Hundreds of thousands rally across America for stricter gun control

WASHINGTON — Summoned to action by student survivors of the Florida school shooting, hundreds of thousands of teenagers and their supporters rallied in the nation’s capital and cities across...

DATE: March 24, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Massachusetts police seize drugs and guns from Coloradans

NEWBURYPORT, Mass. — Police in Massachusetts say they found more than four pounds of marijuana, as well as heroin, two guns and more than 200 rounds of ammunition when they arrested two Colorado...

DATE: March 19, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

White House plan includes gun training for teachers

WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s plan to combat school shootings will include helping states pay for firearms training for teachers and a call to improve the background check system. But...

DATE: March 11, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado delegation mostly mum on gun control after school shooting

WASHINGTON – Americans are again calling on Congress to take action on gun control after another mass shooting left 17 people dead Wednesday at a Florida high school. Reaction on Capitol Hill was...

DATE: Feb. 16, 2018 | CATEGORY: Local News

Loaded gun found at Durango airport checkpoint

A loaded firearm was found at the security checkpoint on Sunday at the Durango-La Plata County Airport, according to the Transportation Security Administration. The TSA said in a news release...

DATE: Aug. 22, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Man found dead from gunshot in Durango West II

A man in his thirties was found dead with a gunshot wound to his chest on Sunday in a neighborhood west of Durango, according to La Plata County Sheriff’s Office Sgt. Nate Harris. Around 4:35 p.m.,...

DATE: March 13, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Colorado Senate debates Second Amendment bill

DENVER – The Republican-controlled state Senate on Thursday hosted another debate about expanding Second Amendment rights. Previous debates focused on magazine capacity and training of school...

DATE: Feb. 17, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill to repeal gun magazine limit clears hurdle in Colorado

DENVER – A bill that would repeal prohibitions on gun magazines that hold more than 15 rounds of ammunition was targeted Monday by Democrats in the state Senate. Senate Bill 7 would repeal...

DATE: Feb. 7, 2017 | CATEGORY: Local News

Montezuma deputies chase down criminals on foot

“Suspect fleeing on foot!” has crackled over the police scanner more than a few times recently. Montezuma County Sheriff Steve Nowlin reports a surge of wanted criminals and suspects who choose to...

DATE: Sept. 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Young Cortez riflewoman earns a trip to Washington, D.C.

By Jim Mimiaga The Journal Competitive shooter Kayleen Bowie, of Cortez, hit the bull’s-eye this summer when she was awarded a seven-day trip to Washington D.C., courtesy of the National Rifle...

DATE: Aug. 1, 2016 | CATEGORY: Education

Firearm safety group targets suicide at the source

In the months after her 15-year-old brother-in-law’s suicide in 2010, Meghan Francone could not stop thinking about the details leading up to his death: his increasingly devout religious practices,...

DATE: July 20, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Dems get gun control votes after filibuster

DENVER – Colorado Republican U.S. Senate candidates say now is not the time to discuss gun control, despite the recent mass shooting in Orlando. U.S. Sen. Michael Bennet , the Democrat the...

DATE: June 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

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