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In Colorado and across the country, lawmakers dealing with teen sexting

Colorado currently classifies sexting as felony child exploitation

DATE: Mar 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Kerry determines ISIS committing genocide in Iraq, Syria

Determination unlikely to change how U.S. fighting group

DATE: Mar 17, 2016 | CATEGORY: Nation & World

Mancos marshal candidates meet with town citizens

Three law enforcement veterans are vying for the job of Mancos marshal. Jason Spruell, Ken Underwood and Joe Roberts talked with town officials and citizens at a meet-and-greet se...

DATE: Mar 15, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Bill would make tampering with a body a felony

Dylan Redwine’s mother offers tearful testimony on ‘dark subject’

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Lack of jurors delays Navajo Nation discretionary-fund trial

Tribal councilor says he will be cleared of the 10 criminal charges

DATE: Mar 14, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Prison plays hide-and-seek with ex-polygamist sect leader

HUNTSVILLE, Texas – Earlier this year, a wife of former polygamist sect leader Warren Jeffs tried to visit him at a Texas state prison with a tiny microphone implanted in her hollowed-out wa...

DATE: Mar 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Montezuma County Courthouse rendering revealed

State-of-the-art building features kiva-style community room

DATE: Mar 13, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Second of two escaped N.M. inmates arrested

Clah surrenders to police without putting up fight

DATE: Mar 12, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News

Police reform measures advance in Legislature

With emotion out of the way, stakeholders come together

DATE: Mar 10, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Grand juries: What’s their proper role?

Some say they are a flawed tool easily manipulated by prosecutors

DATE: Mar 7, 2016 | CATEGORY: Local News

Feds suggest counseling over detention for tribal youth

ALBUQUERQUE – Federal officials have revised their guidelines for handling juvenile criminal cases in tribal courts with recommendations that favor treatment, counseling and foster care over...

DATE: Feb 29, 2016 | CATEGORY: Regional News