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Suspect released, now facing federal court date next week
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Trinidad Police Department officers responded to a number of calls this past week with a little over 370 calls for service between Monday, April 12 and Monday, April 19. These calls included but were not limited to assault, traffic stops, welfare checks, fire alarms, school checks, disturban…
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Multiple drivers were involved in accidents Tuesday morning with the overnight snow fall.
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Locals have opportunity to help keep county protected
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Hoehne Fire Protection District responded to a car fire around mid-day Sunday about 21 miles east of the Trinidad city limits.
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Salazar already sentenced to DOC for separate incident
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Leah Armijo posts bond same day as arrest
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A drive by shooting occurred in the 100 block of W. Goddard Ave. in Trinidad Wednesday night, April 7.
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David Morgan is a murder suspect currently in the custody of the Colfax County Detention Center as of Thursday morning, April 8. Morgan called Raton Central Dispatch on himself at about 3 p.m. on Thursday, April 1 and informed them that he had just shot his neighbor James McDowell.
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A semi-truck caught fire on 1-25 near Aguilar and Exit 34 Thursday morning April 8.
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Two brush fires sparked in the early hours of the evening Monday, April 5 within Trinidad city limits.
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The Las Animas and Huerfano County health department is hosting pop-up COVID-19 vaccination clinics in La Veta and Gardner on April 5.
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Suspect found with number of vehicle keys in his pocket
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As a result of high winds, a semi-truck overturned at mile marker 39 north of Trinidad as it was driving I-25 northbound Monday afternoon, March 29.
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One person suffered minor injuries after colliding with a semi on Interstate 25 Thursday morning, March 25.
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Charge stems from 2020 auto theft incident
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Major restoration efforts are underway to restore winter weather outages. Thank you for your patience. We know how frustrating it is to not have power when you need it.Our power supplier attempted to re-energize the substation affected by the outage. Their restoration efforts did not hold. P…
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Public health officials remind people to be cautious during Spring Break
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A Trinidad bookkeeping company for businesses sounded the alarm this week to fraudulent unemployment claims being made against local businesses.
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Earlier bombings resulted in two Trinidad men being injured
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In recent weeks several Chronicle-News customers have called the paper believing they had been contacted by the newspaper when no one from the office has placed the call.
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A body found in an open field near the 900 block of Boulevard St. in Trinidad has been identified as Antonio Ramon Craig, a 48-year-old Trinidad man.
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The most recent COVID-19 update from the district health department had the total COVID-19 case count in Las Animas County crossing the 1,000-case threshold at 1,001 with 40 cases currently active and 11 deaths.
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One man is dead and another in jail following a confrontation and shooting Saturday at Downtown Motel on Main St. in Trinidad.
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The district health department is working through the early phases of the COVID-19 vaccination process as directed by the state of Colorado and is asking the public to help anyone over the age of 65, who has yet to receive the vaccine, register for vaccination.
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Armijo allegedly has disturbing history, bought materials used for bombs that injured two victims at Walmart last week
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Suspect also charged last year in alleged animal cruelty incident
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ATF asks citizens to report tips, be wary of unmarked packages
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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.
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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.
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Two shootings were reported in Trinidad last Thursday, Jan. 14. One, police say, was self-inflicted, a second landed one man in the hospital.
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Owner of dog arrested for child abuse, unlawful ownership
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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.
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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…
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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…
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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.
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As the COVID-19 pandemic rages on, there is finally light at the end of the tunnel.
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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.
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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.
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Co-pilot’s family seeks restitution from aviation company, other victims’ estates
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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.
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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.
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Under the influence, local woman forgets to put vehicle in park, taken to jail detox
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Gov. Polis makes clarification on mask mandate
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A man in his 30s from Las Animas County died this past weekend from COVID-19.
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‘Severe Risk’ level means indoor events, public gatherings, dining in restaurants prohibited — among other notable changes
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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.
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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.”
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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.
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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.
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