Police have arrested Jeremy Edward Romero after stabbing another male at a residence on Vine Street on Saturday, March 28.

— Editor’s note: The new public health order ran in it’s entirety in the Wednesday, April 1 edition of this publication.

The Colorado State Patrol, Otero County Sheriff’s Office and other local law enforcement agencies in southeast Colorado are currently investigating several reports where motorists have been contacted by a white male driving a dark, possibly black, unmarked Dodge Charger. Several drivers repo…

CENTENNIAL — Today, in partnership with Mile High United Way, the Colorado State Emergency Operations Center activated 2-1-1 Colorado to connect Coloradans with human services resources statewide. Coloradans can reach 2-1-1 Colorado online at 211Colorado.org, by dialing 2-1-1 or texting your…

FORT CARSON — Prescribed burns will be conducted on Fort Carson training areas and Pinon Canyon Maneuver Site by the Directorates of Emergency Services and Public Works Conservation Branch beginning the week of April 1, 2020 and continuing intermittently until April 15, 2020.  

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On March 7, Travis Visage was arrested for disorderly conduct after he was found yelling obscenities around the 400 block of East Main Street, near Cooke Motor. It was also observed in the report that Visage had most likely been drinking and after being detained, Visage kicked one officer in…

Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department is reporting the first positive case of COVID-19, or coronavirus, in Huerfano County. 

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) asks the public to preserve critical health care resources, especially emergency medical services and personal protective equipment (PPE).

Provides further guidance on public health orders

In support of and in response to the emergency declarations of Governor Polis and Las Animas County, and the recent closure of the Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department (“LAHDCHD”), the County of Las Animas is taking the following measures to limit COVID-19 (Coronavirus) in…

On Sunday, March 1, officers responded to a call of a death threat that they later determined was said by William Wright to his brother. His brother chose to press charges at which time Wright was taken into custody and searched.

DENVER — The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is pursuing a strategic approach to testing in the state to steward our state and country’s scarce resources in the face of widespread community transmission of COVID-19 in Colorado. CDPHE is sending testing resources …

DENVER — The State of Colorado has launched a new website with a breadth of informational resources and improved data visualization for COVID-19. The website will be the state’s primary resource for information related to COVID-19 and will feature statewide coordinated response information.

Effective March 18 the health department in Las Animas and Huerfano counties will be closed to the public.

Denver — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment (CDLE) announced assistance for workers and employers during temporary closures as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. The guidance includes information for employees filing for unemployment insurance claims, as well as information on p…

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis announced Monday he’s ordered all dine-in services at restaurants and bars to cease for 30 days due to the coronavirus outbreak.

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The Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment (CDPHE) is recommending that Coloradans follow the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) guidance. The guidance states that the CDC “recommends that for the next eight weeks, organizers (whether groups or individuals) cancel …

As a practice, The Chronicle-News requests all police reports from Trinidad Police Department as they become available and due to some reports taking more time to process than others, we will report on all reports received from the department during that week’s report date. Currently, this m…

A Raton man has been arrested for child abuse after his 1-year-old stepson died on Feb. 22 following severe trauma to the head.

During the week of February 24, there were 10 reported arrests with the Trinidad Police Department. Of those, Robert Shirek, James Hopkins, Jonathan Armijo, Brittany Sanchez, Desiree Mooney, and Dolores Gamboa were arrested on outstanding warrants and taken to the Las Animas County Jail.