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Jacob Dean Wager Obituary
Jacob "Jake" Dean Wager Obituary April 7, 1988 - June 15, 2026 Obituary A gathering to honor the life of Jacob is being planned for a later date. Our family is devastated to share that our son, Jake Wager, has left us far too soon.
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Gold Mountain Fire Prompts Ouray County State of Emergency and Mandatory Evacuations
Gold Mountain Fire in Ouray County Ouray County, CO — Currently Ouray County is in a declared state of emergency due to a major wildfire which originated on USFS land, and a local Emergency Operations Center is activated in addition to on-site m...
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Highway 36 Reopened After Pedestrian Seriously Injured in Boulder County Crash
**Update** Pedestrian Struck on Highway 36 The road was reopened yesterday evening (Boulder County, COLO) - Yesterday, June 27, 2026, at about 3:45 p.m., Colorado State Patrol responded to a crash on Highway 36 westbound near milepost 41, east of ...
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La Junta Police Suspect Crashes During Pursuit and Arrested by Bent County Sheriff's Office
On June 27, 2026 at approximately 2153 hours, the Bent County Sheriff's Office responded to an Attempt to Locate (ATL) notification broadcast by the La Junta Police Department regarding a suspect vehicle. Bent County Deputies successfully located ...
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Three Wildland Firefighters Killed, Two Injured Battling Knowles and Gore Fires Along Colorado-Utah Border
The U.S. Wildland Fire Service is devastated to share that three wildland firefighters lost their lives on Saturday, June 27, as part of an interagency response to the Knowles and Gore fires along the Colorado-Utah border. Additionally, two crew m...
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Magdaleno "Leno" Rose-Avila Obituary
Magdaleno "Leno" Rose-Avila September 7, 1945 - May 7, 2026 Obituary Leno, the sixth of 12 children of Marcos Trinidad Avila and Carmen Montez Avila, was born in Las Animas, Colorado and died in Seattle, Washington. Leno is survived by his wife, C...
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CPW and Denver Zoo Reintroduce 3,500 Endangered Boreal Toad Tadpoles Near Leadville
CPW and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance reintroduce state endangered boreal toad tadpoles into historic alpine breeding site DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) and Denver Zoo Conservation Alliance (DZCA) hiked into alpine wetlands near ...
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Colorado Parks and Wildlife Approves Emergency Fish Salvages at Three Reservoirs Due to Drought
Colorado Parks and Wildlife approves three emergency public fish salvages DENVER — Colorado Parks and Wildlife has approved emergency public fish salvages due to the imminent drawing down of reservoirs at three state properties. The salvages wil...
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CPW Rescues Two Adults After Boat Capsizes at John Martin Reservoir State Park
CPW rescues two adults wearing life jackets at John Martin Reservoir State Park after boat capsizes BENT COUNTY, Colo. — CPW officers, along with Bent County deputies and the Hasty-McClave Fire Department, responded to a 911 call shortly after 4...
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Las Animas Native and Playwright Tencha Avila Celebrated in Santa Fe Staged Reading
Playwright Tencha Avila is an 86-year-old Latina who was raised in a colony of agricultural workers near Las Animas. She and her 11 siblings grew up in a home with no electricity and no running water. When she was seven, she cared for her five you...
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