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Amended autopsy: Black man died because of sedative, restraint

DENVER – A Black man died after a police encounter in a Denver suburb in 2019 because he was injected with a powerful sedative after being forcibly restrained, according to an amended autops...

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado parents charged for toddler’s fentanyl poisoning, death

BRIGHTON – A grand jury in Colorado has indicted two parents on charges of first-degree murder after their toddler died from fentanyl poisoning earlier this year. The indictment released on...

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango prosecutor seeks to reduce time it takes to resolve criminal cases

Data dashboard allows public to view local judicial trends

DATE: Sep 23, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

El Paso County grand jury that indicted Democratic state senator was given incorrect information

Attorney files motion asking for felony charge to be dismissed

DATE: Sep 22, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Colorado man, 71, convicted in 1982 slayings of 2 women

DENVER – A 71-year-old Colorado man has been convicted of first-degree murder and other charges in the cold case slayings of two women whose bodies were found near the mountain resort town o...

DATE: Sep 16, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Plea deal offered in vehicular homicide case

If accepted, defendant would serve six years in jail for death of Dolores man

DATE: Sep 15, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photo: Durango Police Department camera trailer keeps eyes on city

DATE: Sep 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court blocks Tina Peters’ deposition of judge overseeing her criminal case

It’s the latest twist in a weekslong legal drama threatening to roil criminal case against election official

DATE: Sep 8, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Court reverses conviction of Cortez man who allegedly threatened parole officer

Shane French was sentenced to three years in prison in 2020

DATE: Sep 7, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

District attorney presses for earliest trial dates in Tina Peters case

Prosecutors say they have completed core investigation into elections office security breach

DATE: Aug 30, 2022 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Durango driver formally charged in connection with hitting, killing bicyclist

Affidavit: Lorenzo Jones tried to cover up his involvement before confessing

DATE: Aug 26, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Farmington man charged with kidnapping, sexual assault

Terrell Hardy is free on $50,000 bail

DATE: Aug 25, 2022 | CATEGORY: Local News

Photos: Durango High School basketball teams lose to Montrose High School

Photos: Local girls high school wrestling at La Plata TriDurango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Durango girls wrestling went 2-0 to win Tri on Thursday night at Bayfield

Photos: Fort Lewis College women’s and men’s basketball take on Westminster UniversityBoth Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Both Skyhawks teams were victorious on Saturday afternoon

Photos: An afternoon in 2004 with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell as he works on Capitol HillDurango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Durango Herald Photo Editor Jerry McBride had the chance to spend an afternoon with the late Sen. Ben Nighthorse Campbell in 2004, photographing him during meetings and around the Capitol.

Photos and video: ICE protests return to DurangoAbout a dozen protesters tried to block federal agents from leaving with a detainee on Thursday