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Suspect also charged last year in alleged animal cruelty incident
ATF asks citizens to report tips, be wary of unmarked packages
Two deaths due to COVID-19 were recorded in Las Animas County over a three-day span last week according to the district health department.
Las Animas County Clerk Patricia Vigil came under fire late last week after being arrested in Castle Rock for driving under the influence and an arrest in Trinidad for domestic violence.
Two shootings were reported in Trinidad last Thursday, Jan. 14. One, police say, was self-inflicted, a second landed one man in the hospital.
Owner of dog arrested for child abuse, unlawful ownership
A crash on Highway 160 near Walsenburg on New Year’s Eve has left one man dead and another injured according to information Colorado State Patrol (CSP) recently released.
The district health department confirmed 178 new cases of COVID-19 and another death due to the virus in Las Animas County on Monday morning, Jan. 4. An outbreak at Trinidad Correctional Facility also logged 188 new active cases (some of which were logged into the county’s overall numbers) a…
Gov. Jared Polis has announced late Dec. 20, that all Colorado counties currently in Level Red restrictions, including Las Animas and Huerfano Counties, will be moved to Level Orange on Monday, Jan. 4, citing 13 days of decreasing case numbers and sufficient ICU bed availability statewide. O…
According to a report from Lakewood Police Department, on Dec. 30, police arrested 51-year-old Karl Aaron Bemish in Trinidad on suspicion of committing first degree murder in Lakewood, Co.
As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel.
On Dec. 23, the City of Trinidad announced a $500,000 COVID-19 relief package that will span into 2021 in support of Trinidad businesses and residents who have been affected by the pandemic.
Three residents of the Raton Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Colfax County N.M. died from COVID-19 according to a Monday report from the New Mexico Department of Health.
Co-pilot’s family seeks restitution from aviation company, other victims’ estates
Police said a man showed a gun to a clerk at the Goddard St. Shell gas station in Trinidad and asked for the money in the till before leaving with nothing.
The local public health department logged 12 new positive cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County, bringing the total active case count to 121.
Under the influence, local woman forgets to put vehicle in park, taken to jail detox
Gov. Polis makes clarification on mask mandate
A man in his 30s from Las Animas County died this past weekend from COVID-19.
‘Severe Risk’ level means indoor events, public gatherings, dining in restaurants prohibited — among other notable changes
Two men from Las Animas County, one in his 50s and one in his 60s, died over the past weekend from COVID-19 according to district health department.
Late before the Thanksgiving Holiday the district health department announced that Las Animas County was moved from yellow on the state COVID-19 dial to orange, or “high risk.”
The Las Animas and Huerfano County District Health Department released an update on Friday, Nov. 20 and Monday, Nov. 23 announcing a total of 40 positive COVID-19 cases in Las Animas County.
On Wednesday, Nov. 18 at approximately 10:30 p.m. Trinidad Fire Department with assistance from Trinidad Ambulance District and Trinidad Police Department responded to an apartment fire above Wilklow & Associates, CPA, PC located in the 200 block of North Commercial Street.
As area case numbers rise, increased caution is implemented
State medical leader reacts to news of vaccine development
Late Wednesday the district health department warned of a possible community exposure to COVID-19 at First Pentecostal Church in Trinidad and added 10 new cases of the virus to the active case count in Las Animas County and another five in Huerfano County.
Thomas Bailey was charged with reckless manslaughter following a motion to amend by Third Judicial District Attorney Henry Solano on Nov. 4.
Two more people have died in Huerfano County due to COVID-19 and active cases of the virus continue to rise in Las Animas County.
As of late Thursday, Nov. 5 the district health department confirmed 67 active cases of COVID-19 in Las Animas County and 12 active cases in Huerfano County.
On October 16, Trinidad Police Department officers arrested Eddie Sandoval for distribution of a controlled substance, possession of a controlled substance, possession of a weapon by a previous offender and failing to use a turn signal which was the original causation behind an initial traff…
After several positive cases on campus, TSJC pivots to remote instruction
Trinidad City Manager Mike Valentine announced Monday, Nov. 2 that the City of Trinidad is closing the city’s municipal buildings due to two positive COVID-19 tests.
Las Animas County now up to 91 total reported cases — 47 currently active
A day after six women were confirmed positive for COVID-19, another nine cases of the virus were reported, driving the total number of active confirmed cases in Las Animas County up to 42.
Weather closes health department’s testing site, call 719-846-2213 if you need a test
Free community testing continues at Justice Center until end of October
Positive cases of COVID-19 have steadily come in from the Las Animas and Huerfano County Health Department with another update on October 12 stating Las Animas County had 15 active cases and Huerfano County had four active.
Free drive-up testing now available at county justice center
Las Animas County added a single case of COVID-19 over the weekend, following an additional case also reported in Huerfano County.
On Wednesday, Sept 30 The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) issued a press release announcing that Colorado State Patrol (CSP) had requested assistance from CBI after a 66-year old male had been pronounced deceased following being taken into custody for an alleged DUI.
An additional case of COVID-19 was detected in Las Animas County and two more noted in Huerfano County over the weekend said the district health department.
Event open to all area residents Sept. 28-30
Officials urge community to have “meaningful communication” interaction with family, friends
Huerfano County has now seen 15 cases of COVID-19 and one death due to the virus according to the local health department.
Last Thursday, September 17, officers with the Trinidad Police Department (TPD) served a search warrant at a residence on the 1400 block of North Linden.
On Tuesday the Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department announced two new cases of COVID-19 in Huerfano County and on Wednesday announced an addition case in that county and two additional cases in Las Animas County.
On August 31, Trinidad Police officers were called to the Cawthon Trailer Park in reference to animal cruelty. On September 4, a warrant for two counts of Animal Cruelty was issued for Robert Lee Neatherlin. He was taken into custody on September 9. These are charges only and the Defendant i…
Huerfano County logged its 10th confirmed case of COVID-19 and Las Animas County marked its 21st announced the Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department Tuesday.
On September 8, warrants were issued for Filbert Thomas Aragon in connection with the two bank robberies that occurred in April of 2019 at Power Credit Union in Trinidad.
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Trinidad residents woke up to freezing temps and icy snow flurries over the weekend, which made for some beautiful photographs. How long winter will clutch the area in its frigid grasp is anyone’s guess, but the weatherman was saying on Friday that it might hang around until the middle of the week.
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