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Richard Valdez announces sheriff candidacy
Richard Valdez Although the primary election is still more than a year away, Richard Valdez, current Archuleta County undersheriff, has thrown his name in the hat for the 2014 sheriff’s election....
View ArticleMan charged with attempted murder
Staff Writer A Kirtland, N.M. man was arrested Saturday evening on four charges, including attempted murder, following a violent incident at a site on County Road 500 (Trujillo Road). According to the...
View ArticlePagosan jailed for attempted murder
Staff Writer A Pagosa Springs man was arrested on three charges last week, including attempted murder — the second man in two weeks to be arrested in Archuleta County on the charge of attempted murder....
View ArticleJohn Doe body exhumed
Staff Writer The body of John Doe, one of the two victims of a 31-year-old homicide, was exhumed from an Albuquerque cemetery last week, with the hopes that his body will provide more clues as to who...
View ArticleStandoff suspect guilty on five counts, acquitted on four
Staff Writer Mark Franklin Trail, the individual involved in a September 2012 standoff with law enforcement that lasted 26 hours, was found guilty on five counts in a trial held last week, but was...
View ArticleNo charges filed in attempted murder case
Staff Writer The 6th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has decided not to file charges against a New Mexico man for the alleged attempted murder of a woman in July. According to Deputy District...
View ArticlePolice seek information on vehicle theft
Staff Writer Local law enforcement are seeking information concerning a car that was stolen from the City Market parking lot on Aug. 6. According to Det. Scott Maxwell of the Pagosa Springs Police...
View ArticleAccident causes gas leak, evacuations
Staff Writer Some downtown residents were evacuated from their homes late Tuesday night following a one-vehicle accident that left natural gas leaking in the area. Several agencies were dispatched to...
View ArticleMan arrested for indecent exposure
Staff Writer A part-time resident of the area was arrested late Sunday afternoon after allegedly exposing himself to a woman and her children several times in downtown Pagosa Springs. Det. Scott...
View ArticleThieves strike forestry site
Staff Writer A $500 reward is being offered for information relating to the thefts of items from forestry equipment during two recent incidents. The forestry equipment belongs to Forest Health Company,...
View ArticleArrests pending in assault incident
Staff Writer Arrests are pending following a Monday assault in the entryway of the City Market store. Archuleta County Combined Dispatch received several calls reporting an assault in progress on its...
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Suspect sought in burglary spree
Law enforcement officers are on the lookout for a local man suspected in a number of unsolved burglaries in Archuleta County in recent weeks. Adam Allen The search for the suspect, Adam Allen, 32, also...
View ArticleMurder trial ends with hung jury
Staff Writer Following a day and a half of deliberation, the jury in a second-degree murder trial returned without a verdict Saturday, the hung jury making for the second mistrial in the case. The...
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Suspect in burglary spree arrested
Staff Writer Adam Allen A local man alleged to be involved in a number of recent burglaries, thefts and trespasses is being held in the Archuleta County Detention Center after being arrested Friday....
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Guilty verdict in murder trial
Staff Writer Charles Stane Charles Ray Stane, the suspect in a 1988 cold case homicide, was found guilty of second degree murder following a jury trial that ended Friday, Oct. 25. Stane, 57, awaits...
View ArticlePolice seek suspects in burglaries, theft
Staff Writer The Pagosa Springs Police Department is seeking information about two burglaries that occurred earlier this week. The burglaries took place either Monday evening or Tuesday morning, said...
View ArticleArrest made in Oct. 1 fatal crash
Staff Writer Jared Earley, the driver in an Oct. 1 accident that killed a New Mexico man, was arrested on Oct. 31 on charges related to the incident. According to Doug Wiersma of the Colorado State...
View ArticleIRS warns of pervasive telephone scam
By Karen Connelly Special to The SUN The Internal Revenue Service is warning consumers about a sophisticated phone scam targeting taxpayers, including recent immigrants, throughout the country. Victims...
View ArticleSuspects sought in stabbing incident
Staff Writer Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office personnel are seeking to identify two suspects involved in a stabbing incident that occurred late last week. At approximately 11 p.m. Friday, Nov. 8,...
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DEA executes search warrant Resort, family implicated in alleged money...
Staff Writer Affidavit for search warrant A search warrant executed in late October by the Drug Enforcement Agency collected information from several e-mail accounts belonging to members of the...
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