Passenger Train and Tanker Truck Collide Between Rifle and Silt, Causing Derailment
Passenger Train and Tanker Truck Collide between Rifle and Silt, Colorado. At approximately 9:39 a.m. this morning, Colorado River Fire Rescue (CRFR) was dispatched to a reported collision involving a passenger train and a tanker truck between Sil...
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Pikes Peak Catamount Reservoirs Reopen as CPW Restocks Fisheries
Pikes Peak Catamount reservoirs reopen as CPW restocks fisheries COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife is actively rebuilding fisheries on Pikes Peak following the reopening of North and South Catamount reservoirs May 1 after...
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Lake Dorothy State Wildlife Area Reopens After Schwachheim Fire Containment
Lake Dorothy SWA reopens; CPW contacting impacted hunters TRINIDAD, Colo. – The Lake Dorothy State Wildlife Area near the Colorado–New Mexico state line has reopened following 100 percent containment of the Schwachheim Fire. The SWA re...
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Poitrey Canyon Fire Reaches 100% Containment - Final Update Confirms Crews Monitoring Ahead of Incoming Storm
Poitrey CanyonFire update 7am 5/4/26 This will be the final update for the Poitrey Canyon Fire in Las Animas County. Fire management officials reported reaching 100% containment late yesterday. The DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) successfully gu...
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La Junta Fire Crews Stop Backyard Camper Fire Before It Reaches Nearby Home
Firefighters Contain Camper Fire in La Junta At approx 926pm, we were toned out to a reported structure fire in the 500 blk of Lewis. Upon arrival of Engine 1, they found a fully engulfed camper in the backyard threatening a house. Crews made an a...
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Prowers County Voter Registration: Residency Rules, Address Requirements and How to Update Your Information
Media Information Jana Coen Prowers Clerk and Recorder ELECTION NEWS: Rules for Determining Residency: C.R.S. 1-2-102 (1) (a) The residence of a person is the principal or primary home or place of abode of a person. A principal or primary home or ...
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Poitrey Canyon Fire Update (May 2, 2026): Rain Slows Spread, Crews Reduce Personnel and Strengthen Containment Lines
Poitrey Canyon Fire update 8am 5/2/26 There is no reported change in acreage or percent containment today, but more rain fell over the fire yesterday, limiting fire activity. Fire behavior was minimal and mostly smoldering, with pockets of creepin...
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Otero Dancers Bibbidi Bobbidi DANCE Brings Magic to the Stage This Weekend
Events starts on May 1, 2026, 7:00 pm to May 2, 2026, 9:00 pm
La Junta, CO — Get ready for an enchanting weekend as local dancers take the stage for Bibbidi Bobbidi DANCE, a recital filled with creativity, talent, and a touch of magic. Dancers of all ages will showcase the skills they've been working o...
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Free Kids’ Grief Camp Coming to La Junta June 11 at Koshare Museum
Sangre de Cristo Community Care to Host Free Kids’ Camp in La Junta on June 11 LA JUNTA, Colo. — Sangre de Cristo Community Care is once again offering a free Kids’ Camp for children grieving the loss of a loved one or someone cl...
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988 Colorado Mental Health Line Roadshow to Visit Crowley and Otero Counties May 4–8
988 Colorado Mental Health Line to Visit Crowley and Otero Counties May 4-8 to Better Understand Community Needs The 988 Colorado Mental Health Line (988 Colorado) will visit Crowley and Otero counties May 4-8, 2026, to better understand community...
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