PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Firefighters are hoping for some level of containment Wednesday on the wildfire that grew far less on Tuesday than when it erupted on Monday. LATEST FIRE STATS & EVAC ORDERS: https://krdo.com/news/2026/07/06/aspen-acres-wildfire-updates-evacuations/ Authorities revealed on Tuesday that the fire has grown from 23,000 acres to more than 28,000 as of 3
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COLORADO CITY, Colo. (KRDO) — In a wildfire that grew from two acres to 23,000 in one day, firefighters battling the Aspen Acres Fire will take any help they can get. And they got more of it on Monday evening. That’s when FEMA — the Federal Emergency Management Agency — approved federal funding for 75%
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) issues Stage 2 fire restrictions effective immediately due to ongoing dry conditions and the extremely high fire danger that persists in the region. Stage 2 Restrictions prohibit, according to PCSO: Building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. This includes charcoal grills
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – UPDATE 7:30 A.M.: The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says the evacuation order at the Applewood Estates has officially been lifted. The evacuation center has been closed. Fire crews will remain in the area to monitor hotspots. The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office says the Applewood Fire burned down multiple homes and
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — You can already see the early stages of a wastewater improvement project on the south side of the entrance to Confluence Park. That section of the park is closed off, with construction equipment operating, and what appear to be long pipe segments are stretched out nearby. Pueblo’s Wastewater Department is investing
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PUEBLO WEST, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said an hours-long standoff ensued after they received a 9-1-1 call reporting a woman threatening her neighbors, including children. The sheriff’s office said on Friday that its deputies responded to a home along Marigold Drive in Pubelo West. At the scene, deputies say they found
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Much has been said about the secretive Project Falcon planned in Pueblo, but much remains unknown. Now, just days after residents shared their opinions on the project, Pueblo Councilman Ted Hernandez confirmed to KRDO13 that it has been put on hold. Our team asked Councilman Hernandez to confirm that the project
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Tennis is often described as one of the most demanding sports, physically intense, mentally taxing, and unforgiving. There’s no teammate to lean on in critical moments. Every point rests on your own decisions, your own focus, your own execution. At just 11 years old, Amina Doumbia is already learning to thrive
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — There’s so much road and bridge construction in the Steel City this year, it seems a good time for KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior to check on the status of four projects in particular. City crews completed one project earlier this spring, ending a five-month closure of the Mel Harmon Bridge
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The Pueblo County baseball team defeated Falcon 11-6 on Saturday afternoon. As the Hornets advance to the 4A title game which will be played next Saturday.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Colorado Bureau of Investigation (CBI) has released an update in the ongoing Davis Mortuary investigation, confirming that the number of identified bodies by the Pueblo and Fremont County coroners has climbed to 18. According to CBI, the most recent nine identifications were made by using Forensic Genetic Genealogy (FGG)—a process
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The Colorado Department of Transportation is repaving 10 miles of U.S. 50 from Purcell Boulevard in Pueblo West to the Fremont County line, with a budget of $15 million and an expected completion date of late summer or early fall.
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Day 1 state track and field at Jefferson County Stadium. Awesome atmosphere as we go over to the 4a girls triple jump finals, Lily Nibert of Pueblo County with a personal best of 37 feet and 2 ¾ inches, she placed fourth but it’s the sophomore Skylar Angelidis from Palmer High School getting a personal
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The potential for future economic development in the St. Charles Industrial Park has changed the strategy for rebuilding a deteriorating concrete road through the area. In late 2024, KRDO 13’s The Road Warrior reported on the plan for 1.5 miles of Lime Road, east of the Stem Beach interchange on Interstate
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A Colorado state trooper is injured after an allegedly drunk driver speeds off, beginning a police chase. The State Patrol says it started when a state trooper pulled over a driver who was reported to be speeding and actively drinking a beer. The trooper said they observed a shotgun in the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — In a follow-up to a Road Warrior report in February, crews this week repaved half of Jerry Murphy Road, on the north end of town, pleasing longtime residents who had demanded the resurfacing for decades. “It’s such a rough road that my truck has front-end damage from it,” said neighbor Alberto
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s tempting for some drivers: 3.3 miles of four-laned, brand-new pavement with no stop signs or traffic lights. But the sheriff’s office is aware that the new Medal of Honor Boulevard, intended as a shortcut between the west side of Pueblo and Pueblo West, also presents an opportunity for people
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — The grand opening of the new Medal of Honor Boulevard happened as scheduled on Friday, and many drivers were eager to try it out. The two-year, $40 million project officially ended after an 11:30 a.m. ceremony on the east end of the construction site — beside the new county jail
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Overnight Tuesday, The Colorado Department of Transportation (CDOT) began the fist summer road project planned for the Pikes Peak region. CDOT will make various upgrades to traffic safety along a six-mile stretch of I-25, from Exit 114 just south of the El Paso /Pueblo county line, to Exit 108 (Pueblo
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A highly-anticipated project that took nearly two years to complete and cost almost $40 million, officially ends on Friday when officials hold a grand opening for the new Medal of Honor Boulevard. The 3.3-mile, four-lane road will provide the area with its first direct route between the Pueblo Boulevard/24th Street intersection
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