Tag: La Plata County
-
5-year-old found alive 30 hours after crash that killed two in Colorado
In a May 4 social media post, Upper Pine River Fire Protection noted that a local automobile crash that is believed to have occurred on May 1 has been called “both a tragedy and a miracle” – a tragedy as two adults were killed, but a miracle as a 5-year-old child passenger was found alive…
-
Colorado Supreme Court to review child custody decision
The Colorado Supreme Court announced on Monday that it will review whether the state’s second-highest court described the correct framework for deciding whether to terminate a parent’s legal rights over a child. At least three of the court’s seven members must agree to hear a case on appeal. Currently, there is one vacancy that will…
-
‘Unprecedented’ flooding prompts evacuations in southwest Colorado; Polis issues disaster declaration
LA PLATA COUNTY — Flooding brought on by heavy rainfall from Tropical Storm Priscilla is damaging homes and prompting evacuations in southwest Colorado. The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office of Emergency Management Monday afternoon issued a flood warning for the county until 3 p.m. Wednesday. A local disaster was declared in unincorporated La Plata County Saturday…
-
Wild flooding damages homes and prompts evacuations in southwest Colorado
A local disaster has been declared in southwest Colorado’s unincorporated La Plata County after extreme flooding took place on Saturday in the North Vallecito area following several inches of rainfall. Both Vallecito Creek and Grimes Creek breached their banks, prompting the evacuation of more than 350 homes. The flooding was described as “unprecedented.” Meanwhile, the…
-
Former Colorado county jail commander charged with 117 counts of invasion of privacy
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has charged a former La Plata County jail commander with 117 counts of invasion of privacy after he allegedly viewed and replayed 117 female inmates’ strip-search videos. Edward Aber, 62,…
-
Gasoline spill near Durango threatens Animas River
State and federal agencies are responding to a 23,000-gallon gasoline spill on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation near Durango that the tribe called “the largest gasoline pipeline spill in Colorado history.” The pipeline at the center of the spill belongs to energy operator Enterprise Products, and failed on Dec. 5, 2024, near La Plata County…
-
Appeals court overturns woman’s conviction, finds defect in template jury instructions
—
by
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Colorado’s second-highest court overturned a criminal conviction from La Plata County on Thursday, concluding it was the “rare case” in which the template jury instructions incorrectly describe how jurors can find someone guilty of retaliating against a witness. The jury that convicted Erin Amber Trujillo…
-
Colorado mountain towns tap tourists to help address housing, child care for workers
—
by
Editor’s note: Today, The Gazette begins publishing stories from the Colorado Network, a new cooperative of freelance journalists focused on covering news from all corners of the state, particularly areas that are undercovered now. DURANGO • Durango and La Plata County have come up with an innovative way to address acute shortages in housing and child…
-
$88 million in federal funding to improve I-76 and US 160
The U.S. Department of Transportation approved $88 million in funding for repairs and safety improvements to two important Colorado highways, Gov. Jared Polis announced Thursday. The projects are for improvements to US 160 in La Plata County between Durango and Bayfield, and reconstruction and bridge replacements on I-76 in Morgan County between Fort Morgan and…