Juvenile delinquency

Local News

Murder suspect, who was 17, to stand trial as adult for killing Bayfield Speedway clerk

Damitre Burch faces 40 years in prison for 2021 homicide

April 4, 2023

Local News

Has loss of DeNier affected juvenile justice in Southwest Colorado?

detention rates down, authorities seek alternative treatments

March 9, 2021

Local News

Teens crash into Greenmount Cemetery, flee from Durango Police

still looking for two of the three teenagers

March 28, 2020

Local News

Durango teen arrested with 31-year-old man

girl listed as a runaway in January

February 14, 2020

Local News

State seeks suggestions for future of DeNier property

Officials plan to ask community about options for building

December 27, 2019

Local News

Durango’s youth detention center may be shuttered for good

juveniles in justice system gives pause to reopening DeNier

December 7, 2019

New Mexico

Youth detention centers strained across New Mexico

facilities close, added stress placed on remaining locations

November 20, 2019

Local News

17-year-old, suspected of pointing gun at driver, leads police on high-speed chase

Juvenile charged with felony menacing, reckless driving

May 7, 2019

Local News

Juvenile detention center remains shuttered in Durango, with no new contractor

Sheriff’s Office transporting ‘handful’ of offenders to Grand Junction or Pueblo

October 12, 2018

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

4 small fires started Friday along Goeglein Gulch Road in Durango

Juvenile arrested Friday in connection with blazes

December 8, 2017

Local News

La Plata County man found guilty of sexual assault on a child

Suspect and victim were minors when crimes occurred

October 20, 2017

Regional News

Dozens of Colorado juvie lifers could be eligible for parole

It’s been more than a year since the U.S. Supreme Court made retroactive its 2012 ban on such sentences. Many…

July 31, 2017

Local News

Juvenile detention center celebrates building renovation

E. DeNier Youth Services Center closed for 3 months to fix water damage

July 21, 2017

Regional News

State budget proposal cuts youth surveys on drugs, sex

Lundbergdu1-i-syn The budget draft introduced Monday cuts about $745,000 to end the Healthy Kids Colorado Survey. The youth-risk surveys are…

March 27, 2017

Local News

Juvenile detention center undergoes massive repairs after flooding

building sustains $100,000 in damages; reopening should come soon

March 8, 2017

Local News

Flooding closes juvenile detention center in Durango

sprinkler pipe floods Robert E. Denier Youth Services Center

January 30, 2017

Local News

Raymond Cain to be resentenced for 1995 murder

video, Cain expresses remorse for his role in double shooting

October 20, 2016

Local News

Underage drinking party in Silverton leads to overdose, citations

Juan County sheriff blasts Durango parents for allowing kids to be unsupervised

July 5, 2016

Local News

Grassburger’s Facebook fans help catch a thief

joint’s tip jar swiped on Tuesday

July 2, 2016

Local News

Manna Soup Kitchen’s garden to offer more free food

At-risk teens will garden and operate summer farm stand

June 12, 2016

Nation & World

4 hurt in shooting at Ohio school; suspect in custody

Two other Madison Local Schools students were injured in another way. None of the injuries appeared to be life-threatening, said…

February 29, 2016

Regional News

Feds suggest counseling over detention for tribal youth

The Interior and Justice departments released their guidelines Monday, updating a three-decade-old juvenile justice code. The update recommends that detention…

February 29, 2016

Local News

Mancos school district adopts truancy policy

reveals disrespect was most common offense

January 30, 2016