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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.
Threat to Raton watershed lifted — area remains closed for present time to reinforce control lines, begin mop up
Blaze consumes 1,680 acres, closes 2 State Wildlife Areas
On Friday the Colorado Department of Public Safety (CDPS) asked the public to make donations to local firefighters fighting the East Fork fire southeast of Trinidad.
Raton watershed now identified as threatened
Burn area now over 234 acres, officials call for more help in remote terrain
Secluded lightning fire spotted at Santa Fe Trail Ranch, quickly controlled with help from new drone equipment
A small fire was reported Friday west of Santa Fe Trail Ranch and a second, now dubbed the “East Fork fire” was spotted Saturday one mile north of the New Mexico State line, 18 miles southeast of Trinidad.
On August 6, TPD officers arrested Jeffrey Coronado for attempted first-degree murder, first degree assault, and possession of a weapon by a previous offender following a report of a possible stabbing at Safeway.
On July 28, Raton City Manager Scott Berry announced that Anthony Burk had been appointed Fire Chief of the Raton Fire and Emergency Services Department and Dusty Russell appointed as Emergency Medical Services Director. The appointment of Chief Burk began on July 29 following the retirement…
On Thursday, August 6 around 11:18 a.m. Trinidad Police Department officers responded to a report of a stabbing at the Safeway store paking lot at 457 West Main Street.
A man accused of making bomb threats to jails, police departments and courthouses in Kansas and has also made terroristic threats to shoot people and schools was arrested in Trinidad on Wednesday, August 5, by U.S. Marshals and Trinidad police.
The district health department reported Huerfano County’s eighth case of COVID-19. Two of those cases are active and there has been one death due to the disease in the county.
On July 18, Trinidad Police Department arrested Krista Gonzales for possession of a controlled substance and drug paraphernalia, as well as possession of a defaced firearm after officers observed a suspicious vehicle parked behind Tony’s Diner. When officers approached, they confirmed two oc…
San Isabel Electric’s post-Spring Fire rebuild of electric infrastructure in Forbes Park is now 90 percent complete.
The Las Animas Huerfano County District Health Department continues to urge mask wearing in public indoor spaces as required by executive order following the seventh confirmed case of COVID-19 in Huerfano County.
A boulder, above left, fell onto Interstate 25 and caused accidents in the early morning hours of Monday, August 3, between Exit 8 and mile-marker 7 near Raton Pass south of Trinidad. One accident involved a semi truck and caused damage to a guardrail and forced the closure of the southbound…
Four new cases of COVID-19 were reported in Las Animas County by the district health department over the weekend.
Following an announcement earlier this week that the Trinidad Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) was closing due to employee illness, the Las Animas Huerfano Counties District Health Department announced that two more Las Animas County residents and a Huerfano County resident have tested pos…
DENVER — The Colorado Department of Labor and Employment announced the availability of an additional 13 weeks of federal unemployment benefits called Pandemic Emergency Unemployment Compensation (PEUC) for those who have exhausted their regular benefits. PEUC benefits are not automatic, and …
Rising COVID-19 cases lead state to deploy proactive measures
On July 14, Trinidad Police Department arrested Logan Dardani on an active warrant after receiving a call of a potential domestic disturbance. After determining no criminal act had taken place, officers ran a background check on Dardani and found he had the warrant out of Prowers County Sher…
On the heels of a similar report of COVID-19 transmission in Huerfano County, the district health department reported Tuesday that another “woman in her 60s,” tested positive for COVID-19, this time in Las Animas County.
Operation arrests three men, seizes over 1,500 pot plants, over $32,000 in cash
On July 1, TPD arrested Robert Morales for unlawful possession and distribution of controlled substance, possession of drug paraphernalia, failure to use a turn signal, and displaying fictitious vehicle plates after officers witnessed a vehicle in front of a suspected drug sales house with f…
Fortunately, none caused reported fires
Once again officials amend Safer at Home and In the Vast, Great Outdoors Public Health Orders
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