San Luis News

State officials say more than 217,000 people have registered to vote in Colorado this year, including nearly 113,000 since the end of July.

Prosecutors have filed a second-degree murder charge against a San Luis man accused of shooting his son to death.

The incident at a school in San Luis led to disciplinary action for a maintenance worker.

Lead defense attorney Alonzo Payne, foreground, stands with his client Bonifacio Lobato, on Monday, Oct.

"Traditional Rembrandtian Etching Workshop". 10 am Saturday, October 11th. Taught by Randy Pijoan.

Democrat John Salazar, a sixth-generation farmer, and Republican challenger Wayne Wolf, a fifth-generation rancher, compete on a high and long campaign trail in the 3rd Congressional District.

Six on list not funded By REBECCA VAN DYKE ALAMOSA - San Luis Valley County Commissioners Association hesitantly handed down their 2009 budget decisions on Tuesday morning.

Joe Gallegos picks vegetables from his garden, which is watered from the San Luis People's Ditch, the oldest recorded water right in the state.

First degree murder charge anticipated By ERIC MULLENS ALAMOSA - An overnight investigation by the Costilla County Sheriff's Office and the 12th Judicial District Attorney's Office into a Tuesday night shooting ...

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The Costilla County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible accidental shooting that occurred sometime after 7 p.m. Tuesday in San Luis.

Farmers may apply to USDA STAFF REPORT SAN LUIS VALLEY - The U.S. Department of Agriculture designated numerous Colorado counties as primary natural disaster areas because of drought or freeze losses this year.

No one was seriously injured in a near-Noon time traffic accident on Hwy. 285 and CO Hwy.

Photo by Keith Cerny Alamosa emergency service providers attend to Norman Roberts of Alamosa after he was hit and pinned under an SUV that crashed through the city's post office front window Monday.

Mine vs. county interests at stake By RUTH HEIDE ALAMOSA - The Colorado Supreme Court today will hear a case that could affect San Luis Valley counties' control over mining operations.

Rep. John Salazar, on Friday, Sept. 6, met with members of a task force formed to create a new long-term health care facility for the southern San Luis Valley.

Coworkers run tight race STAFF REPORT SAN LUIS VALLEY - With all of the San Luis Valley county election results now in, Larry Orr is the apparent winner by 31 votes in the 12th Judicial District Attorney ...

"San Luis Soap Box" is Sponsored by Ventero Open Press Fine Art, 316 Main St. San Luis, CO, Saturday, August 16th, Just 15 miles south of Fort Garland at Ventero Open Press on Main St.

Photo by Eric Mullens Storm clouds build over the Blanca massif Friday as monsoon season arrives in the Valley bringing increased chances of thunderstorms most afternoons.

Putting principles before political ambitions. That's what motorists can ponder when they see the road signs for the Ralph Carr Memorial Highway, which were unveiled Sunday at the state Capitol.