law and justice

Local News

Fort Lewis College student fined for vandalizing Native American site

says student came forward; investigation now over

December 7, 2016

Local News

Durango city trolley driver arrested on suspicion of DUI

crash occurred on Main Avenue

December 5, 2016

Local News

Sheriff plans to address escapes from Montezuma courts

security to be improved

November 23, 2016

Local News

After many Durango businesses prepared for overtime rule change, law is blocked by a Texas judge

businesses reclassified positions, increased pay

November 23, 2016

Local News

Man pleads guilty in child sex sting

officers placed text messages on Backpage.com

November 17, 2016

Nation & World

Suspect in kidnapping has history of violence toward women

Kohlhepp imprisoned for 14 years for Arizona crime

November 5, 2016

Local News

Lawsuit aims to allow ballot selfies in Colorado

senator and first-time voter argue free speech is on the line

October 24, 2016

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

Victims needed to share stories of drunken driving tragedies

panel needs volunteers who have lost loved ones to DUI

October 20, 2016

Local News

2 men plead guilty to marijuana robbery

Suspects stormed into house pretending to be DEA agents

October 14, 2016

Local News

Diversion program bounces criminal cases out of courtrooms

Instead of reaching a plea deal or going to trial, her case was “diverted” out of the court system, and…

October 11, 2016

Local News

Cortez landlords pay settlement after fraud allegation

accused of excessive rent in HUD program

October 9, 2016

Local News

Man charged in connection with car theft, vehicular eluding

The La Plata County Courthouse at 1060 East Second Ave. houses the 6th Judicial District Court, where Christopher Bagwell, 21,…

October 3, 2016

Local News

Silverton entrepreneur, lawyer honored as economic leader

Internet, emergency services key issues for Anthony Edwards

September 30, 2016

Local News

Dolores man sentenced for killing neighbor’s bull

Klassen shot Charolais bull after finding it on his property

September 25, 2016

Regional News

Shooting trial renews scrutiny of Albuquerque police

Former Albuquerque police officers Keith Sandy, left, and Dominique Perez, right, sit with Monnica Garcia part of Sandy’s legal defense,…

September 18, 2016

Nation & World

Philly gunman ambushes officer, goes on deadly rampage

woman died, several people injured

September 17, 2016

Local News

Man arrested in attempted kidnapping, vehicle theft

physically removes suspect from pickup’s cab

September 15, 2016

Local News

ATM robbery suspect chooses jury trial

Maurice Anderson, 31, declined a five-year prison sentence

September 1, 2016

Local News

Former Fort Lewis College football player sentenced in killing

for Ogsbury-Jones feared his former roommate

August 31, 2016

Local News

Arc of History lawsuit threat dropped

commission to discuss sculpture’s removal

August 29, 2016

Nation & World

Man arrested in murder of 2 nuns

Residents in Mississippi town struggle with killings

August 27, 2016

Local News

Silverton man passes out on courthouse steps, evades trial

Michael Murphy, 64, suspected of pepper-spraying deputies in 2013

August 25, 2016

Local News

Hakim Reddy claims self-defense in 2015 assault in Durango

suspected of late-night attack outside downtown bar

August 16, 2016