Pritchett Volunteer Fire Department Seeks Donations for New Water Tank, Equipment and Firetruck
With one of the driest years on record, we are all one lightning strike away from our land being at the mercy of fire and wind. Help Pritchett Volunteer Fire Department protect and serve our community with a new water tank and upgraded equipment f...
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Gold Mountain Fire Reaches 87% Containment at 39,675 Acres Near Ouray, Colorado
Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Saturday, August 15, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Rodney Redinger, Incident Commander &
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Aspen Acres Fire Reaches 102,004 Acres, 72% Contained as Wyoming Type 3 Team Takes Command
The WY Type 3 IMT 7 has taken command of the fire. Daily updates will be posted every 2 days. Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 15, 2026 Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 7 Incident Commanders Matt Weakland and Joe Milligan (trainee)
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Former Aurora Police Officer Resigns After Investigation Finds He Took and Ingested Narcotics Evidence
A former Aurora police officer has resigned in lieu of termination following an internal investigation into misconduct while on duty. The investigation sustained several agency policy violations against former Officer Michael Gallagher, including ...
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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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