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UPDATE: Bent County fire now 90% contained
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 4 months agoUPDATE: Monday, March 4, 2024, 12:20 p.m. (LAS ANIMAS, Colo.) — As of 10:08 a.m. on Monday, March 4, Las Animas/Bent County Fire Protection District...
Handcuffed Colorado man stunned by Taser settles lawsuit for $1.5 million, lawyers say
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 3 months agoDENVER (AP) — A man who was stunned with a Taser while handcuffed, including on his lip, has settled...
Car gets hit by train in Bent County, catches on fire
KXRM Colorado Springs via Yahoo News· 3 weeks ago(BENT COUNTY, Colo.) — A car was hit by a train on Highway 50 in Bent County on Thursday, May 30,...
Fire in southern Colorado prompts mandatory evacuations
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 10—A fire burning southwest of Aguilar in Las Animas County is causing mandatory evacuations Monday evening. Residents in Mauricio Canyon, Trujillo Creek and surrounding areas are being ...
Colorado deputies who tased a man multiple times are fired following an investigation
Associated Press via Yahoo News· 9 months agoTwo Colorado sheriff's deputies were fired after an investigation found their repeated use of Tasers...
Colorado bill would provide $15M in wildfire funds, establish Office of Climate Preparedness
The Coloradoan via Yahoo News· 2 years agoAs we head into what experts speculate may be one of the worst summers of wildfire Colorado has...
Gageby Creek fire in southeast Colorado doubles in size
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 20—The Gageby Creek fire has more than doubled in size, burning 4,450 acres of brush and grasslands in southeast Colorado, according to a social media post Thursday from the Bent County ...
New Mexico AG: Las Cruces Police officer charged in 2022 shooting death at gas station
Las Cruces Sun-News via Yahoo News· 8 months agoA Las Cruces Police Department officer was charged with voluntary manslaughter (a third degree...
Wildfire burning in southeast Colorado state park
The Gazette (Colorado Springs, Colo.) via Yahoo News· 1 year agoApr. 18—A wildfire burning in the John Martin Reservoir State Park has Colorado Parks and Wildlife asking people to avoid the area Tuesday, according to a tweet. Highway 50 between Las Animas ...
Officials say releases from Navajo Dam ramping up quickly in days ahead
The Daily Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFARMINGTON — Here comes the water. The flow of the San Juan River was expected to increase...