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Update: Teen suspected of gunfire at Cortez fireworks show is held without bail

Juvenile, deemed a danger to the community, was arrested the day after Fourth of July incident

DATE: Jul 9, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Durango man receives 3 years’ probation for kidnapping and choking ex-wife

Victim awoke in middle of the night to find Randall Wilcox standing over her

DATE: Jun 28, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Durango man pleads guilty to escape from La Plata County Jail

Elias Buck suspected of shooting Farmington police officer while on the run in 2022

DATE: Jun 24, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rep. Boebert’s threats to sue opposition group’s donors likely improper, judge says

Court sides with Colorado congresswoman on dismissal of defamation claim

DATE: Jun 11, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Drug contraband found among belongings of the man accused in fatal Cortez stabbing

Drugs confiscated during the intake process at Montezuma County Detention Center

DATE: Jun 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Ian MacLaren sworn in as judge in Dolores County’s 22nd Judicial District

MacLaren also serves as the Montezuma County attorney

DATE: Jun 10, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime

Colorado politicians react to Trump guilty verdict

Reactions fall along predictable partisan lines

DATE: May 31, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Ski area liability waivers aren’t foolproof, Colorado Supreme Court rules

Case involves a then-16-year-old girl who was paralyzed in 2022

DATE: May 21, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Woman who embezzled nearly $27,000 from a Durango dentistry ordered to reimburse employer

Former office manager receives five years probation

DATE: May 17, 2024 | CATEGORY: Local News

Rep. Lauren Boebert attends Trump hush money trial

She’s one of a number of Republican lawmakers who have traveled to New York City to support the former president

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Second Colorado teen pleads guilty in rock-throwing death of 20-year-old woman

Teenager faces minimum of 35 years in prison

DATE: May 16, 2024 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Suspect in Cortez street shooting receives new counsel; waives right to speedy trial

Trinadie Lopez suspected of firing gun that injured bystander

DATE: May 15, 2024 | CATEGORY: Courts and Crime