In an unprecedented move for the San Luis Valley, DA Anne Kelly formally charged five law enforcement officers with the Costilla County Sheriff's Office, including the sheriff and undersheriff.
SANFORD- “The outstanding staff at Sanford Schools did their best to hide the secret from Kristie Duran. The students and staff were called into the auxiliary gym Tuesday for an after-lunch …
With warmer temperatures in recent weeks in the San Luis Valley, now is the time for residents to start removing attractants and practicing bear-aware habits to prevent conflicts as bears wake up early.
Members of Alamosa City Council found themselves in a difficult position during Wednesday night’s meeting after learning ICE, that's had a facility in Alamosa for years, is now temporarily detaining alleged "illegal immigrants".
Twenty middle school students from across the Valley participated in a Civics Bee on the ASU campus where they got to flex their competitive skills and demonstrate their knowledge of civics.
Local radio station KRZA will be hosting its Spring Fund Drive on April 1-10 with hopes of raising more money and awareness to keep the historical station on the air.
Mineral County Sheriff Terry Wetherill gave an update on a recent graffiti incident at the Masonic Lodge on Saturday night, March 21.
After $40,000 worth of possessions were stolen from family acreage in Costilla County, landowner Kim Wisdom encountered such obstacles in getting the Sheriff's Dept to respond that she felt like she had been robbed twice.
For the past several years, Mineral County has been setting aside funds to build an Emergency Operations Center (EOC) and this year, the Friends of Mineral County Emergency Services (FOMCES) fundraising organization will put all their focus into helping them out.
The Colorado Times Recorder (CTR) has reported that, in addition to the major Geo Group detention center in Aurora where as many as 1500 “non-citizens” are detained in conditions described by visitors as “brutal”, there are also nine “hidden” hold rooms across the state. One of them is in Alamosa.
The Eighth Annual Rio Grande State of the Basin Symposium will be held on the Adams State University campus from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. Saturday, March 28, 2026.
The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) and the Alamosa County Sheriff's Office (ACSO) announce the arrest of Fernando Rodriguez, 44, of Alamosa, in connection with the fatal shooting of Alamosa resident Ryan Barnes, 49, on March 1, 2026.
COSTILLA COUNTY – A wildland fire is burning in the area of Chama Canyon, east of San Luis. The fire, which was reported at about noon on Friday, March 20, was estimated at 35 acres and was active. As of 4:25 p.m., it had reportedly grown to 106 acres.
MONTE VISTA – This year’s Monte Vista Crane Festival was on March 6-8 and was truly one of the most beautiful festivals ever held. Each year, people visit the area to view the beautiful sandhill cranes on their migratory flight through the San Luis Valley.
MONTE VISTA – The Monte Vista Crane Festival swooped in for another year of fascinating tours, beautiful, personalized crane novelties and crane viewing, along with plenty of opportunities for people to hear amazing speakers and scientists talk about cranes, waterfowl.
For three days in March – Friday, 3/20, Saturday, 3/21 and Sunday, 3/22 – Greater Good Charities is sponsoring a FREE SPAY/NEUTER clinic in Alamosa for San Luis Valley dogs and cats. Free vaccines and microchips will also be available to animals who have the surgery. The clinic is being hosted by Humane Colorado San Luis Valley Center.
MONTE VISTA – A 27-year-old man was arrested in connection to a fatal stabbing on Tuesday night, March 10, at the Rio Grande Motel in Monte Vista, according to information provided by the Monte Vista Police Department.
History Colorado’s Fort Garland Museum and Cultural Center in the San Luis Valley is joining the International Coalition of Sites of Conscience, gaining global recognition for its work “connecting past to present and memory to action.”
NextEra Energy Resource's impressive solar project called Spud Valley Energy Center is making its way through the process at Alamosa County that, the company hopes, will result in the greenlight for construction to begin.
The horizon keeps on expanding as Society Hall brings to Alamosa yet another highly talented, remarkable, distinct singer-songwriter that could not be heard any other place. (At least not around here.)