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
Durango killer’s petition to overturn convictions denied Raymond Cain has served 30 years for the 1995 murder of Sadie Frost December 6, 2024
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
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
Colorado lawmakers mandate audit of halfway houses following ProPublica investigation A lack of transparency has been a barrier to reform May 1, 2023
Bennie’s Bill has implications for Farmington shootings juvenile-involved shooting incidents highlight need for improved gun safety March 22, 2023
Catalytic converter thefts reported in La Plata County of the valuable car parts have been stolen in recent weeks July 2, 2022
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
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
Snowboarders charged for avalanche above I-70 lose critical battle in court backcountry veterans face $168,000 fine for slide that buried road February 19, 2021
Police body cameras welcomed in Durango Footage can be helpful, but over-reliance on it is dangerous, attorneys say February 19, 2019
Local News Kevin Wade Folsom charged with first-degree murder was found shot on Haycamp Mesa January 18, 2018
Local News ‘Ban the box’ legislation advances in Colorado Legislature Measure would prohibit employers initially asking about criminal past April 13, 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 11, 2016
Local News Victims in plane crash identified as Californians died; pilot’s rating in question September 10, 2015
Local News Court briefs A 19-year-old Cortez teen is likely to be sentenced to a 24-month marijuana treatment program after stealing two automobiles in… July 8, 2015
Local News Court briefs A father and daughter from Dolores were arrested in September after the man was accused of pistol-whipping the woman’s fiancé.… December 18, 2014
Local News Criminalizing the sick Durango man’s isolation in jail exacerbated his mental illness June 12, 2014
Inmate chaplain provides light, liberation behind bars Shelby Smith, the inmate chaplain at Montezuma County Jail, has been working as a volunteer for five years.Mary Shinn/Cortez Journal… March 13, 2014
Marshal John Cox lays down the law Overview of Colo. laws 1. All changes to the law apply to persons who are 21 years of age or… January 28, 2014
DS - News Machete-wielding man gets 4 years for rampage After pleading guilty to three counts of felony menacing and a single count of resisting arrest in October, Walter Marquez,… December 11, 2013
