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Florida sheriff seeking tips in ‘Tiger King’ mystery

Now a Florida sheriff is asking the public for tips about one of the lingering mysteries raised in the recently…

March 31, 2020

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Polis signs bill abolishing Colorado death penalty, commutes 3 death sentences

Colorado becomes the 22nd state to end the use of capital punishment

March 23, 2020

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Trial for Mark Redwine, accused of killing son, Dylan, postponed as pandemic spreads

distancing could be difficult for a jury, judge says

March 19, 2020

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Pagosa Springs man given lengthy sentence for burglary, identity theft

Peterson was accidentally released early from a previous conviction

March 6, 2020

New Mexico

Memorial service announced for murdered Farmington woman

27-year-old was missing for more than a month

March 5, 2020

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La Plata County court judge resigns

Osborne has served since 2017

March 3, 2020

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Arizona driver who dragged dog to death is sentenced

41-year-old admits to dragging dog behind truck while intoxicated

February 14, 2020

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Durango man sentenced in swastika case is arrested for burglary

Charges filed weeks after sentence for swastika graffiti

February 14, 2020

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Durango teen arrested with 31-year-old man

girl listed as a runaway in January

February 14, 2020

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Farmington man in town for Snowdown found with drugs

LSD, cash, ketamine and cocaine seized

February 3, 2020

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Cortez man sentenced to 46 years in prison for Ignacio murder

imposes near maximum sentence for guilty plea

January 31, 2020

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Durango police seize drugs and cash during traffic stop

Durango Herald file The investigation started when a patrol sergeant stopped a man on suspicion of driving under the influence,…

January 31, 2020

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Man arrested for naked dip in Durango hot tub

Arizona suspect accused of burglary, public indecency

January 30, 2020

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Durango man to be resentenced for 2017 sexual assault

being reviewed in light of new evidence, Colorado Supreme Court decision

January 24, 2020

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Retrial scheduled for man accused of killing one in U.S. Highway 160 crash

Bloomfield resident could face up to a year in jail

January 22, 2020

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Glacier Club man convicted of assault, racially taunting sheriff’s deputy

29-year-old La Plata County man faces up to 6 years in prison

January 16, 2020

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Jeep, personal belongings stolen outside Burger Boy

18-year-old, who lived in vehicle, seeks assistance

January 16, 2020

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Suspect in Mancos homicide pleads not guilty

Two-week trial set for June

January 10, 2020

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Missing infant found safe in Durango; mother hospitalized with arrow in buttocks

County man arrested on suspicion of domestic violence, child abuse

January 6, 2020

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Southern Ute Detention Center to remain open

Council reconsidered previous decision to close facility

January 6, 2020

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Durango woman who ran over cousin sentenced to prison

Katrina Baker, 28, blames alcohol for bad decisions

December 19, 2019

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Assault case against former Redwine defense lawyer dismissed

Moran was ‘falsely accused,’ says his Denver-based attorney

December 13, 2019

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Final defendant sentenced in large-scale animal abuse case

calls living conditions ‘deplorable’

December 12, 2019

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Durango’s youth detention center may be shuttered for good

juveniles in justice system gives pause to reopening DeNier

December 7, 2019