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Man Dies in Beulah Flash Flooding as Heavy Rain Hits Aspen Acres Burn Scar

Published: 08/17/2026

One Dead in Beulah Flooding Pueblo, CO - One person was killed this afternoon in Beulah after fast-moving floodwaters swept the individual downstream after heavy rain fell over the Beulah Valley and the Aspen Acres burn scar. The man was standing ...

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Aspen Acres Fire Remains 72% Contained at 102,004 Acres as Flash Flood Risk Threatens Burn Scar

Published: 08/16/2026

Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 16, 2026 Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 7Incident Commanders Matt Weakland and Joe Milligan (trainee) Fire Information: (719) 697-8353Operational Hours: 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.<

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Gold Mountain Fire Grows to 39,691 Acres, Remains 87% Contained as Cimarron Ridge Challenges Crews

Published: 08/16/2026

Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Sunday, August 16, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Rodney Redinger, Incident Commander

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Northglenn Homicide Suspect Alexei Munive-Rodriguez Arrested Near Lamar, Colorado

Published: 08/16/2026

Northglenn Homicide Suspect Alexei Munive-Rodriguez Arrested After Extensive Search UPDATE (8/16 @ 8:51 am): HOMICIDE SUSPECT IN CUSTODY Alexei Munive-Rodriguez is now in custody following an extensive search that began after Friday night's homici...

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Pritchett Volunteer Fire Department Seeks Donations for New Water Tank, Equipment and Firetruck

Published: 08/15/2026

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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Northglenn Homicide Suspect Alexei Munive-Rodriguez at Large After Vehicle Pursuit in Colorado

Published: 08/15/2026

UPDATE: Prowers County Communications Reports that the suspect is in custody at 9:00 AM Aug. 16, 2026... Full Report Pending Release on seconews.org All parties considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Armed and

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Amanda Mandy Torrez Obituary

Published: 08/15/2026

Amanda "Mandy" Torrez November 22, 1967 ~ August 10, 2026 (age 58) Obituary Amanda Kay (Branom) Torrez, affectionately known as Mandy, passed away surrounded by her family at her home in Hasty, Colorado, on August 10, 2026, at the age of 58. Mandy...

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Wyanona Huddleston Obituary

Published: 08/15/2026

Wyanona (Patterson) Huddleston July 9, 1932 ~ August 8, 2026 (age 94) Obituary Wyanona Faye (Patterson) Huddleston, 94, passed away peacefully at her home in Las Animas, Colorado, on August 8, 2026. She was born on July 9, 1932, in Oklahoma to Wal...

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NWS Issues Flood Watch on Aug. 15th for Southeast Colorado and the Region

Published: 08/15/2026

WHAT... Flash flooding caused by excessive rainfall is possible. WHERE... Portions of central, east central, and southeast Colorado, including the following areas, Teller, El Paso, Huerfano, Las Animas, Crowley, Otero, Kiowa, Bent and Prowers Coun...

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Gold Mountain Fire Reaches 87% Containment at 39,675 Acres Near Ouray, Colorado

Published: 08/15/2026

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

Published: 08/15/2026

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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Armed and Dangerous Homicide Suspect Sought Near US Highway 50 in Lamar Area

Published: 08/15/2026

UPDATE: Prowers County Communications Reports that the suspect is in custody at 9:00 AM Aug. 16, 2026... Full Report Pending Release on seconews.org All parties considered innocent until proven guilty in a court of law. Law Enforcement Search Unde...

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Former Aurora Police Officer Resigns After Investigation Finds He Took and Ingested Narcotics Evidence

Published: 08/15/2026

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

Published: 08/15/2026

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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Greg Hays Obituary

Published: 08/14/2026

Greg Hays Oct 5, 1957 — Aug 13, 2026 Obituary A graveside celebration of life for longtime Lamar resident, Gregory Hays, affectionately known to his family and friends as Greg will be held at 11:00AM on Monday, August 17, 2026 at the Fairmount C...

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Colorado State Patrol Warns Stress, Anxiety and Fatigue Can Increase Driving Risks

Published: 08/14/2026

Driving Isn't Just Physical — It's Mental Your emotional state can affect what you do (COLO) – We talk a lot about the distractions caused by cell phones, navigation tools, and food, but one of the most overlooked driving dangers isn't somethi...

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Colorado Minimum Wage to Rise to $15.71 an Hour in 2027; Tipped Wage Set at $12.69

Published: 08/14/2026

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

Published: 08/14/2026

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

Published: 08/14/2026

Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Friday, August 14, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2

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Colorado Corrections Officer Arrested in Trinidad on Child Pornography, Weapons Charges

Published: 08/14/2026

Trinidad Man Arrested for Child Porn and Weapons Charges August 13, 2026 – CBI – Trinidad, CO –The Colorado Bureau of Investigation has arrested a 37-year old Trinidad man this morning following a nearly year-long Internet Crimes Against Chi...

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Operation Sand Dune Nets 5 Arrests, Clears 19 Warrants in Multi-Agency Colorado Fugitive Sweep

Published: 08/13/2026

Operation Sand Dune Collaboration Strengthens Public Safety Across Colorado The Fountain Police Department is proud to announce its involvement in Operation Sand Dune, a coordinated two‑day fugitive apprehension and compliance operation led by t...

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Theodore Gallegos, Jr. Obituary

Published: 08/13/2026

Theodore Gallegos, Jr. Jun 22, 1948 — Aug 8, 2026 Obituary Theodore (Teddy) Gallegos, Jr. passed away August 8, 2026, at Memorial Hospital Central in Colorado Springs. He was born June 22, 1948, In La Junta, CO., to Theodore and Eleanor Gallegos...

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Highway 50 Semi Crash Near La Junta Stops Train Traffic, Prompts Hazmat Response

Published: 08/13/2026

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

Published: 08/13/2026

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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Semi Rollover Closes Eastbound C-470 Near I-70 West of Lakewood; Extended Closure Expected

Published: 08/13/2026

Early Morning Crash Closed C-470 There will be an extended closure (Jefferson County, COLO) – This morning, August 13, 2026, at approximately 7:26 a.m., Colorado State Patrol troopers responded to eastbound Colorado 470 at westbound Interstate 7...

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Clay Nimmo Sentenced to Community Corrections in Pueblo Explosive Device Case

Published: 08/13/2026

SENTENCING IN FOUND EXPLOSIVES Clay Nimmo, 48, was sentenced Wednesday to two years in Community Corrections after taking a plea agreement in a case in which he was found in possession of drugs and an explosive device. Nimmo pled guilty to a felon...

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Aspen Acres Fire Remains 72% Contained as Heavy Rain Raises Flood, Debris Flow Risk

Published: 08/13/2026

Aspen Acres Fire Update – August 13, 2026 Wyoming Type 3 Incident Management Team 5 Incident Commanders Jon Warder and Justin McArthur (trainee)

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Gold Mountain Fire Grows to 39,675 Acres, Remains 87% Contained as Flash Flood Risk Increases

Published: 08/13/2026

Fire Update – Gold Mountain Fire Thursday, August 13, 2026 – 8:00 a.m. Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 2 Rodney Redinger, Incident Commander

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Tri-County Family Care Center Celebrates 25th ‘Building Trust’ LEGO Contest at Arkansas Valley Fair

Published: 08/13/2026

Tri-County Family Care Center will sponsor their 25th annual “Building Trust” contest with LEGO kits on Thursday, August 20th, 2026, 5:30 p.m. in the pavilion, this is the open facility off of the Main street gate, at the Arkansas Valley Fairg...

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La Junta Senior Golf League Takes on Club-Restriction Challenge at Aug. 11 Round

Published: 08/12/2026

La Junta Senior Golf League - results for August 11, 2026 Forty-five members of the La Junta Senior Golf League met at the La Junta Golf Course on Tuesday, August 11, for a nine-hole round of golf. There was a twist to the game: three holes had re...

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