Crime

Local News

Durango police follow the (fake) money

Thousands of dollars worth of counterfeit bills making the rounds

January 22, 2024

Local News

Hundreds of Ouray newspaper editions covering alleged rape at police chief’s home stolen from racks

‘They messed with the wrong newspaper publishers,’ say owners

January 19, 2024

Regional News

New homeowners find body parts in a Grand Junction home

County Sheriff’s Office confirmed a severed human head and hands were found at home

January 19, 2024

Regional News

Top Republican in Colorado House, who is also running for Congress, was arrested in 2022 on DUI charge

Lynch pleaded guilty to driving while ability impaired and being in possession of a gun while drunk

January 18, 2024

Regional News

Colorado Supreme Court break-in caused $35 million in damage, left 3 floors unusable

The Colorado Supreme Court, seen here on Tuesday, Jan. 17, 2023, in Denver. (AP Photo/David Zalubowski)David Zalubowski State Court Administrator…

January 13, 2024

Local News

Durango man accused of indecent exposure at business

Martinez, 31, is being held on $3,000 bail

January 13, 2024

Gallery

Photos: Illegal campers found in former Durango business

a dozen people take up residency in Durango building

January 11, 2024

Local News

Durango police find 13 alleged intruders hiding inside former Red Snapper restaurant

Suspects include eight men, four women and a child

January 10, 2024

Local News

Durango school district receives email threat

enforcement says the email was part of a hoax

January 9, 2024

Local News

Durango man arrested on suspicion of child sex assault

Terrell Coley, 42, being held on $100,000 bail

January 5, 2024

Local News

Man arrested after nine-hour standoff with law enforcement

accused of domestic violence; Residents in Haviland Lake area were told to shelter in place

January 2, 2024

Regional News

Armed man arrested for allegedly breaking into Colorado Supreme Court building

There Colorado Supreme Court an Court of Appeals building in Denver, seen here on Dec. 20, 2023. (Hart Van Denburg/CPR…

January 2, 2024

Local News

Durango man sentenced for meth, fentanyl distribution

William Hunt Hardaway also sold firearms, according to federal court records

January 2, 2024

Local News

Man accused of sexually assaulting woman at Durango hotel, posting videos on Snapchat

Suspect’s girlfriend watched video clips the night of the alleged rape

December 22, 2023

Local News

Durango’s most-ticketed woman, who’s unhoused, rolls with punches

Kristie Boughan, 62, has turned down multiple offers for inpatient treatment services

December 18, 2023

Local News

Jury convicts Durango man of sexual assault on child

Brandon Durrschmidt, 40, could spend the rest of his life in prison

December 14, 2023

Regional News

Police arrest woman for crash that killed Junior National Team cyclist Magnus White

USA Cyclingcca White died in July after being struck by a car while biking on the side of Highway 119…

December 14, 2023

Regional News

A look at what’s top of mind for Colorado voters heading into the election year

A new poll shows that cost of living, crime and public safety, and housing affordability are what worry Coloradans the…

December 13, 2023

Local News

Third jury trial begins for Durango man suspected of child sex assault

recent trial ended in hung jury after jurors were unable to reach unanimous decision

December 11, 2023

Local News

Cortez police officer returned fire during fatal traffic stop

Colorado Bureau of Investigation said suspect fired shots ‘almost immediately’

December 8, 2023

Local News

Durango man who fired gunshots in neighborhood gets probation

Navarro said he had a psychological break

December 8, 2023

Regional News

State leaders discuss the rise in hate crimes, many of which go unreported, in Colorado

Colorado Attorney General Phil Weiser, left, and State Sen. Rhonda Fields, center, discuss the uptick in hate crimes in Colorado…

December 8, 2023

Gallery

Photos: Funeral procession for Cortez Police Sgt. Michael Moran

Hundreds of law enforcement vehicles escort the body of Cortez Police Sgt. Michael Moran

December 6, 2023

Local News

Durango nanny sentenced to jail for child abuse

A jury convicted Carmen Pastor of force-feeding 17-month-old boy

December 2, 2023