Police body cameras welcomed in Durango

Footage can be helpful, but over-reliance on it is dangerous, attorneys say

Kevin Wade Folsom charged with first-degree murder

Victim was found shot on Haycamp Mesa

‘Ban the box’ legislation advances in Colorado Legislature

Measure would prohibit employers initially asking about criminal past

Lawmakers mull helping people overcome past mistakes with the law when seeking employment

Colorado among vanguard of states looking to limit criminal history disclosure for job-seekers

Report: TABOR raises tax bills

80 percent pay more than without it

Safety remains a tribal issue

New laws<span class="Drop cap"> have helped, Interior of</span><span class="Drop cap">f</span><span class="Drop cap">icial says</span>

Victims in plane crash identified as Californians

Four died; pilot’s rating in question

Court briefs

Teenage car thief accepts plea deal A 19-year-old Cortez teen is likely to be sentenced to a 24-month marijuana treatment program after stealing two automobiles in five months. ...

Court briefs

Dad pistol-whips daughter’s fiancé A father and daughter from Dolores were arrested in September after the man was accused of pistol-whipping the woman’s fiancé. Wayne ...

Judge denies records request

Woman wanted sheriff’s report

Criminalizing the sick

Durango man’s isolation in jail exacerbated his mental illness

Inmate chaplain provides light, liberation behind bars

Shelby Smith never saw himself as a minister, but now his favorite chair in the world is by the window in the jail where he meets with up to 20 inmates a week at the Montezuma County Jail. ...