PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Pueblo has just hired a new City Attorney by Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar. According to the City of Pueblo, Monday, August 14, the Pueblo City Council will confirm George Hypolite’s new position as he oversees the City’s Law Department. He is expected to fully start his role with the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — An overnight shooting at the Oasis at Belmont Square Apartments in east Pueblo is now an on-going homicide investigation. Pueblo Police (PPD) say they responded to 45 Bonnymede Rd. a little after 4 A.M. to reports of a shooting. On scene, they located an adult male dead. PPD says their crimes
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – He’s a member of one of the most powerful families in Pueblo. He’s also evaded felony prosecution for nearly a year after a southern Colorado couple claims he stole more than $18,000 from them. 13 Investigates spoke to that couple and uncovered the six-year legal battle they’ve endured with Douglas Gradisar,
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – This semester, students at Sunset Park Elementary School will be moving into a brand-new building. Thursday, Aug. 10, Pueblo District 60 held a ribbon-cutting ceremony for the new school. “To have a solid school that you don’t have to put a lot of money into fixing you know years to
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – On Aug. 17, 2023, the Pueblo County Fire Chiefs will be holding a Mass Casualty Incident (MCI) exercise. The training is designed to test the Pueblo County MCI plan created in 2019 by the Pueblo County Fire Chiefs. It was last updated in 2022. “This Mass Casualty Incident exercise is
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the community’s help in identifying a man involved in a robbery. According to the sheriff’s office, the man pictured below was involved in a robbery at Pueblo West Bank around 5 p.m. Wednesday. PCSO The sheriff’s office also shared photos of the
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – A crash in Pueblo West is now being investigated as a homicide. On Aug. 4, 2023, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office said a man was found dead inside a crashed white SUV in the 1700 block of Tenderfoot Ln. While this was the scene of a crash, the PCSO said
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo has been undergoing a childcare shortage for several years. The director of Children First, Angie Shehorn, said the COVID-19 pandemic made the childcare shortage worse. However, she said her team is working hard to help meet the need. Children First is a childcare resource and referral agency for 11 counties
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — For much of 2023, 13 Investigates has been diving into noticeable increases in teens being arrested for violent crimes like murder and attempted murder in Pueblo. Now, the Pueblo Police Department (PPD) is releasing numbers that show the trend has been going in the wrong direction for multiple years. According to
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) — Attorneys representing Pueblo County Sheriff deputies involved in a fatal shooting responded to an excessive use of force lawsuit, claiming the victim’s own actions led to his death. In February 2022, Richard Ward was shot three times by Pueblo County Sheriff Deputy Charles McWhorter in the Liberty Point International Middle
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– The Pueblo County Sheriff’s deputies have now arrested three people in connection with a burglary at a Pueblo West business. On Monday, August 7, at around 4:45 a.m., a security company notified the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Communications Center that two individuals had cut a fence to Steel City Solar (located at 39
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Coroner identified the woman who died in a serious crash along I-25. On Aug. 2, the Pueblo Police Department announced northbound I-25 was closed at Pueblo Blvd. due to a crash. Friday, the Pueblo County Coroner identified the victim as 48-year-old Stephanie Darrcel Gatson of Fort Worth, Texas.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Police have arrested a 13-year-old boy in connection to the murder of a 19-year-old. On June 28, officers with the Pueblo Police Department responded to the 500 block of East Mesa Ave. to investigate a reported car on fire. More reports came in of gunshots being heard in the area
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) partnered with the National Weather Service (NWS) to create a system that will inform guests at Lake Pueblo State Park about the forecasts and possibly severe incoming weather. There are now new warning signs posted at each boat ramp, both marinas and at the
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FALCON, Colo. (KRDO) – After nearly six months, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office announced six juveniles were arrested for their connection in a shooting that left two teens dead. In the early morning of February 5, 2023, the El Paso County Sheriff’s Office Communications Center received numerous 911 reports for multiple shots fired in
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Pueblo made good on their word and now the Pueblo Police Department just got a $10,000 retention bonus. The bonus is part of the City’s efforts to keep officers employed. The Pueblo Police Department stated they were down about 50 officers at the start of July. By then, they
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– On Sunday, July 30th at around 1:50 am, officers with the Las Vegas Police Department in New Mexico were conducting a DWI traffic stop at 200 South Grand Ave. in New Mexico, according to the New Mexico Police Investigations Bureau. State officers in New Mexico said during the traffic stop, a black
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — Local governments throughout Colorado are considering opting in to Proposition 123. Colorado voters passed the ballot measure in November 2022, which dedicates a portion of tax revenue to affordable housing. However, cities have to make a three-year commitment to create more affordable housing options before developers can access the funding.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A known sex offender out of Pueblo was arrested by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) for drug-related charges. 13 Investigates learned that while out on bond for attempted 1st-degree murder out of Otero County, 46-year-old Timothy Martinez was reportedly found with hundreds of grams of illicit drugs. Timothy Martinez Martinez
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – The Colorado Bureau of Investigation canceled the Amber Alert for a missing-two-month-old girl who was reportedly taken from family members by her parents Tuesday evening. At 10:37 a.m. Thursday, the CBI said she had been safely located. “We want to thank the Denver Police Department, the Aurora police, the Arvada
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