Deputies Rescue Driver After Truck Swept Off Road by Flash Flooding on Red Creek Springs Road
Pueblo County Sheriff's Deputies and members of our Emergency Services Fire Team assisted in safely rescuing a man from his truck after it was swept off the road by rushing water in the 6500 block of Red Creek Springs Road West on Thursday. The tr...
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Colorado Minimum Wage to Rise to $15.71 an Hour in 2027; Tipped Wage Set at $12.69
Colorado Minimum Wage will Increase to $15.71/hour in 2027 State increases hourly rate by 3.6% from $15.16 in 2026. (DENVER) — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE)'s Division of Labor Standards and Statistics (DLSS) announced t...
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Aspen Acres Fire Holds at 102,004 Acres, 72% Contained as New Incident Team Takes Command
Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 14, 2026 Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 5 Incident Commanders Jon Warder and Justin McArthur (trainee) Fire Informatio
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Gold Mountain Fire Holds at 39,675 Acres, 87% Contained as Cimarron Ridge Remains Priority
Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Friday, August 14, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2
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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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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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