A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison opted to plead guilty today to escape any jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District Court Judge Todd Plewe on...

“MCSO have you ever heard of a suicide watch?” According to a 16-page Montezuma County Sheriff’s Office incident report recently obtained by the Cortez Journal from a concerned citizen, Edward G....

Dressed in all black, James Alexander waived his right to a preliminary hearing Wednesday on arson charges. Alexander, 20, of Cortez was charged in September with three counts of arson in...

A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison opted to plead guilty today to escape any jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District Court Judge Todd Plewe on...

A Dolores man facing more than four decades in prison opted to plead guilty today to escape any jail time in connection to the 2012 Roatcap Fire. Accepted by District Court Judge Todd Plewe on...

It isn't assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. It's protection order violations. An annual statistical report from the...

Although punishment serves to deter criminal activity, the bulk of prisoners are eventually freed from incarceration. "We have to give these prisoners the tools to reintegrate into society," said...

It isn't assault charges, drug cases nor DUI offenses that topped the list of most reported misdemeanors in Montezuma County. It's protection order violations. An annual statistical report from the...

Although punishment serves to deter criminal activity, the bulk of prisoners are eventually freed from incarceration. "We have to give these prisoners the tools to reintegrate into society," said...

Mancos leaders voted unanimously last week to extend the town's moratorium on retail marijuana sales through June 30. Following a half-hour discussion on Wednesday, Nov. 13, the vote to extend the...