Tag: National Guard
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‘Have a plan’: Sheriff cautions Pueblo residents as erratic Aspen Acres fire reaches nearly 82K acres, 11K evacuees
Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero, like hundreds of firefighters, has worked long nights on little sleep due to limited resources to combat the Aspen Acres fire, which ignited on Monday, as it steadily marches toward the most populous cities in his jurisdiction with no containment. “We’ve seen things I’ve never seen in 26 years in…
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Suspect in shooting of National Guard members now facing a first-degree murder charge
WASHINGTON (AP) — Charges against the man accused of shooting two National Guard members have been upgraded to first-degree murder after one of the soldiers died, the U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia announced Friday. Specialist Sarah Beckstrom, 20, and Staff Sgt. Andrew Wolfe, 24, were hospitalized in critical condition after the Wednesday afternoon…
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Trump administration orders 500 more National Guard troops to DC after shooting of soldiers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Two West Virginia National Guard members who deployed to the nation’s capital were shot Wednesday just blocks from the White House in a brazen act of violence. FBI Director Kash Patel and Washington Mayor Muriel Bowser said the Guard members were hospitalized in critical condition. Bowser said they were victims of a…
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Denver backs legal challenge to Trump’s use of National Guard
Denver has joined 26 other local governments in an amicus brief supporting California Gov. Gavin Newsom’s legal challenge to President Donald Trump’s deployment of the National Guard and Marines in Los Angeles. “In Denver, our residents are connected with police who live on the same streets they patrol and with officers who grew up in the same…
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The National Guard operating in Denver? Unlikely, experts say
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save President Donald Trump recently inked an executive order creating a series of specialized military units within the National Guard that, under the direction of Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, would be “specifically trained and equipped to deal with public disorder issues.” Is such a deployment…
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Lee fire grows to 5th largest in Colorado history
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save One of three wildfires burning in Colorado reached historic proportions on Monday, while another fire was now “out of control.” The Lee fire — which is raging southwest of Meeker in Rio Blanco County — grew to 113,378 acres by Monday morning, according to the Rio Blanco County…
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Polis mobilizes National Guard as Rio Blanco County fires threaten Meeker
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Gov. Jared Polis mobilized the National Guard Wednesday night as two wildfires in Rio Blanco County continued to grow in size. The National Guard will be used to support emergency response to the Lee fire, southwest of Meeker, and the Elk fire, southeast of Meeker,…
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National Guard F-16s to fly over Colorado on Memorial Day
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save As many Coloradans will be celebrating veterans from the ground on Monday, a few active troops will also be honoring them from the air. In celebration of Memorial Day, the 140th Wing of the Colorado Air National Guard will be conducting flyovers with four F-16…
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Buckley Space Force Base generated $2.6B for local economy in 2024
The Buckley Space Force Base generated $2.6 billion of local economic impact in 2024, $50 million more than the impact seen last year, officials said. The base — located in eastern Aurora — celebrated the fifth anniversary of the U.S. military branch’s genesis on Jan. 23 with a State of the Base Address, including the presence of…