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230-Acre Agricultural Fire Near Highway 101 Contained by Bent County Fire Crews After Burn Escapes Control
230 Acres Burned as Agricultural Fire Spreads Near Highway 101; Crews Working to Contain Blaze On Monday, March 9th, 2026, at approximately 1442 hours, fire crews responded to a report of an agricultural burn that had spread beyond its intended ar...
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La Junta Fire Crews Contain Grass Fire on Himebaugh Caused by Escaped Controlled Burn
Grass Fire in North La Junta Quickly Contained to Under One Acre After Controlled Burn Escapes At approx 344pm, we were dispatched to the 1800 blk of Himebaugh in North La Junta for a reported grass fire. Upon arrival crews found a slow moving fir...
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Lamar Police Department Clarifies Enforcement of Colorado Drug Laws and Fentanyl Distribution Cases
Lamar Police Reaffirm Commitment to Enforcing Drug Distribution Laws and Protecting Community Safety The Lamar Police Department makes a point to issue press releases based on verified facts. Our releases are written intentionally and carefully to...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission Advances Rulemaking on Proposed Ban of Wildlife Fur Sales
Colorado Parks and Wildlife Commission approves initiating rulemaking related to citizen petition to prohibit fur sales DENVER – At its March meeting in Westminster, the Parks and Wildlife Commission voted 6-4 to initiate rulemaking related to a...
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Arrest Made in Otero County Hit-and-Run: Suspect in Custody After Juvenile Seriously Injured on County Road FF
Public Asked for Tips After Juvenile Seriously Injured in County Road FF Hit-and-Run March 9, 2026 - Early this morning an arrest was made in the Hit & Run incident on County Road FF. The vehicle identified as a white 2010 Ford Fusion that was all...
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Otero County Sheriff's Office Releases Info on Reports of Gunfire the Evening of March 8, 2026
Callers reported hearing approximately a dozen rounds fired in the area. Deputies checked the area and conducted a search; however, no shell casings were located at this time. Arkansas Valley Regional Medical Center (AVRMC) was also checked, and t...
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Emelio Baros Obituary
Emelio Baros Nov 15, 2000 - Feb 26, 2026 Obituary Emelio Baros, 25, of Colorado Springs, CO passed away on February 26, 2026. He was preceded in death by his stepfather, Joseph (Cruz) Vialpando; grandparents, Philip and Maryann Baros; great grandp...
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Colorado State Patrol Reminds Drivers: Left Lane Is for Passing on 65 MPH Highways
Don’t Camp in the Left Lane of Colorado Highways Colorado requires drivers to ‘keep right’ unless passing on 65mph roadways (COLO) – It’s a pet peeve for many drivers, but Colorado State Troopers want drivers to know that hanging out in ...
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Southeast Colorado 7 Day Forecast March 7th-13th 2026
Today Sunny, with a high near 59. West northwest wind 5 to 10 mph. Tonight Mostly clear, with a low around 23. South wind 5 to 10 mph becoming west after midnight. Sunday Sunny, with a high near 73. West wi
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Bent’s Fort Chapter of the Santa Fe Trail Event to Feature Reading of The Bent Descendants and the World They Knew
The Bent Descendants and the World They Knew Our first event of the year for our membership meeting is a reading “The Bent Descendants and the World They Knew." This reading was first given at Bent’s Old fort shortly after it opened in 1976, w...
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