Crime

Local News

Former Mancos marshal pleads guilty to drunken driving offense

Cox faces 10 days in jail

March 1, 2016

Local News

Sister arrested in fatal Towaoc stabbing

were fighting over a cellphone, witness says

February 29, 2016

Local News

Driver swerves through crash scene south of Hesperus

Around 12:45 p.m., an 18-year-old Hesperus woman was driving north when she went off the right-hand side of the road,…

February 29, 2016

Regional News

Ex-surgery tech pleads not guilty to stealing painkillers

Prosecutors say Rocky Allen, 28, took syringes filled with painkillers at Swedish Medical Center in the Denver suburb of Englewood…

February 20, 2016

Local News

Possible stabbing southwest of Durango considered ‘superficial’

Sheriff’s deputies investigating early Saturday incident between brothers

February 20, 2016

Local News

Police unsure about New Mexico driver’s motive in 93-mile pursuit across Southwest Colorado

Fe woman was arrested near Bayfield Thursday

February 19, 2016

Local News

Multi-county vehicle pursuit in Southwestern Colorado ends with suspect in custody

ends near Deer Valley subdivision east of Bayfield

February 18, 2016

Local News

Ignacio school superintendent receives death threat

Fuschetto He doesn’t plan to quit, but security has been increased at his house and schools, and principals are monitoring…

February 15, 2016

Local News

2 years of data on marijuana DUIs now available

Colorado State Patrol tracking citations to identify trends

February 14, 2016

Regional News

Fraud checks could delay some state tax refunds

Colo. Revenue Department says detecting refund fraud is ‘the new normal’

February 10, 2016

Local News

Man shot at End-O-Day Motel in Durango

Gonzales flown to Albuquerque hospital in critical condition

February 10, 2016

Local News

Dylan Redwine’s mother supports bill to add crime-fighting tool

Testimony in Denver comes days before son’s birthday

February 5, 2016

Local News

Durango woman arrested in connection to broken El Rancho window

Damages estimated at $3,500

January 31, 2016

Local News

Cortez police likely to face lawsuit in Make My Day case

In a 1,154-word letter dated Jan. 12, attorney Kathyrn Stimson notified city attorney Mike Green that a Cortez family was…

January 30, 2016

Regional News

Drug traffickers seek safe haven in Colorado

In one case, the owner of a skydiving business crammed hundreds of pounds of Colorado pot into his planes and…

January 28, 2016

Local News

Ignacio town money missing

Employee arrested after admitting she gambled it away

January 27, 2016

Local News

Fewer drivers ticketed for speeding last year in Durango

Durango police cited fewer drivers for traffic violations, more residents for alcohol possession

January 23, 2016

Nation & World

Burkina Faso hotel seizure ends with 27 dead

Jihadists killed Saturday after forces storm building

January 16, 2016

Regional News

Man questioned in Colorado prison chief’s death held after new attack

Guolee faces charges including attempted first-degree murder of a police officer

January 7, 2016

Local News

Hearings stayed for Mancos’ ex-marshal, John Cox

Lawrence recuses herself in Cortez; defender withdraws in Durango

January 6, 2016

Local News

IRS scam makes rounds in La Plata County

Residents warned to keep personal information secret

December 15, 2015

Nation & World

Survivor’s recovery from mass shooting a daily battle

attack victim, psychological wounds just as painful as bullets

December 13, 2015

Local News

Chapman Hill ski area rope-tow cut

valued at $6,100

December 10, 2015

Regional News

Colorado Springs shooting suspect sought directions

Dear The official was not authorized to publicly discuss the investigation and spoke to The Associated Press on condition of…

December 8, 2015