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Mancos teen avoids prison for beating An 18-year-old Mancos boy has been approved for a youth offender program after he admitted to hitting a minor in the head with a hammer. ...

Burglar gets 3 years in prison

Judge rejects leniency, citing woman’s record

Insane or not?

Experts disagree on mental health of murder suspect in Cortez

‘Bounty Hunters’ filmed in Cortez

Reality show features two local bounty hunters

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Mom charged with harboring offender A Mancos mother of a 3-year-old charged with harboring an unregistered sex offender has decided not to represent herself. Caitlin Tr...

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Dolores man faces new charges A Dolores man that had a drug trafficking case dismissed this summer now faces charges in connection to a search warrant issued in June. ...

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Alleged vandal needs tutor A 68-year-old California man, who rejected a plea deal last week, has yet to master the English language. At an arraignment hearing on Tuesd...

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Victim disapproves of burglar’s plea deal Defendants in a Valentine’s Day home invasion were caught on camera “laughing and having a good time,” according to the victim. ...

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Cortez man pleads guilty to hay fraud A Cortez man pleaded guilty this week to misdemeanor theft in connection with the Colorado Farm Products Act. Court records reveal...

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Suspect in burglary takes plea deal The alleged mastermind behind a local burglary ring last summer took a plea deal Tuesday with hopes to avoid any jail time. Brent W...

Stiffer laws on elderly abuse will take effect July 1

Clergy, social workers, others now required to report abuse

Vandal frees dogs

Marine charged with felonies