Five quakes strike southern Colorado Thursday night, Friday morning
Southern Colorado experienced five earthquakes Thursday night and early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey.
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County approves time clock contract, moves county into ‘new era’
County employees will see the way they record their working hours adjust, after county leadership approved a contract to move time-reporting to an electronic format. The Las Animas County Board of County Commissioners approved a contract with Tyler Technologies for time and attendance software during its regular session Tuesday, March 7 — moving the county into a “new era,” as pointed out by Las Animas County Commissioner Luis Lopez II.
Consumer costs, decarbonization highlight Colorado committee hearing on utilities
Colorado legislators this week held the first of three meetings to get answers for consumers frustrated with increasing utility costs. The Joint Select Committee on Rising Utility Rates convened on Tuesday in the Old State Library.
Colorado oil and gas companies offer $459 million to guarantee their wells are plugged eventually
Colorado oil and gas companies are proposing to meet new state requirements by putting up $459 million in guarantees that their wells will be plugged at the end of their lives — 60% of the amount regulators targeted. But more than a quarter of the companies filing financial plans, primarily smaller operators with lowproducing wells, are offering to cover only 14% of the Colorado Oil and Gas Conservation Commission’s $360 million estimate for their plugging and remediation costs.
Tend to get sick when the air is dry? New research helps explain why
Recent research from CU Boulder may have finally revealed why humans tend to get sick from airborne viral diseases more often in drier environments. Published in December in PNAS-Nexus, the study found that airborne particles carrying a mammalian coronavirus closely related to the virus which causes COVID-19 remain infectious for twice as long in drier air, in part because the saliva emitted with them serves as a protective barrier around the virus, especially at low humidity levels.
Five quakes strike southern Colorado Thursday night, Friday morning
Staff report The Chronicle-News Southern Colorado experienced five earthquakes Thursday night and early Friday morning, according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The first earthquake, which… Login to continue reading Login…
Trinidad-Denver band releases third project on catalogue focusing on self-reflection
Coal Town Reunion, a band comprised of Trinidadians and Denverites, has released its second full-length EP, and its third release overall, touching on themes of reflection and growth in its latest music drop.
Crime report for Feb. 22 — March 8: Incidents include vehicle accidents, fire, animal control, menacing
The Trinidad Police Department responded to or initiated some 445 calls for service between Thursday, Feb. 22, and Wednesday, March 8, including dogs atlarge, menacing, vehicle accidents and harassment.
NM Department of Health urges parents to ensure children up to date on vaxes
The New Mexico Department of Health is urging parents and guardians to speak with healthcare providers about childhood and adolescent immunizations — so children can catch up if they have fallen behind — as the state sees a decline in MMR inoculation.
2021 Raton shooting trial pushed to mid-June, moved to Taos County
A Raton man who reportedly told 911 dispatch that he shot his neighbor in 2021 is still expected to stand for a jury trial, but he will have to wait a bit longer. David Floyd Morgan, age 54, who is accused of shooting his neighbor James McDowell to death in an alleyway in the 900 block of North 1st Street in Raton in April 2021, is scheduled to stand for a jury trial in late-June.