La Plata County Sheriff: Tighter budget means no body cameras for now

Department would need to spend $30,000 to equip deputies, sheriff says

Homeless camps west of Tech Center raise concerns

Group explores solutions to homelessness

Erratic driver held at gunpoint by La Plata County deputy

Man discovered on Trimble Lane spinning doughnuts

Photo: Retiring deputy says it was ‘honor to serve’

Sheriff’s Office faces budget challenges

Department looks for ways to save

Neighbors: 9/11 events raise money for DAC, first responders

By Ann Butler Neighbors Columnist As a professional partygoer, there’s nothing I hate more than hearing, “This was one of the best events I ever attended,” about an eve...

Five arrested in check forgery ring

Suspects receive felony charges

La Plata County man arrested in sexual assault on a child

Edmundo Cuahutle-Solis, 40, held on $250,000 bond

Animas running high after storms

Flights canceled Friday night, Saturday morning because of runway lighting problem

Coal Gulch Fire 90 percent contained

Firefighters kept fire from spreading

Colorado DUI arrests on July Fourth weekend increase

State Patrol nabs 4 drunken drivers near Durango

67-year-old inmate found dead in La Plata County Jail

The Durango Police Department is investigating the death of an inmate Sunday in the La Plata County Jail. La Plata County Sheriff’s Office spokesman Dan Bender said the inmate, a ...