ACSO seizes 88.8 pounds of marijuana in bust
The Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office (ACSO) recently conducted a drug bust that resulted in the seizure of 88.8 pounds of marijuana.
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Homicide trial date remains uncertain
By Chris Mannara
Staff Writer
A trial date for the homicide of an Archuleta County woman that occurred in August of 2019 is still to be...
Woman takes plea deal in 2011 murder
Staff Writer
Following two mistrials, the suspect in a 2011 murder in Archuleta County agreed to a plea deal Monday morning.
Elizabeth Blan, 39, of Farmington,...
Reward offered in vandalism of St. John the Baptist Catholic mission
Special to The SUN
A $500 reward is being offered for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the person or persons who vandalized...
46-year sentence for 1988 murder
Staff Writer
Charles Ray Stane, 58, convicted last fall of second degree murder for a 1988 incident, was sentenced to 46 years in the Colorado...
ACSO seeks information after horses killed, injured in two incidents
By Joe Napolitan
Staff Writer
Editor’s note: This story contains graphic information.
Local officials are investigating multiple incidents of horses being injured and killed along County Road...
Arrest made in meth bust
Staff Writer
A Pagosa Springs man was arrested last week following the execution of a search warrant that revealed drug paraphernalia related to methamphetamines.
The man,...
Local man sentenced to 18 years for burglary
By Chris Mannara
Staff Writer
Lon Joseph Peterson, a man with ties to Pagosa Springs, pleaded guilty on March 6 to burglary and was subsequently sentenced...
Two plead guilty to methamphetamine trafficking on the Southern Ute Indian Reservation
United States Department of Justice
United States Attorney Jason R. Dunn announced last week that two unrelated individuals have pleaded guilty to methamphetamine trafficking on...
Officials work to exhume body in double homicide
Authorities are digging into an unsolved 1982 double homicide — literally.
In the near future, Archuleta County Sheriff Det. George Barter, with the help of...
