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‘Catastrophic’ wildfire risk at Trinidad mountain development prompts veteran-led volunteer group to deploy to area for fire mitigation operation

Santa Fe Trail Ranch, a forested community of approximately 16,400 acres and around 500 residents, could be the site for a potential wildfire disaster, according to officials, which prompted Team Rubicon, an all-volunteer veteran-led organization, to conduct a fire mitigation operation back on the weekend of May 2 through May 4.

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Facing an investigation by the DEA, Trinidad’s Hometown Pharmacy agrees to pay $250K over opioid violations following settlement

Last week, May 9, The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Colorado announced that the company that operates Hometown Pharmacy and Medical on Trinidad’s Main Street, COBigRed, had agreed to pay $250,000 to settle allegations after federal prosecutors accused the Trinidad pharmacy of repeatedly filling illegitimate prescriptions for opioids and other controlled substances, violating federal drug laws for over six years.

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Road to Raton: How a UNM pulmonologist, rural hospital health care team help black lung coal miners of New Mexico, beyond

Jill RothenbergUniversity of New Mexico Steve Segura, a third-generation coal miner and native of Raton, N.M., remembers a conversation with his father after he graduated… Login to continue reading Login…

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