Crime

Local News

Court documents describe abysmal conditions in animal cruelty case

animals subjected to ‘chronic or repeated serious physical harm’

September 24, 2018

Local News

Durango police search for stolen guitars

instruments taken from storage unit this summer

September 21, 2018

Local News

Durango Burger King temporarily closes after arrest of manager

47-year-old woman suspected of fraud, identity theft

September 14, 2018

Local News

Appeals court overturns murder conviction, citing judicial bias

trial, judge called case ‘one of the most cold-blooded murders’

September 14, 2018

Local News

Kidnapping suspect remains at large after police chase

Alires suspected of holding wife, children hostage at gunpoint

September 10, 2018

Local News

Dead body found in west Durango ruled a homicide

able to identify human remains

September 7, 2018

Local News

Woman taken into custody after brief standoff with police

40-year-old suspected of menacing, kidnapping

September 6, 2018

Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office warns of IRS phone scam

Multiple reports of fraudulent calls in the region

September 5, 2018

Local News

Durango police name suspect in attempted armed robbery

38-year-old sought in connection with crime

September 5, 2018

Local News

Man sentenced to 14 years in prison for sexual assault

Zink one of three men involved in 2017 incident

August 31, 2018

Local News

Michael Jones convicted of first-degree murder

man faces life in prison in drug robbery case

August 22, 2018

Local News

Jail escapee captured; schools placed on lockout during chase

Yazzie walked away from work release Tuesday

August 22, 2018

Music

Grammy-winning country star Gretchen Wilson arrested

Wilson has been charged with breach of peace. State police responded to Bradley International Airport, in Windsor Locks, just after…

August 22, 2018

Regional News

Officials investigate cause of death for Colorado mom, kids

The motion filed Friday by Christopher Watts’ attorney, James Merson, also asked that DNA swabs be taken from the girls’…

August 18, 2018

Local News

Man facing jail allegedly leaves court, eludes police

faced one-year sentence for drug possession

August 16, 2018

Local News

Jurors hear 911 tape in trial for man suspected of killing his wife

Defense lawyer says Silvino Martinez-Perez didn’t commit first-degree murder

August 15, 2018

Local News

Opening statements made in drug deal murder trial

Defense says Michael Jones acted in self-defense

August 15, 2018

Books

A ‘tantalizing’ theory from Stephen King’s son: Shark thriller ‘Jaws’ holds the clue to an unsolved 1974 murder

A three-dimensional plaster reconstruction of the face of “Lady in the Dunes,” (left) and a composite sketch.Town of Provincetown Joe…

August 7, 2018

Local News

Number of animal cruelty charges reduced for La Plata County couple

trials set for later this year

August 7, 2018

Local News

Durango man’s death ruled a homicide

Michael Bourriague died after being struck in the head, authorities say

July 31, 2018

Local News

After third offense, Durango man fined $1,000 for feeding bears

Resident had been ticketed in 2010 and 2012

July 31, 2018

Local News

Man pleads guilty in Haycamp slaying, gets 25 years

Wade Folsom shot and killed James Box Jr.

July 31, 2018

Local News

Sex offender released

had listed home address in Durango

July 30, 2018

Regional News

Director of crime-tip group accused of embezzlement, resigns

A criminal complaint accuses 31-year-old Carlee Hooper with embezzlement and tampering with evidence, and an arrest warrant affidavit alleges she…

July 28, 2018