COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) – The Community Parole Officer killed in Colorado Springs trying to detain a suspect had previously worked for the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office. According to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office, Officer Christine Guerin Sandoval had worked for the sheriff’s office from 2007 to 2019. During her time with the PCSO, she
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo City Council passed a resolution Monday to open a real-time crime center (RTCC) in the city, according to Pueblo Police Chief Chris Noeller. This move authorizes the city to transfer up to $1,500,000 of American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to make it happen. An RTCC is a centralized point
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A feud between two Democrat elected officials in Pueblo spilled into a public meeting last week, even prompting a sitting city councilman to utter a cuss word in front of various citizens and elected officials. Pueblo City Councilman Vicente Martinez-Ortega alleges that Pueblo County Commissioner Eppie Griego uttered a “homophobic slur”
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The father and son duo who violently beat a homeless man last September have accepted a plea deal offered by the 10th Judicial District Attorney’s office that drops their felony assault charges to misdemeanor assault charges. In return, Doug and Nate Cullison were sentenced to a deferred sentence of one year
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The City of Pueblo Public Works Department (PPWD) announced the paving project commencement for Prairie Avenue from Pueblo Boulevards to Northern Avenue beginning Monday, September 25. PPWD anticipates the project will be completed in mid-November. “South Prairie Avenue has long been in need of improvement due to wear and tear from
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)– The City of Pueblo Public Works Department is announcing a paving project for Prarie Ave. from Pueblo Blvd. to Northern Ave. will begin the week of Monday, September 25. The project is expected to be completed by mid-November, according to the City of Pueblo. Preparation for the project before the major road
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The Discovery Canyon football team defeated Pueblo Centennial Thursday night 53-7.
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The CSU Pueblo football team will host second ranked Colorado School of Mines on Saturday afternoon.
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The Pueblo West cheer squad received the Pikes Peak State College Friday Night Blitz Spirit Award plaque on Thursday afternoon. Pueblo West high school won the Pikes Peak State College Friday Night Blitz Spirit Award for week two of the high school football season.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Samuel Hernandez should be spending his time operating his food truck, soaking in the last bit of the heightened summer business. However, a serious hit-and-run crash in late August robbed him of that end-of-summer income. “All I remember is seeing someone come in the headlights behind me. And then he clipped
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Wednesday at Pueblo Academy of Arts (PAA), formally Pitts Middle School, a Colorado couple whose son died by suicide spoke to students about the importance of asking for help, and recognizing warning signs in others. KRDO Eighth-graders at the school attended a presentation from the Yellow Ribbon Suicide Prevention Program, based
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s an ambitious undertaking, but no less impressive. An effort is underway to find surviving relatives of 12 World War II servicemen from Colorado, who served on the USS Indianapolis — the fate of which was dramatized in the 1975 movie Jaws. Project 888 Those Colorado servicemen were among 879
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Top prep performances for the week of September 15th.
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The National Hockey League Players’ Association, in conjunction with the Colorado Avalanche, announced today a donation of 30 complete sets of hockey equipment has been made from the NHLPA Goals & Dreams fund and Avalanche defenseman Cale Makar to the Pueblo Bulls Youth Hockey Association. The donation from NHLPA Goals & Dreams, together with Makar,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A single-vehicle crash Friday morning led authorities to close I-25 in both directions in the middle of the Steel City. KRDO According to the Colorado Department of Transportation, the crash happened just before 4:30 a.m. between Exit 97A and Exit 97B, just under the Abriendo Avenue interchange. KRDO Pueblo police said
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – New data shows Colorado is lagging behind the country when it comes to wearing seatbelts. Now, state troopers are cracking down on seatbelt enforcement. Out of the state, Pueblo County is last for seat belt compliance. Pueblo County has a buckle-up rate of 74%, while the state overall averages at about
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. (KRDO)– September marks Hunger Action Month–a nation-wide movement to support individuals in our community experiencing food insecurity. Now, Care and Share Food Bank is partnering with Ent Credit Union to help provide food to its network of partner food pantries and meal programs on Hunger Action Day (Sept. 15). The event will
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Top prep performances for the week of September 8th.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The son of Pueblo Mayor Nick Gradisar has been charged with felony theft on September 7, one month after a 13 Investigates special report documented the year-long investigation into his conduct as the attorney for a southern Colorado couple. Tony and Linda Nicholson claim Douglas Gradisar stole over $18,000 from them.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – This week is the start of Youth Awareness Week in Colorado. The event began in Pueblo but grew to be statewide. Youth Awareness Week is designed to recognize young people’s strengths and put some focus on the issues they face. This week’s kick-off event started at the Pueblo Courthouse on Monday.
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