Baca County Passes New Fire Ban Ordinance: What Red Flag Warnings Mean for Residents
Update on Fire Ban Ordinance: On April 23rd, 2026, the Baca County Board of County Commissioners held a public meeting to discuss the new proposed fire ban ordinance. All three commissioners, myself, the County Attorney, a representative from the ...
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Report Poaching Easily: New Hunt Regs App Lets You Stay Anonymous and Earn Rewards
New Hunt Regs App Helps Public Report Wildlife Violations and Poaching Wildlife violations not only break the law—they take valuable resources and opportunities away from law-abiding citizens. To help combat this issue, officials have partnered ...
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Rocky Ford Food Market Launches Rewards Program with AppCard: Earn Points, Digital Coupons & Exclusive Savings
Rocky Ford Food Market Introduces New Rewards Program to Boost Savings and Shopper Experience Rocky Ford Food Market has officially launched its new customer rewards program in partnership with AppCard, giving shoppers more ways to save, earn, and...
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CDOT to Begin I-25 Exit 14 Safety Improvements in Trinidad Starting May 4
—Project Announcement—CDOT to begin safety improvements at Trinidad’s Exit 14 Construction on the southbound off-ramp from I-25 begins May 4 Las Animas County — The Colorado Department of Transportation and its contract partner, Concrete W...
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Poitrey Canyon Fire Holds at 2,113 Acres, 40% Contained as Crews Brace for Wind and Drier Conditions
Poitrey Canyon Fire Update (April 28, 8AM): 40% Contained at 2,113 Acres as Wind Shift and Dry Conditions Raise Concerns Poitrey Canyon Fire update 8am 4/28/26 Firefighters achieved 40% containment yesterday, and acreage remains at 2,113 acres. Co...
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Poitrey Canyon Fire Update (April 27, 8AM): 2,113 Acres, 0% Contained as Winds Challenge Firefighters, Rain Brings Hope
Poitrey Canyon Fire update 8am 4/27/26 The DFPC Multi-Mission Aircraft (MMA) mapped the fire at 2,113 acres. It is still at 0% containment. High winds yesterday increased fire behavior and tested the east side, but firefighters were able to hold i...
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Pueblo County Coroner Identifies 84- and 81-Year-Old Victims in April 22 Homicide-Suicide
Pueblo County Coroner Identifies Victims in April 22 Homicide-Suicide Investigation The Pueblo County Coroner has positively identified the decedents involved in the homicide-suicide that occurred on April 22, 2026, as Fanny Isabel Vila-Taylor, an...
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Governor Polis Declares Disaster Emergency for 2,000+ Acre Poitrey Canyon Fire in Las Animas County
Governor Polis Verbally Declares Disaster Emergency in Response to Poitrey Canyon Fire In Las Animas County Saturday, April 25, 2026 DENVER - Today, Governor Polis verbally declared a disaster emergency in response to the Poitrey Canyon Fire burni...
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Lamar Fire Responds to Smoke Report at Colorado Mills; No Fire Found
Lamar Fire Responds to Smoke Report at Colorado Mills Tuesday morning at approximately 6:45 a.m., Lamar Fire responded to Colorado Mills for a report of smoke coming from the facility. Quint 1, Engine 6, and Med 1 were dispatched to the scene. Upo...
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Lamar Fire Responds to Early Morning Structure Fire on W. Washington; No Injuries Reported
Lamar Fire Responds to Early Morning Structure Fire Monday morning at approximately 1:30 a.m., Lamar Fire was dispatched to a structure fire in the 600 block of W. Washington. Quint 1 was the first unit to arrive on scene and reported heavy fire s...
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