Update: Cortez school board limits public comment after threat Comment directed at McDaniel, who faces recall drive, is investigated October 27, 2020
Cortez proposes increasing dispatch usage fees for agencies Mancos officials raise concerns about cost to residents October 13, 2020
Police reforms begin to take root in La Plata County Local law enforcement gives nod to some changes, conflicted about others September 30, 2020
Officer-involved shooting southwest of Aztec results in death of robbery suspect San Juan County Sheriff’s Office (N.M.) says task force investigating incident August 31, 2020
Can Durango make alternative policing a reality? Law enforcement explores logistics of working with mental health providers August 29, 2020
Farmington police: Grace period is over, traffic enforcement steps up Officers tried to ‘lay low’ during height of coronavirus pandemic August 26, 2020
Bayfield is the safest town in La Plata County ‘That tells me that my guys are doing a good job,’ says town marshal August 10, 2020
Farmington gets first roundabout, and a how-to video Police provide instructions for newest traffic feature July 24, 2020
Man shot by Southern Ute police has lawsuit dismissed by appeals court Anthony Martinez said officers failed to identify themselves, used unlawful tactics July 20, 2020
Detainees start fire, barricade themselves in San Juan County Detention Center Inmates upset over lack of hot meals, coronavirus tests results July 13, 2020
House Democrats pass police reform bill; Tipton votes against it Proposal would ban chokeholds, no-knock warrants and remove qualified immunity June 26, 2020
Police detain group in Gallup suspected of Durango crime spree Thieves targeted 10 victims Tuesday night into Wednesday morning June 24, 2020
Colorado governor signs sweeping police accountability bill into law Polis calls it a landmark piece of legislation, moment of reckoning June 19, 2020
N.M. law enforcement responds to nationwide calls for reform State attorney general moves to ban chokeholds June 19, 2020
Are we receptive to police reforms in Southwest Colorado? Protesters, law enforcement and government leaders agree changes must occur June 19, 2020
Colorado’s legislature heats up, with spate of controversial bills Term was supposed to be subdued, but things turned wild this week June 13, 2020
Colorado Democrats bring bill to raise cigarette taxes, create nicotine tax Bill would gradually raise cost on nicotine products June 12, 2020
33-year-old man found dead along banks of Animas River Coroner says autopsy Tuesday will seek cause of death June 12, 2020
Bayfield petition moves to ban Confederate flag from parades Effort gathers about 3,400 signatures June 10, 2020
Authorities unable to locate parents of stillborn baby found in October Sheriff’s Office says case is inactive at the present time June 8, 2020
Hundreds in Farmington protest for end to police violence ‘This is life or death for me’ June 2, 2020
Cortez announces new police chief, library director Vernon Knuckles and Alicia Gomori-Lusker join city workforce May 20, 2020