Discrimination wasn't the primary topic of conversation at Friday's workshop about livestock industry competition, but several Hispanic farmers from Colorado said they attended the event at CSU to raise their voices about being disenfranchised by the federal government. Gomez worked for the Farmers Home Administra-tion and the USDA's Rural Development Administration in Alamosa for 30 years, serving for a time as the agency's district director. He said he witnessed within the agency routine and systematic discrimination against Hispanic farmers. Gomez said in a court document:

I observed that Hispanic farmers were not being given loans because they allegedly didn't have sufficient experience or because they had other nonfarming jobs.

The case, known as GUADALUPE L. GARCIA JR. v. TOM VILSACK, is a class action lawsuit which seeks to remedy years of massive and admitted discrimination against Hispanic farmers and ranchers who were denied access to United States Department of Agriculture ("USDA") loan programs in violation of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act ("ECOA"), 15 U.S.C. § 1691, et seq. The lawsuit also seeks to remedy discrimination against Hispanic farmers and ranchers in the administration of USDA farm benefit programs.

County commissioners signed off on permitting for a 30-megawatt solar plant Wednesday, marking the latest in a wave of projects to pass through the county. NextEra Energy hopes to build the plant on 279 acres at the north end of the county four miles west of Colorado 17, near the intersection of county roads 9 North and 105. NextEra Energy hopes to build the plant on 279 acres at the north end of the county four miles west of Colorado 17, near the intersection of county roads 9 North and 105. The Florida-based company still would need to find a buyer for its power.

Authorities are still looking into the possibility that a photographer may be to blame for last week's deadly bear attack at a Cooke City campground near Yellowstone National Park. There have been claims that a photographer put out food in hopes of getting better shots of wildlife. Ronald Singer, from Alamosa, was one of those injured by the grizzly bear.

State authorities are investigating a police shooting Friday that left a man in serious condition at a Denver hospital. Steven Bleck, 64, of Prescott, Ariz., was shot after four police officers responded to his room at the Holiday Inn Express on the 3800 block of Mariposa Street in Alamosa.

Decades-old rules governing drinking water standards were strengthened Monday, partially in response to the March 2008 salmonella contamination of Alamosa’s water supply that killed one and sickened up to 1,300 residents. The Colorado Water Quality Control Commission voted unanimously to abandon its 43-year-old policy of granting waivers that allowed some water providers to sidestep disinfectant standards.

Cartman goes to Alamosa Maximum Security Juvenile Hall full of violence, transvestites, Tic-Tac-Throw. Watch!

Ronald Singer of Alamosa told CBS4 on Wednesday near his home in Alamosa that he won't get the dozens of stitches that are in his leg out for another two weeks. The wounds he sustained were pretty severe. They came from a female Grizzly Bear storming his tent and attacking him on July 28 at the Soda Butte campground near Cooke City and Yellowstone National Park. Montana wildlife officials investigating the fatal grizzly bear attack outside Yellowstone National Park are looking into allegations that a photographer might have been baiting wildlife in the area.

Adams State College, Coach Damon Martin, speaks to 200+ high school athletes and coaches from all over the country after a hard workout at Cole Park in Alamosa during 21st Annual High Altitude and Cross Country Distance Camp.

While mixing the last song I realized I can't sing. My voice is thin, nasal, off-key and the aural equivalent of a drill with a broken, wobbly bit going into your brain....I'll never have the kind of voice you need to get from nowhere to having any considerable following -- no matter how hard you work it.

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Ronald Singer was deep asleep at a Montana campground when he lurched awake to something gnawing on his leg. "The tent flies 2 to 3 feet. This thing's on my leg. It was terrifying," the 21-year-old Alamosa man told TheDenverChannel.com Thursday. "I was sound asleep. I had no idea what it was." Singer's mom said her son's strength helped him fight off the attack. He was a wrestler and football player at Alamosa High School and has remained active since then, his mother said.The bear was later killed.

For nine years the coffers of the Alamosa Housing Authority served as a slush fund for some of its administrative staff and employees.
Before investigators swooped in in late 2007 to begin an investigation that's resulted in five convictions so far, four authority employees would write more than 1,600 checks for at least $1.28 million.

One Southern Colorado man, who lives in a tiny town outside Alamosa, is known for talking about his days as an Army captain. “I was wounded in Vietnam. I was caught by a sniper and got my first Purple Heart ever," says 68-year-old David Strank. But the more David Strank talks, the more his stories don't add up. Is it a crime to falsely claim to be a war hero? Is it mean to pick on a delusional old man?

The run for governor picks up in Alamosa ag country as Scott McInnis returned to his old stomping grounds in an effort to get his campaign for the governor's mansion back on track.

Objectors to a plan to reduce groundwater pumping in the north-central part of the San Luis Valley have appealed its approval by the Water Division 3 Court in May.

A man is in custody after leading authorities on a 14-mile chase Friday night in which he rammed two patrol cars. James Bray, 37, was booked into the Alamosa County jail on suspicion of four misdemeanor charges and four felony charges, including first-degree assault, vehicular eluding, possession of a controlled substance and criminal mischief.

Local muscian, Eric Shiveley, is a finalist in the 2010 Folks Festival Songwriter Showcase. He was selected from nearly 600 entries, by a panel of songwriting judges and will perform on the Folks Festival main stage on August 13.

On July 3rd, 2010, a Tea Party "party" was held in Cole Park in Alamosa, CO. According to the Peoples Press Collective website, "there were about 80 people there to enjoy the beautiful weather and a couple of truly inspirational speeches by local citizens and candidates." This marks the one year anniversary of the Tea Party movement in Alamosa and the San Luis Valley.

A pair of San Luis Valley counties may let their residents decide whether to ban medical marijuana dispensaries. Both Alamosa and Conejos counties will discuss sending the issue to a vote, their respective county administrators said Monday at an all-valley commissioners' meeting.

Justin Rogers spends his Saturdays brewing up “compost tea” for public sale. The "tea" is a fertilizer and Rogers dispenses the brown, virtually odorless liquid to farmers and gardeners looking for an alternative to chemical pesticides, herbicides and fertilizers.

The Denver Broncos Caravan came to Alamosa and also brought cheerleaders!