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Jury trials, which were expected to pick back up in mid-April have again been put on hold as La Plata County sees a rise in COVID-19 cases. District Court Judge Jeffrey Wilson issued an order...
DATE: April 13, 2021 | UPDATED: 6 days 7 hours ago | CATEGORY: Local News
Jury trials resumed earlier this week in both district and county courts in the 22nd Judicial District, which includes Montezuma and Dolores counties. The pandemic forced a near-total suspension of...
DATE: April 11, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
While the COVID-19 pandemic has upended nearly every facet of daily life, one of the sectors most impacted has been the criminal justice system, which has resulted in a significant backlog of court...
DATE: March 20, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 36-year-old man suspected of a violent burglary spree in downtown Durango earlier this week had his bond set at $20,000 on Friday, as more details emerged about the rampage through several local...
DATE: March 19, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
The trial for a La Plata County man accused of striking and killing professional cyclist Benjamin Sonntag was delayed until July 19 because of concerns related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Cordell...
DATE: March 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
In his first public comments since being arrested nearly four years ago for allegedly killing his 13-year-old son, Dylan, in 2012, Mark Redwine on Friday voiced frustration after his trial was...
DATE: March 5, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A woman who plowed into bump-outs this summer on Main Avenue, sending four people to the hospital, avoided jail time Tuesday and was instead sentenced to 10 days of electronic home monitoring and...
DATE: March 2, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A La Plata County man previously convicted of animal abuse pleaded guilty this week to violating the terms of his probation after he was found last summer in possession of animals, a violation of...
DATE: Feb. 26, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 42-year-old Durango man accused of tax evasion involving a roofing business was sentenced this week to three months in prison followed by six months of home confinement, according to the U.S....
DATE: Feb. 3, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 21-year-old Durango man accused of sexual assault on a woman involving a shotgun with two other men in October 2017 was sentenced Friday to three years of community corrections. James Thomas Zink...
DATE: Jan. 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A 23-year-old Durango woman who was suspected of being the getaway driver in a burglary that turned into an officer-involved shooting last summer was sentenced Friday to three years in community...
DATE: Jan. 22, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News
A former Durango church youth leader who pleaded guilty to sexually molesting four young adults avoided jail time Tuesday and was instead given four years’ probation, sending a court hearing into...
DATE: Jan. 12, 2021 | CATEGORY: Local News