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Operation Sand Dune Nets 5 Arrests, Clears 19 Warrants in Multi-Agency Colorado Fugitive Sweep
Operation Sand Dune Collaboration Strengthens Public Safety Across Colorado The Fountain Police Department is proud to announce its involvement in Operation Sand Dune, a coordinated two‑day fugitive apprehension and compliance operation led by t...
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Theodore Gallegos, Jr. Obituary
Theodore Gallegos, Jr. Jun 22, 1948 — Aug 8, 2026 Obituary Theodore (Teddy) Gallegos, Jr. passed away August 8, 2026, at Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs. He was born June 22, 1948, In La Junta, CO., to Theodore and Eleanor Gallegos...
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Highway 50 Semi Crash Near La Junta Stops Train Traffic, Prompts Hazmat Response
Watch the Video Here: Semi Crashes Near Railroad Tracks on Highway 50 Near La Junta; Driver Transported for Medical Treatment We responded to Hwy 50 and MM 376 at approx 743 am for a reported semi accident b
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Sheep Pen Fire Near Kim, Colorado Reaches 713 Acres, 30% Contained After Lightning Spark
Sheep Pen Fire Update: 713 Acres Burned, 30% Contained South of Kim, Colorado KIM, Colo. — Aug. 13, 2026, 11:38 a.m. — Fire crews continue working the Sheep Pen Fire south of Kim, Colorado, which has grown to an estimated 713 acres and is curr...
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Semi Rollover Closes Eastbound C-470 Near I-70 West of Lakewood; Extended Closure Expected
Early Morning Crash Closed C-470 There will be an extended closure (Jefferson County, COLO) – This morning, August 13, 2026, at approximately 7:26 a.m., Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to eastbound Colorado 470 at westbound Interstate 7...
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Clay Nimmo Sentenced to Community Corrections in Pueblo Explosive Device Case
SENTENCING IN FOUND EXPLOSIVES Clay Nimmo, 48, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in Community Corrections after taking a plea agreement in a case in which he was found in possession of drugs and an explosive device. Nimmo pled guilty to a felon...
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Aspen Acres Fire Remains 72% Contained as Heavy Rain Raises Flood, Debris Flow Risk
Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 13, 2026 Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 5 Incident Commanders Jon Warder and Justin McArthur (trainee)
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Gold Mountain Fire Grows to 39,675 Acres, Remains 87% Contained as Flash Flood Risk Increases
Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Thursday, August 13, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Rodney Redinger, Incident Commander
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Tri-County Family Care Center Celebrates 25th ‘Building Trust’ LEGO Contest at Arkansas Valley Fair
Tri-County Family Care Center will sponsor their 25th annual “Building Trust” contest with LEGO kits on Thursday, August 20th, 2026, 5:30 p.m. in the pavilion, this is the open facility off of the Main street gate, at the Arkansas Valley Fairg...
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La Junta Senior Golf League Takes on Club-Restriction Challenge at Aug. 11 Round
La Junta Senior Golf League - results for August 11, 2026 Forty-five members of the La Junta Senior Golf League met at the La Junta Golf Course on Tuesday, August 11, for a nine-hole round of golf. There was a twist to the game: three holes had re...
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