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Local News

Former owners of Ken & Sue’s restaurant in Durango sentenced to probation for tax evasion

Defense attorneys cite couple’s service to community in requesting leniency

February 7, 2023

Local News

Driver who fell asleep causing head-on crash sentenced to probation

of mother killed agree to plea deal

January 27, 2023

Local News

Forest Service agrees to begin winter travel planning on Rio Grande

Conservationists reach partial settlement with federal agency

January 26, 2023

Local News

Charges dropped against former Fort Lewis College football player

Ar’mon Hickson had been charged in connection with the hit-and-run death of a Durango firefighter

January 23, 2023

Local News

Durango railroad receives second chance in Rockwood Station lawsuit

Plata County cannot regulate train’s operation, but Public Utilities Commission can

January 17, 2023

Local News

Ousted La Plata County judge explains her judicial philosophy, battle against public perception

chose not to retain Woods Nov. 8 by a narrow margin

January 15, 2023

Local News

Two men suspected of helping DUI suspect flee fatal crash in Durango

Current and former Fort Lewis College football players face charges in connection with firefighter’s death

January 12, 2023

Local News

Los Pinos firefighter charged in assault of colleague

Defendant and victim continue to work at the department

January 5, 2023

Local News

Ignacio woman sentenced in fatal crash gets 10 months for previous collision

Virginia Cundiff will serve two sentences at same time

December 13, 2022

Local News

Durango man suspected of jail escape, police shooting pleads guilty to gun charge

Buck, 23, faces up to 10 years in prison after signing plea deal

December 12, 2022

Local News

Ignacio woman sentenced for careless driving in fatal crash

Virginia Cundiff was driving on a revoked license when crash killed a road worker

December 10, 2022

Local News

Jury finds Ignacio man ‘not guilty’ of domestic violence after year in jail

Brown was accused of strangling and breaking the arm of his girlfriend

December 9, 2022

Local News

11 candidates apply for judgeship in 6th Judicial District

Position is being vacated by Todd Norvell, who was appointed to bench in 2017

December 7, 2022

Local News

Ignacio man accused of killing woman to face first-degree murder charge

of victim Raeanna ‘Nikki’ Burch-Woodhull vows to see justice served

December 6, 2022

Local News

Bayfield man who killed three dogs and burned their bodies sentenced to jail

earlier plea agreement calling for no jail time was rejected

December 6, 2022

Local News

Eight applicants apply for La Plata County court judge opening

can submit comments regarding qualifications of candidates

November 29, 2022

Local News

Jury awards victims of Durango bathroom voyeur $3.5 million in damages

Weeklong civil trial accused business owner of invasion of privacy

November 23, 2022

Local News

Durango business owners hit by predatory lawsuits

Sixteen federal complaints filed by single plaintiff in ruse that’s become old hat to attorneys

November 18, 2022

Local News

Man charged with first-degree murder in Bayfield stabbing faces competency hearing

Damitre Burch was a juvenile when arrested for the crime

November 7, 2022

New Mexico

PNM customers continue to pay for San Juan coal plant that’s no longer operating

Mexico Supreme Court approves utility’s request not to issue state-ordered credits, potentially for years

November 7, 2022

Local News

Purgatory Resort suing Forest Service in water rights dispute

Conservation of cutthroat trout lies at core of the conflict

November 3, 2022

Business

Litigation filed against shareholders of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Company seeks reimbursement for alleged fraudulent behavior

November 2, 2022

Local News

Trial begins for muzzleloader accused of shooting, killing bowhunter in San Juan National Forest

Pennsylvania man charged with criminal negligent homicide and hunting in a careless manner

October 26, 2022

Local News

District judge in Durango resigns

issues cited for Todd Norvell’s departure

October 25, 2022