Tag: Rio Grande County
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Plane crash ignites fire amid ‘red flag’ conditions in remote Colorado
Rescue crews worked quickly to extinguish a fire that was started by a plane crash that took place amid ‘red flag’ conditions in the San Luis Valley on June 10. According to a report from South Fork Fire Rescue, the report of the plane crash outside of South Fork and near Shoshone Trail was received…
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Federal judge green-lights trial for ex-Rio Grande County sheriff employee’s hostile work environment claims
A federal judge on Monday found a former Rio Grande County sheriff’s dispatcher had not shown she was subjected to disability discrimination or was retaliated against, but that a jury would need to decide whether she experienced a hostile work environment based on her sex and ancestry. Then-Sheriff Don McDonald fired Lauren N. Trujillo in…