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Durango man suspected of jail escape, police shooting pleads guilty to gun charge

Elias Buck, 23, faces up to 10 years in prison after signing plea deal

DATE: Dec 12, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio woman sentenced for careless driving in fatal crash

Virginia Cundiff was driving on a revoked license when she killed a road worker

DATE: Dec 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jury finds Ignacio man ‘not guilty’ of domestic violence after year in jail

Romman Brown was accused of strangling and breaking the arm of his girlfriend

DATE: Dec 9, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

11 candidates apply for judgeship in 6th Judicial District

Position is being vacated by Todd Norvell, who was appointed to bench in 2017

DATE: Dec 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ignacio man accused of killing woman to face first-degree murder charge

Sister of victim Raeanna ‘Nikki’ Burch-Woodhull vows to see justice served

DATE: Dec 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bayfield man who killed three dogs and burned their bodies sentenced to jail

An earlier plea agreement calling for no jail time was rejected

DATE: Dec 5, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Jury awards victims of Durango bathroom voyeur $3.5 million in damages

Weeklong civil trial accused business owner of invasion of privacy

DATE: Nov 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man charged with first-degree murder in Bayfield stabbing faces competency hearing

Damitre Burch was a juvenile when arrested for the crime

DATE: Nov 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

PNM customers continue to pay for San Juan coal plant that’s no longer operating

New Mexico Supreme Court approves utility’s request not to issue state-ordered credits, potentially for years

DATE: Nov 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Purgatory Resort suing Forest Service in water rights dispute

Conservation of cutthroat trout lies at core of the conflict

DATE: Nov 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Litigation filed against shareholders of Rocky Mountain Chocolate Factory

Company seeks reimbursement for alleged fraudulent behavior

DATE: Nov 2, 2022 | CATEGORY: Business

Wolf Creek Village plan loses third legal fight for access road atop Wolf Creek Pass

Texas billionaire has spent 36 years vying for access to an inholding where he plans a resort village for 10,000 residents

DATE: Oct 24, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News