Ski area CEO pleads guilty
Wolf Creek Ski Area President and CEO Randall “Davey” Pitcher, 52, pleaded guilty to conducting work in the forest without a permit in front of U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. West in Durango Monday,...
View ArticleHit-and-run remains unsolved
An October hit-and-run that resulted in the death of a Pagosa Springs man remains unsolved, but the Colorado State Patrol has announced that the results of toxicology tests performed on the victim have...
View ArticleWolf Creek CEO sentenced in federal court
Randall D. Pitcher, 52, who owns and operates the Wolf Creek Ski Area within the confines of the Rio Grande National Forest, was sentenced today in Durango by U.S. Magistrate Judge David L. West. The...
View ArticleWolf Creek CEO sentenced in federal court
Wolf Creek Ski Area President and CEO Randall D. “Davey” Pitcher was sentenced in federal court Tuesday afternoon after pleading guilty to conducting work in the national forest without a permit in...
View ArticleJeremy Metz
In last week’s article, “Hit-and-run remains unsolved,” The SUN inadvertently identified the victim of the incident as Jason Metz. In fact, the victim’s name is Jeremy Metz. The SUN regrets this error....
View Article564 arrested for impaired driving during Holiday Party DUI enforcement
By Sam Cole Special to The SUN The after-party was in a jail cell for 564 Coloradans who drove impaired during the 10-day Holiday Party DUI enforcement period. The Colorado Department of Transportation...
View ArticleThree nabbed in burglaries
Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office personnel arrested three burglary suspects last week after 14 storage units were broken into around New Year’s Eve. In addition to the arrests, an estimated $15,000...
View ArticleStabbing, drunk driving incidents result in arrest
An Archuleta County man was arrested Tuesday afternoon following a series of events that allegedly included assault and driving under the influence. At about 2 p.m., the Archuleta County Sheriff’s...
View ArticleAdditional arrests made in mini storage burglaries
Two additional burglary suspects have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a series of storage unit burglaries that occurred around New Year’s Eve. Three suspects were arrested earlier this...
View ArticlePolice, schools respond to possible threat
Archuleta School District schools experienced an increase in police activity on the afternoon of Wednesday, Feb. 4, in response to a possible threat that was later deemed to be not credible. The...
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Local man sentenced following 2014 death
Maxwell Editor’s note: The SUN has chosen to not print the graphic details of this case that surfaced at the sentencing hearing out of respect to the families and others involved. During an emotional...
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1982 double homicide victim ID verified
Nearly 32 years after her body was found washed up on an island in the San Juan River, the female victim of a 1982 double homicide was presumptively identified as Margaret Ann Walden last August — the...
View ArticleIRS’s top 10 identity theft prosecutions; part of ongoing efforts to protect...
By Karen A. Connelly Special to The SUN Continuing its enforcement push against refund fraud and identity theft, the Internal Revenue Service announced the Top Ten Identity Theft Prosecutions for...
View ArticleLocal man convicted in 2012 horse shooting
An Aspen Springs man was found guilty Wednesday morning to charges stemming from a 2012 incident in which his neighbor’s horse was shot and killed. Mark Franklin Trail was convicted of two counts...
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Marijuana dispensary robbed at gunpoint
Photocourtesy ACSOThe Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office is seeking to identify theindividualwho robbed a local marijuana dispensary Saturday.The subject is described as being 6 feet with a medium...
View ArticleFormer Pagosa resident fatally shot near Ignacio
By Dan Bender Special to The SUN The La Plata County Sheriff’s Office (LPCSO) identified the victim and the suspect in fatal shootings that took place near Ignacio Tuesday morning. Just before 10:30...
View ArticleTwo arrested after shots fired in Aspen Springs
A vigilante-style situation in Aspen Springs Monday led not only to shots being fired, but also to the arrest of two Archuleta County men. Shortly after 12:30 p.m. on Monday afternoon, April 20,...
View ArticleSheriff’s Office temporarily closed
Due to flooding, the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office and detention center are temporarily closed. On Friday, inmates were relocated to the La Plata County Detention Facility and on Sunday the...
View ArticleMark Trail sentenced in horse shooting, standoff
Mark Franklin Trail was sentenced to seven years in prison and community corrections Wednesday afternoon following convictions in two cases from 2012. Several people spoke both against and in favor of...
View ArticleReport for duty by reporting fraud
By Marian Lark Special to The SUN In July, with American flags flying, we celebrate our nation’s birthday and the freedoms and protections we hold dear. Although love for your country can take many...
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