Criminal

Local News

Hatchet-wielding suspect caused thousands in damage to Durango motel room, affidavit says

Suspect charged with multiple felonies, including menacing and criminal mischief

November 11, 2025

Local News

Durango teen arrested on suspicion of sexually assaulting minor

18-year old student jailed after allegedly having sex with 13-year-old

December 20, 2024

Local News

Durango killer’s petition to overturn convictions denied

Raymond Cain has served 30 years for the 1995 murder of Sadie Frost

December 6, 2024

Regional News

Amendment I: Should Colorado judges be able to deny bail to people charged with first-degree murder?

Measure is an effort to remedy an unintended consequence from when state’s death penalty was abolished in 2020

October 15, 2024

Local News

District attorney’s office begins reviewing all arrest, search warrant affidavits

seeks to better demonstrate probable cause, keep judges out of legal fray

May 6, 2024

Regional News

Colorado lawmakers mandate audit of halfway houses following ProPublica investigation

A lack of transparency has been a barrier to reform

May 1, 2023

New Mexico

Bennie’s Bill has implications for Farmington shootings

juvenile-involved shooting incidents highlight need for improved gun safety

March 23, 2023

Local News

Catalytic converter thefts reported in La Plata County

of the valuable car parts have been stolen in recent weeks

July 2, 2022

Regional News

Colorado lawmakers cut back jail oversight bill after outcry from sheriffs

Measure instead seeks to form a commission to study possible reforms

March 9, 2022

Local News

Colorado courts may be forced to hold bond hearings within 48 hours of arrests

Proposed law comes with added costs, but proponents say it’s necessary

April 28, 2021

Local News

Calling a loved one in Colorado jails or prisons? Be prepared to pay some bucks

Lawmakers want transparency into costs paid by families, inmates

April 18, 2021

Local News

Durango City Council, police chief oppose jail reform bill

Legislation would further limit when a person can be arrested

April 9, 2021

Regional News

Snowboarders charged for avalanche above I-70 lose critical battle in court

backcountry veterans face $168,000 fine for slide that buried road

February 21, 2021

Regional News

Bond set for Aztec mother who allegedly boiled puppies in front of children

Martha Crouch of Aztec is facing charges she beat and tortured her children and forced them to watch her kill…

June 27, 2019

Local News

Police body cameras welcomed in Durango

Footage can be helpful, but over-reliance on it is dangerous, two attorneys say

February 19, 2019

Local News

Charges dropped, changed in sexual assault case against Devin Bond

postponed this week after defense received new information in case

February 15, 2019

Local News

La Plata County Sheriff’s Office will hold, transport juveniles

hasn’t decided if youth detention center can reopen

August 31, 2018

Local News

N.M. police arrest Hilltop House escapee

Durangoan Micah Schmitt, 20, could face between four to 16 years behind bars

July 25, 2018

Local News

First-degree murder charge filed in connection with Ignacio man’s death

was found shot east of Dolores in national forest

January 19, 2018

Local News

‘Ban the box’ legislation advances in Colorado Legislature

Measure would prohibit employers initially asking about criminal past

April 12, 2016

Local News

Lawmakers mull helping people overcome past mistakes with the law when seeking employment

Colorado among vanguard of states looking to limit criminal history disclosure for job-seekers

February 8, 2016

Regional News

Federal prosecutors meet to discuss public safety for tribes

Kevin Washburn, the head of the Interior Department’s Bureau of Indian Affairs and a former University of New Mexico law…

September 9, 2015

Local News

Youth-offender system works, sometimes

Program for juvenile felons offers hope, havoc

August 3, 2015

Regional News

Utah revives plan for executions by firing squad

Ray The proposal from Republican Rep. Paul Ray of Clearfield would call for a firing squad if the state cannot…

November 19, 2014