Crime

Local News

Cortez man pleads guilty in death of woman who fell from car roof

Incident occurred Sept. 29 on Colorado Highway 145

January 30, 2021

Local News

Durango man who fled police last week is taken into custody

Freedom Anderson, 26, located in a white van

January 28, 2021

Local News

Hitchhiker near Cortez gets three years for stabbing driver

hospitalized for several days

January 28, 2021

Local News

Two suspects taken into custody at gunpoint in northeast Durango

Officers found stolen SUV in church parking lot

January 27, 2021

Local News

Getaway driver in burglary turned officer-involved shooting is sentenced

Terrianne Paige Hiehle, 23, will serve three years in community corrections

January 22, 2021

New Mexico

Farmington police arrest man on suspicion of multiple arsons

13 dumpster fires and one vehicle fire set in less than a month

January 22, 2021

New Mexico

Police identify man shot by officers during escalated incident

Individual in stable condition

January 22, 2021

Local News

Durango man who crashed car, fled on foot remains at large

Warrant issued for Freedom Anderson’s arrest, police say

January 21, 2021

New Mexico

Farmington police searching for arson suspect in connection to 14 fires

Warrant cites five dumpster fires, with nine under investigation

January 21, 2021

New Mexico

Officer-involved shooting leaves one man in hospital

other injuries reported

January 20, 2021

Local News

Wildlife officials seek person who illegally shot deer through the nose

‘This has nothing to do with hunting; this was someone being stupid’

January 18, 2021

Local News

Wanted Durango man crashes into house, takes off on foot

Freedom Anderson, in his 20s, last seen near Eighth Street and East Eighth Avenue

January 18, 2021

New Mexico

New Mexico man arrested for allegedly decapitating family kitten

Weaver is a Jicarilla Game and Fish officer, authorities say

January 13, 2021

Local News

Magpies Newsstand in Durango burglarized

Cash, merchandise taken Saturday

January 12, 2021

Local News

Durango former finance director sentenced to prison for embezzlement

Brown must pay $700,000 in restitution

January 9, 2021

Local News

Cortez man allegedly stabs girlfriend, then himself

Charges may include attempted homicide, auto theft and child abuse

January 8, 2021

Local News

Suspect’s ex-wife: ‘I always knew he’d never be stopped until he murdered a woman’

Ignacio man with history of domestic violence kills wife, police say

January 4, 2021

New Mexico

Farmington police respond to domestic violence call, shots fired

Neighbor tried to break up with fight by shooting rounds into the air

December 30, 2020

Music

Petula Clark shocked that ‘Downtown’ played before bombing

“I was told that the music in the background of that strange announcement – was me – singing ‘Downtown’! Of…

December 30, 2020

Local News

2020: A year marked by plague, protest and triumph in Southwest Colorado

COVID-19 ushers in era of social distancing, takeout food and face masks

December 30, 2020

Local News

Judge orders mental health treatment for woman who abused animals

Elizabeth Jackson must serve three years’ probation

December 17, 2020

Local News

Buzz kill: Burglars mistake hemp for marijuana in Bayfield heist

170 plants valued at about $300,000 worthless for getting high

December 16, 2020

Local News

Woman who crashed onto Park Elementary grounds sentenced

say Gabrielle Fultz was drunk at time of incident

December 16, 2020

Local News

Durango man who exposed himself given deferred sentence

Kyle McCaw completes two years of probation, charges may be dropped

December 15, 2020