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Durango man sentenced for indecent exposure

Martinez, 31, received two years probation for illicit behavior at downtown business

August 1, 2024

Local News

Durango middle school teacher arrested on suspicion of sexual exploitation of a child appears in court

Benjamin Smith suspected of having inappropriate contact with two minors

July 30, 2024

Courts and Crime

Robert ‘Cowboy’ Williams receives prison for violating probation in sex case

Williams has five pending cases in Montezuma and Dolores counties

July 20, 2024

Regional News

All sides set, again, in criminal trial of former Grand Junction county clerk

oft-delayed criminal trial of Tina Peters is scheduled to start later this month

July 19, 2024

Courts and Crime

Scott Chilleen sentenced to 30 years in prison for 2021 vehicular homicide

was killed and another was severely injured in crash

July 11, 2024

Courts and Crime

Update: Teen suspected of gunfire at Cortez fireworks show is held without bail

Juvenile, deemed a danger to the community, was arrested the day after Fourth of July incident

July 9, 2024

Local News

Woman charged in Durango hit-and-run has bail revoked after holiday DUI

Brittany Dee, 24, was arrested while driving back from Silverton on July 4

July 8, 2024

Local News

Durango man receives 3 years’ probation for kidnapping and choking ex-wife

awoke in middle of the night to find Randall Wilcox standing over her

June 28, 2024

Local News

Durango man pleads guilty to escape from La Plata County Jail

Buck suspected of shooting Farmington police officer while on the run in 2022

June 24, 2024

Local News

Durango man arrested on suspicion of arson for Schneider Park fire

Burns, 23, allegedly told police he was bored and playing with a lighter

June 14, 2024

Regional News

Rep. Boebert’s threats to sue opposition group’s donors likely improper, judge says

sides with Colorado congresswoman on dismissal of defamation claim

June 11, 2024

Regional News

Colorado politicians react to Trump guilty verdict

Reactions fall along predictable partisan lines

May 31, 2024

Regional News

Ski area liability waivers aren’t foolproof, Colorado Supreme Court rules

involves a then-16-year-old girl who was paralyzed in 2022

May 21, 2024

Local News

Woman who embezzled nearly $27,000 from a Durango dentistry ordered to reimburse employer

office manager receives five years probation

May 17, 2024

AP New Mexico

Judge considers dismissing indictment against Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer

Alec Baldwin attends the Roundabout Theatre Company's annual gala at the Ziegfeld Ballroom on Monday, March 6, 2023, in New…

May 17, 2024

Regional News

Rep. Lauren Boebert attends Trump hush money trial

She’s one of a number of Republican lawmakers who have traveled to New York City to support the former president

May 16, 2024

Regional News

Second Colorado teen pleads guilty in rock-throwing death of 20-year-old woman

Teenager faces minimum of 35 years in prison

May 16, 2024

Courts and Crime

Suspect in Cortez street shooting receives new counsel; waives right to speedy trial

Trinadie Lopez suspected of firing gun that injured bystander

May 15, 2024

Courts and Crime

Vehicular homicide sentencing becomes demonstration of forgiveness

Davonte James was killed in a head-on collision with Matthew Hall last year

May 15, 2024

Local News

Ignacio man sentenced to prison for murder of pregnant wife

Prosecutor says case was about domestic violence, not self-defense

April 18, 2024

AP New Mexico

Gun supervisor for ‘Rust’ movie gets 18 months in prison for fatal shooting by Alec Baldwin on set

armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed was convicted in March by a jury on a charge of involuntary manslaughter

April 15, 2024

Local News

Colorado appeals court rules in favor of Durango resident in open records case

Attorney says municipalities need ‘legislative clarity’ on what’s exempt from CORA requests

April 10, 2024

Local News

District Attorney in Montezuma County to run for election in November

Christian Hatfield was appointed by Gov. Jared Polis in 2023

April 2, 2024

Local News

I was prepared to set aside my journalist ethos to serve on a jury. Turns out, I didn’t have to

reporter selected as juror in criminal trial

March 22, 2024