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Rayah Chowen plea hearing rescheduled for end of May

Chowen didn’t appear for plea on Tuesday due to possible livestream issues

DATE: Mar 20, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Omar Brito gets date for plea hearing after arrest in gunfire at Cortez bar

Judge allows Brito to drive daughter to college after spring break

DATE: Mar 18, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Warrant issued for Nicholas Wentz after failure to appear in court

Wentz allegedly assaulted the woman he is protected from

DATE: Mar 14, 2025 | CATEGORY: Community

Prosecutors to retry Ignacio cold case that resulted in hung jury last month

David Hendren, 39, accused of shooting, killing Larry Fuller

DATE: Mar 8, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Charges dismissed against Durango man accused of arson

Bradley Clark, 52, spent two years in prison in connection with fire at City Market

DATE: Mar 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Student jurors find Kit Carson guilty of mass murder

Mountain Middle School holds mock trial at La Plata County Courthouse

DATE: Mar 3, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Court of Appeals upholds verdict in crash that killed Cortez man

Gabrielle Doctor was convicted of killing Travis Beeson in 2023

DATE: Mar 1, 2025 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Jurors deadlocked in Ignacio cold case; judge declares mistrial

Prosecutors expect retrial but will first consult victim’s family

DATE: Feb 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montrose judge denies city’s request to clear church’s unhoused camp

About 20 people have been living at United Methodist Church property

DATE: Feb 19, 2025 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Cold case trial begins for man suspected of killing Ignacio resident in 2009

David Hendren, 39, is accused of shooting Larry Fuller

DATE: Feb 13, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jurors unable to reach unanimous decision in Durango arson case

Judge declares mistrial; prosecutors unsure if they will retry Bradley Clark

DATE: Feb 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: Local News

New Mexico courtroom devolves into brawl as 3 people rush defendant in homicide case

ALBUQUERQUE – A hearing in a New Mexico courtroom devolved into chaos when three people rushed the defendant in a homicide case, setting off a brawl with flying fists and kicks. Courtroom v...

DATE: Feb 7, 2025 | CATEGORY: AP New Mexico