Bill to discourage Colorado police from lying to minors advances in House committee Lawmakers worry juveniles respond differently to law enforcement than adults February 2, 2023
Colorado governor reduces truck driver’s sentence to 10 years from 110; pardons 1,315 people for marijuana possession people died in 2019 when an out-of-control semi crashed into them December 31, 2021
Gov. Jared Polis sidesteps questions about commuting death row sentences Governor says three men waiting to die haven’t asked for clemency March 3, 2020
Lawmakers repeal death penalty; three men on death row Governor has already said he will sign bill into law February 26, 2020
Colorado lawmakers move closer to repealing death penalty receives initial approval after emotional debate in Senate January 31, 2020
Mancos woman works to free innocent prisoners woman works to free innocent prisoners across the country February 20, 2017
Local News Kuhn is given 2 years in Durango halfway house reminds man of guilty plea in daughter’s death September 14, 2015
Local News Drug addict headed to drug court Hampson District Court Judge Todd Plewe addressed Roscoe Hampson, 27, of Cortez, during sentencing on Thursday, March 19. “You need… March 23, 2015
Local News Court briefs A former Cortez Journal employee has pleaded guilty in connection to an undercover drug sting. Gabriel Gallegos, 33, of Cortez,… March 23, 2015
Roatcap arsonist barred from using fire At a sentencing hearing on Jan. 23, the 54-year-old Dolores man was placed on supervised probation for five years. The… January 29, 2014
Judge bars Roatcap arsonist from using fire 'You're the type of person that shouldn't have fire. That's it.' January 28, 2014
Judge bars Roatcap arsonist from ever using fire “I’m taking fire away from you,” District Court Judge Todd Plewe told the convicted arsonist. At a sentencing hearing on… 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
MT - News Machete-wielding man gets 4 years of five who terrorized neighborhood this summer apologizes for 'monstrous act' December 11, 2013
Local News Machete-wielding man gets 4 years of five who terrorized neighborhood this summer apologizes for ‘monstrous act’ December 10, 2013
