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One Dead, One Seriously Injured in Rocky Ford Shooting; CBI Assisting with Domestic Violence Investigation
One Deceased, One Seriously Injured in Suspected Domestic Violence Related Incident March 13, 2026 – CBI – Rocky Ford, CO – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation is assisting the Rocky Ford Police Department with a death investiga...
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Bent County First Responders Honored with Life Saving Award After Critical Emergency Response
Bent County Ambulance and Sheriff’s Office Personnel Receive Life Saving Award for Heroic Emergency Response On November 16, 2025, members of the Bent County Ambulance Service and the Bent County Sheriff’s Office responded to a critica...
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Colorado Air Quality Alert: Wildfire Smoke Advisory Issued for 17 Counties Until 4 PM Friday
Air Quality Alert Baca-Otero-Crowley-Bent-Kiowa-Prowers- 710 AM MDT Fri Mar 13 2026 ...AIR QUALITY HEALTH ADVISORY FOR WILDFIRE SMOKE FROM 700 AM FRIDAY UNTIL 400 PM FRIDAY... The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment has issued the...
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Red Flag Warning March 12, 2026 for Southeast Colorado as Extreme Fire Danger Builds
URGENT - FIRE WEATHER MESSAGE National Weather Service Pueblo CO 1231 AM MDT Thu Mar 12 2026 Crowley County Including Ordway- Otero County Including La Junta and Western Comanche Grasslands- Eastern Las Animas County Including Pinon Canyon- 1231 A...
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Colorado Cracks Down on Speeding CMV Drivers After Highest Citation Total in Five Years
Excessive Speed Citations Can Stop CMV Drivers in Their Tracks 2025 saw the highest number of these citations in five years (COLO) – Speed increases the risk and severity of crashes. Now factor in the heavier weight, size, and higher center ...
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Swink Trustees to Review Water Tower Grant, New Hires and Tree City USA on March 11, 2026
TOWN OF SWINK STATE OF COLORADO Board of Trustees A G E N D A DATE: WEDNESDAY, March 11th , 2026 TIME: 6:30 PM - General Meeting Call To Order – 1. Pledge of Allegiance 2. Roll Call 3. Consensus Items Minutes of Previous Meeting Payment of B...
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Otero College’s Night at the Races Gala Returns March 14 to Support Ag Students
14th Annual Otero College Gala set for March 14 Night at the Races is major fundraising event for Otero Ag Program LA JUNTA - The Otero College Agriculture program will host its annual fundraising campaign for student support with A Night at the R...
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Candelario Lalo Leal Obituary
Candelario "Lalo" Leal March 1, 1936 — March 7, 2026 A Funeral Liturgy for longtime Lamar, Colorado resident, Candelario Leal, Jr. affectionately known to his family and friends as Lalo, will be held at 11:00AM on Friday, March 13, 2026 at t...
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Las Animas Fire Dept. Contains Escaped Controlled Burn Near Highway 101
Escaped Controlled Burn Near Highway 101 and County Road DD.5 Quickly Contained by Fire Crews At approximately 2:41 p.m. March 9, 2026, fire crews responded to a report of a controlled burn that had escaped containment near Highway 101 and County ...
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Out-of-Control Ag Burn Sparks Tree Fire on Otero Rd BB, Mutual Aid Assists Containment
Wind-Driven Agricultural Burn Escapes Control, Ignites Elm Grove Near Road BB Today at approx 2:04pm we responded to an out of control ag burn in the 23000 blk of Rd BB. Upon arrival the fire was burning in a large grove of old Elm trees and sprea...
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