Tag: Huerfano County Sheriffs Office
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Walsenburg Junior/Senior High School evacuated after bomb, weapons threats
Several law enforcement agencies evacuated Walsenburg Junior/Senior High School on Monday after a bomb threat and report of weapons at the school were called into the city’s police department, according to police. Walsenburg police determined the reports were not deemed credible after clearing the school and surrounding areas. The neighboring Peakview School was closed due…
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2 arrested after Huerfano County wildfire amid red flag warning
Huerfano County sheriff’s deputies arrested two people on Tuesday after they allegedly started a wildfire during a red flag warning on Feb. 24, according to a news release by the office. Firefighters from five departments and several other emergency agencies spent nearly 12 hours putting out the 50-acre blaze that began around 3 a.m. “Without…