durango Herald

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2 weeks ago | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

WASHINGTON – Top congressional Democrats are protesting the reported firing of Gen. Tim Haugh as director of the National Security Agency, with one lawmaker saying the decision “makes all of us less safe.” The Washington Post reported late Thursday that Haugh and his civilian deputy at the NSA, Wendy Noble, had been dismissed from those roles. Haugh also headed U.S. Cyber Command, which coordinates the Pentagon’s cybersecurity operations. Virginia Sen.
Briefs

Apr 25, 2024 | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

NEW YORK – Former National Enquirer publisher David Pecker has testified at Donald Trump’s hush money trial in New York that he believes Trump was aware of a contract with Karen McDougal as she sought to sell her story about claims of an affair. Pecker said Thursday that “I believe that Donald Trump did” know about it. McDougal’s contract gave the owner of the Enquirer exclusive rights to her story on any relationship with a married man. Pecker says that clause was specifically about Trump.
Briefs

Mar 4, 2024 | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

WASHINGTON – Vice President Kamala Harris is planning to host a member of Israel’s wartime Cabinet who is visiting Washington in defiance of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Benny Gantz, a centrist political rival of Netanyahu, is sitting down with several senior Biden administration officials this week. Among them are Harris, Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Jake Sullivan, the White House national security adviser.
More snow on the way for blizzard-hit Sierra Nevada

Mar 3, 2024 | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

Palisades Tahoe closed all chairlifts Saturday after getting an estimated 5 feet of snow on the upper mountain TRUCKEE, California – Keep the shovels handy: a powerful blizzard in the Sierra Nevada mountains was expected to wane Sunday, but more heavy snow is on the way. The National Weather Service said conditions would improve as winds weakened Sunday, but precipitation would quickly return, with heavy snow in some areas and rainfall in others.
South Africa says Israel’s campaign in Gaza amounts to genocide

Jan 11, 2024 | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

What can the United Nations do about it? THE HAGUE, Netherlands – Israel is defending itself in the United Nations' highest court Thursday against allegations that it is committing genocide with its military campaign in Gaza. South Africa asked the International Court of Justice to order Israel to immediately stop the war, alleging it has violated the 1948 Convention on the Prevention and Punishment of the Crime of Genocide, which was drawn up in the aftermath of World War II and the Holocaust.
U.S. Forest Service working on response to Rep. Leger Fernández’s push for wildfire precautions

Oct 26, 2023 | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

Leger Fernández is urging his agency to use infrared drones to better monitor all prescribed burns in New Mexico A member of New Mexico’s federal delegation representing disaster victims in northern New Mexico is waiting for the U.S. Forest Service to respond to her request for additional safety measures to prevent wildfires. U.S. Rep. Teresa Leger Fernández wrote a letter to U.S. Forest Service Chief Randy Moore on Oct.
Fear and confusion mark key moments of Lahaina residents’ 911 calls during deadly wildfire

Oct 15, 2023 | tricityrecordnm.com | Cody Olivas

Caller said she and many others were terrified because they were stuck in their cars Maui County officials released two hours of audio of 911 calls to The Associated Press that were recorded as frantic residents tried to escape the deadliest U.S. wildfire in a century. The inferno that engulfed Lahaina killed at least 98 people and leveled more than 2,000 buildings, most of them homes.
Durango volleyball splits SWL home slate

Sep 16, 2023 | durangoherald.com | Cody Olivas |Jerry McBride

Montrose sweeps DHS, but Demons bounce back and sweep Central The Durango High School volleyball team started its 4A/5A Southwestern League with a pair of home games on Friday and Saturday. The Demons started their title defense against Montrose on Friday, but the Red Hawks were able to sweep the Demons 25-20, 25-20 and 25-17 to move into first place in the league with a 3-0 mark.
Sepp Kuss, Jumbo-Visma on verge of historic victory

Sep 16, 2023 | durangoherald.com | Cody Olivas

Kuss takes overall lead into final stage on Sunday The penultimate stage of the Vuelta a España went without incident for Team Jumbo-Visma on Saturday. Durangoan Sepp Kuss, Jonas Vingegaard and Primoz Roglic crossed the line side by side in the group of favorites, holding onto to the top-three spots of the general classification in the process. Kuss leads Vingegaard, this year’s Tour de France winner, by 17 seconds, and Roglic, this year’s Giro d’Italia winner, by 1:03.
Durango wins shootout with Central

Sep 16, 2023 | durangoherald.com | Cody Olivas |Jerry McBride

Demons move to 3-1 with 51-28 win The Durango High School football team scored a season-high 51 points on Friday at DHS against Grand Junction Central. The Warriors also found the end zone four times to keep Durango in their sights for most of the first three quarters, but DHS only trailed briefly and eventually won the nonleague contest 51-28. “It felt amazing after the week we had in practice,” said senior Julian Rodriguez, who made numerous big plays of defense for the Demons.