Pedestrian Killed, Another Seriously Injured in Highway 287 Hit-and-Run in Adams County
**UPDATE and CORRECTION** Fatal Hit-and-Run Crash On Highway 287 While initial reports mentioned a motorcycle, further investigation determined that the two involved parties were crossing Highway 287 (Federal Boulevard) on foot when the Ford F-150...
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Two Montrose Men Seriously Injured in Highway 550 Rollover Near Ridgway
Single Vehicle Rollover on Highway 550 (COLORADO) – On Saturday, August 29, 2026, at around 3:06 p.m., the Colorado State Patrol was notified of a single-vehicle rollover crash in the area of northbound Highway 550 near milepost 112 (just north ...
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Arkansas Valley’s Bonnie Ellis Named Miss Congeniality at 52nd Annual Silver Queen Celebration
Arkansas Valley’s Bonnie Ellis Named Miss Congeniality at 52nd Annual Silver Queen Celebration Pueblo, Colo. — Just one week after being crowned the Arkansas Valley Fair Silver Queen, Bonnie Ellis, 77, of Prairie View Village in Las Animas, ea...
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CPW Issues Water Contact Advisory at John Martin Reservoir as Pueblo Sewage Spill Moves Downstream
HASTY, Colo. – Colorado Parks and Wildlife advises visitors to John Martin Reservoir State Park to avoid contact with the Arkansas River and John Martin Reservoir beginning Monday, Aug. 31, as water affected by a 4.2-million-gallon untreated sew...
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4.25 Million Gallons of Untreated Sewage Accidentally Released into Arkansas River in Pueblo
Colorado State Officials Working with Produce Growers on the Arkansas River to Mitigate Potential Sewage Spill Impacts Pueblo, Colorado - The Colorado Department of Agriculture (CDA) and the Colorado Department Public Health and Environment (CDPHE...
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Senior Golf League Results: 44 Golfers Competed in August 25 Scramble
La Junta Senior Golf League - results for August 25, 2026 Forty-four golfers participated in the Tuesday Senior Golf League on August 25. There was a special putt on each hole that was moderately hard. If a golfer made the putt, their team subtrac...
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Pueblo Sewage Spill Prompts Arkansas River Recreation Warning - La Junta Drinking Water Safe
The City of Pueblo experienced a discharge of untreated sewage into the Arkansas River near Confluence Park on August 27, 2026. The discharge was halted by 11:45am. Discharges of raw sewage into waterways like the Arkansas River can cause contamin...
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Three-Vehicle Crash Sparks Two Vehicle Fires, Closes Eastbound I-70 in New Castle
At approximately 7:33 a.m. today, Colorado River Fire Rescue, along with Glenwood Springs Fire Department crews, responded to a three-vehicle accident near mile marker 107 on eastbound I-70 in New Castle. Two of the vehicles caught fire as a resul...
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Pueblo Public Health Warns Residents to Avoid Arkansas River After Sewage Spill
PUEBLO, Colo. — August 27, 2026 — The Pueblo Department of Public Health and Environment is advising the public to temporarily avoid recreational activities in a portion of the Arkansas River following a discharge of untreated sewage. Accordin...
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Sheriff David J. Lucero Supports Major Disaster Declaration for Aspen Acres Fire and Subsequent Flooding
Support for Major Disaster Declaration – Aspen Acres Fire and Subsequent Flooding, Pueblo County, Colorado To Whom It May Concern: As Sheriff of Pueblo County, Colorado, I write in strong support of the State of Colorado’s request for a Major ...
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