Courts

Cortez

Dolores man gets 3 years in prison after charges pile up

wraps shoplifting penalty into Finocchiaro’s sentence for weapons cases

July 16, 2019

Cortez

Shane French’s lawsuit against city, police officers nears end

Settlement agreement being finalized, attorney says

June 29, 2019

Courts

Mark Redwine’s defense team receives assistance with cadaver dog evidence

York-based lawyers argue evidence is unreliable

June 28, 2019

Third judge tapped to oversee retrial in 2012 murder case

Mitchell sentenced to life in prison, but conviction was reversed

June 25, 2019

Jury finds Durango man not guilty of assaulting officer

Prosecutors dismissed assault charge, then filed identical allegation

June 15, 2019

Local News

Prosecutors weigh murder charges in Ignacio death

Rose suspected of shooting, killing Mark Wayman

May 31, 2019

Local News

Dylan Redwine’s statements reflect tension with father

It’s a primary reason why prosecutors charged the La Plata County man with the second-degree murder of his son. But…

May 7, 2019

Local News

Prosecutors seek to admit Dylan Redwine’s statements at trial

to decide if boy’s comments to others can be substantiated

May 7, 2019

Local News

Sexual assault trial scheduled for next month

‘Ducky’ Bond faces life in prison

April 26, 2019

Local News

Durango man accused of trying to kill cattle signs plea agreement

Juan County attorney says charges were never politically motivated

April 1, 2019

Man gets prison time for leading police on chase

21-year-old eluded law enforcement, driving at speeds of 90 mph

March 21, 2019

Trial postponed for Durango man suspected of sexual assault

‘Ducky’ Bond was scheduled to appear this week in court

February 12, 2019

Local News

Durango woman sentenced for stealing $500,000 from dental office

Bernazzani embezzled from Dental Associates of the Southwest

January 5, 2019

Local News

Trial for Mark Redwine postponed until mid-2019

expected to rule on dozens of motions in coming months, including change of venue

December 10, 2018

Local News

Longtime federal magistrate David West to hang up the robe

Colleagues say he was ‘fair’ and ‘sympathetic’ during his 32 years on the bench

December 10, 2018

Local News

Two-week motions hearing underway in Mark Redwine murder case

Lawyers to argue admissibility of evidence and trial venue

December 4, 2018

High School Sports

Man linked to Pagosa hot springs gets 18 months for tax evasion

Ex-race car driver had didn’t report payments from Pagosa resort

October 9, 2018

Texas man pleads guilty in Lightner Creek murder

Goff faces up to 32 years in prison for felony robbery

September 28, 2018

Local News

Durango stops enforcing camping ban at night

ACLU, federal appeals court throw city ordinance into question

September 27, 2018

Jury convicts husband of strangling his wife

Silvino Martinez-Perez, 36, faces life in prison for first-degree murder

August 22, 2018

Jurors hear closing arguments in strangulation case

Prosecutors say husband premeditated murder; defense says it was ‘heat of passion’

August 21, 2018

Closing arguments made in drug-deal murder trial

man faces life in prison if found guilty in shooting

August 21, 2018

Jurors hear 911 tape in trial for man suspected of killing his wife

Defense lawyer says Silvino Martinez-Perez didn’t commit first-degree murder

August 16, 2018

Local News

Man facing a jail sentence allegedly escapes deputies, police

was facing one-year sentence

August 15, 2018