Courts - The Journal

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

Rep. Lauren Boebert sued for libel by American Muckrakers PAC

Lawsuit alleges Boebert defamed organization after it published allegations against her

DATE: Oct 6, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

New Mexico AG wants state's anti-corruption law strengthened

Court removed ‘necessary tool to prosecute public officials,’ Balderas says

DATE: Oct 3, 2022 | CATEGORY: New Mexico

Farmington man sentenced to prison for sexual exploitation of a child

Anthony David Gallegos was in possession of hundreds of images and videos

DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Former Bayfield woman suspected of stealing more than $75,000 from HOA

Thefts occurred over 12 years at Clover Meadows subdivision, according to Marshal’s Office

DATE: Sep 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court reverses conviction of Cortez man who allegedly threatened parole officer

Shane French was sentenced to three years in prison in 2020

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News