The fire has remained in its footprint over the last 24 hours with containment at 66%…
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PAGOSA FIRE UPDATE: Oak Fire Downgraded to 75 Acres
By evening on Monday August 11, the Archuleta County Sheriff’s Office was listing the fire as “14% contained”…
PAGOSA FIRE UPDATE: Evacuations and Pre-Evacuations for Oak Fire; Middle Mesa Fire at 5,000 Acres
Pagosa Springs High School will be an overnight shelter for those unable to return home. RVs and camper trailers are welcome in the parking lot…
EU’s New AI Code of Practice Could Set Regulatory Standards for U.S. Companies
This story by Paige Gross appeared on Colorado Newsline on August 9, 2025. Paige Gross is a Philadelphia-based reporter covering the evolving technology industry for READ MORE
Brief Pre-Application Window for Emergency Rental Assistance Opens Today, August 11
Once the pre-application window closes, all applicants will be entered into a random selection…
LPEA FIRE UPDATE: Public Safety Power Shutoffs Implemented in Pagosa Springs
“We are working closely with emergency partners to monitor fire conditions and restore power as soon as it is safe to do so…”
PAGOSA FIRE UPDATE: Evacuations & Pre-Evacuations Ordered Near Oak Fire
Evacuation ordered for residents within one mile of 38 Spruce Cir. due to fire; evacuate to Pagosa Springs High School…
BIG PIVOTS: Trump’s EPA Clawing Back $156 million for Solar Programs?
Renewable developer says Trump’s energy policies will impair badly needed economic development in rural communities…
Why ‘Redistricting’ is Blowing Up Across the U.S. This Summer
“What Texas is doing isn’t a clever strategy, it’s political arson — torching our democracy to cling to power…”
Archuleta School District Calls for School Board Nominations
To be qualified, a candidate must have been a registered elector of the school district for at least 12 consecutive months…
MIDDLE MESA FIRE UPDATE: August 6
On August 6 resources continue with their full suppression strategy using both indirect and direct tactics across the perimeter…
New Medicaid Work Requirements Mean Less Leeway for States
This story by Katheryn Houghton and Bram Sable-Smith appeared on KFF Health News on August 5, 2025. When President Donald Trump signed a law adding READ MORE
Middle Mesa Fire Near Navajo Lake Threatening Archuleta County
Ground and air resources are working to suppress the fire, which is burning in a remote area where natural gas infrastructure is located…
Western Slope Counties Protest Colorado’s ‘Unfunded Mandates’
“These unfunded mandates, issued without the financial support required to implement them, place an unsustainable burden on local governments…”
Ten New Colorado Laws That Will Take Effect This Week
Colorado lawmakers passed stronger voter protections this year in anticipation of federal rollbacks of the Voting Rights Act of 1965…
Colorado State Budget Facing $1 Billion Shortfall
“This is different than, we’re just slowing our growth,” Ferrandino said. “This is, we don’t have the money to pay our bills…”
ELKHORN FIRE UPDATE: July 30
For the safety of firefighters and the public, fire managers on the San Juan National Forest have issued an area and road closure order…
Colorado Joins Lawsuit Challenging Federal Defunding of Planned Parenthood
Planned Parenthood received more than $800,000 in federal and state Medicaid funding in fiscal year 2023…
ELKHORN FIRE: Public Meeting Tonight at Animas Valley Elementary
Presenters will include representatives from La Plata County, Durango Fire and Rescue, the San Juan National Forest, and San Juan Type 3 Incident Management Team…