Colorado courts may be forced to hold bond hearings within 48 hours of arrests

Arrested on a Friday? For some Coloradans, that may mean waiting in jail until Monday or a Tuesday for a bond hearing when courts are back open. Now, Democratic state lawmakers want to make it...

DATE: April 28, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Snowboarders charged for avalanche above I-70 lose critical battle in court

Two snowboarders have lost a critical legal battle in the criminal charges they face related to an avalanche that buried a service road above Interstate 70 in March. A Summit County Court judge...

DATE: Feb. 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News

Police body cameras welcomed in Durango

Sometimes, it can take awhile for national trends to reach Durango: Case in point, body cameras for law enforcement. The Durango Police Department deployed 46 body cameras earlier this year,...

DATE: Feb. 19, 2019 | CATEGORY: Local News

Kevin Wade Folsom charged with first-degree murder

Multiple criminal charges were filed Thursday against Kevin Wade Folsom in the shooting death of James Box Jr., whose body was found in the San Juan National Forest east of Dolores. In Montezuma...

DATE: Jan. 18, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

‘Ban the box’ legislation advances in Colorado Legislature

DENVER – A House committee on Tuesday advanced legislation that would prohibit some employers from asking about a person’s criminal background on an initial application. The effort is known as “ban...

DATE: April 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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

DENVER – Colorado Springs resident Heidi Sharp has beaten her addiction to methamphetamine, but she still can’t seem to escape her criminal past. Despite trading her meth habit to pursue a degree...

DATE: Feb. 11, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Report: TABOR raises tax bills

DENVER – More than 80 percent of Coloradans are paying more in property taxes now than they would have if the Taxpayer Bill of Rights had never passed according to a new study by Colorado State...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Safety remains a tribal issue

SANTA ANA PUEBLO, N.M. – New laws have helped fix a legal system that left tribal communities especially vulnerable to violent crimes for decades, but challenges still remain, the top federal...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

Victims in plane crash identified as Californians

The identities of four Californians who died in a plane crash Sunday north of Purgatory Resort were released Tuesday, two of whom weren’t rated to fly the aircraft. The San Juan County Sheriff’s...

DATE: Sept. 10, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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. Appearing in custody...

DATE: July 8, 2015 | CATEGORY: Local News

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 Williford, 53, was charged...

DATE: Dec. 18, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

Judge denies records request

A Cortez woman didn’t get much love from the court last week regarding a Valentine’s Day public records request of the Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office. After an hour-long hearing on Thursday,...

DATE: June 23, 2014 | CATEGORY: Local News

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