PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A Pueblo city councilman is defending the city’s decision to place a fence along the perimeter of Ray Aguilera Park (also known as Bessemer Park) in Pueblo. Last October, District-4 councilman Roger Gomez proposed the fencing to help stop crime in the area. “These folks back in the day could send
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – High winds and rough waters overturned a 14-foot fishing boat on Lake Pueblo, Friday, sending the two people on board into the water. One boater was picked up by another vessel 100 yards away; the other did not make it out of the water until almost 9 hours later. PREVIOUS
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PUEBLO COUNTY, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado Parks and Wildlife (CPW) is on-scene at Lake Pueblo after a capsized boat was found near Pedro’s Point, which isn’t far from the South Shore Marina. One person is currently reported missing. Just after 5 p.m., CPW confirmed to KRDO13 that this has now turned into a recovery operation
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The cuts have become scars, the burning bear-mace sensation is gone, but the person responsible still runs free. The Pueblo Police Department says they know who did it, but haven’t been able to make an arrest. Mugshot from Pueblo County Sheriff’s Wanted Person Database Stephanie Sanchez-Garza is wanted on 2nd Degree
Continue ReadingAt Pueblo East High School on Wednesday, they celebrated the wrestling team winning another Class 4A State Championship.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — After 75 years of marriage, Priscilla Portillos is now navigating life without the man she spent nearly her entire life beside. Courtesy of: Michelle Law Ted Portillos was struck and killed near Northern Avenue and Vassar Avenue last year. Now, his family says the crash may have been preventable and is
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DENVER, Colo. (KRDO) – On Feb.14, 2024, Antonio Vasquez shot and killed 19-year-old Dacien Salazar during a drive-by shooting outside Denver’s Downtown Aquarium, according to the Denver District Attorney’s Office. On Friday, Antonio Vasquez was sentenced to 40 years in prison, while Vasquez’s brother, Jason Trujillo, Jr., was sentenced to 20 years in prison. Vasquez
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – A man accused of stealing a truck, leading police on a multi-county chase across southern Colorado, and firing shots at law enforcement before finally being apprehended has reached a plea deal – one that Pueblo County Sheriff David Lucero is calling deeply disappointing. According to a statement released by Lucero, Michael
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The Lewis Palmer boys basketball team advances to the Class 5A Great Eight. The Rangers defeated Pueblo South on Tuesday night. 57-48. They will play the top seed in Class 5A, Palisade on Saturday.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – It’s been 17,250 hours, 730 days, or 2 years since Sergio Lucero was shot and killed on West 11th Street in Pueblo. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Pueblo Police investigating overnight shooting as a homicide after one man found dead In that time, no arrests have been made. “I just feel like it’s been swept
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) announces that the 20-year-old male suspected of being involved in the morning shooting on Feb. 26 near 14th Street has voluntarily surrendered. Police say Leandro Medina surrendered to the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office without any issues and is facing charges of first-degree murder and assault in
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Pueblo Police are searching for the man they say shot and killed 20-year-old Evie Gallegos early Thursday morning. Officers responded to a shooting on East 14th Street, where they say Gallegos was shot and killed. Police say another person inside the home was also shot and taken to a hospital with
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo community gathered Saturday evening along the Pueblo Riverwalk to honor the five people killed in a deadly dust storm crash that injured 29 others. Tuesday marks two weeks since the 35-vehicle crash that changed dozens of families forever. Those killed were Karen Ann Marsh, a local hospice worker; David
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The Pueblo Central basketball team beats Grand Junction Central 50-47.
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The Pueblo East boys basketball team fell to Dakota Ridge on Tuesday night 56-40.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — The Pueblo Police Department (PPD) says that both of its officers who were injured in an explosion earlier this month were released from the hospital. The two Pueblo Metro Bomb Squad para-technicians were seriously burned when they were working to render the explosive evidence safe, and it instead detonated. A city
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – KRDO13 first reported this story in the summer of 2025. Since then, this specific ordinance has faced stiff opposition. It was voted down twice by the previous city council, but tonight that changed. PREVIOUS COVERAGE: Bring more big-box businesses to Pueblo? City leadership divided Even tonight, when the ordinance passed 5-2,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s not every day your child’s teacher gets a shoutout from the state’s department of education. But that’s what’s happening in Pueblo. Janelle Augerot teaches at Fountain International Magnet School. The Colorado Department of Education highlighted her on social media recently for her work. And it’s a well-deserved recognition. Augerot has
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The Pueblo Central Wildcats are state champions! The Wildcats claim the girls Class 4A crown behind the dominance of Acelyn Duran. She was outstanding in her win against La Junta’s Yliani Garcia. It’s Duran second straight championship, “It’s just really exhilarating. It’s really exciting and just shows all the work I’ve been putting in all
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The heart of a champion. Pueblo South’s Elijah Algien was locked in a tough match with Widefield’s Manny Mota but Algien dug deep and got it done and when it was over, “I’m feeling great, dude. I feel so relief. I finally made it. And that’s really all. Just a big sigh of relief,” says
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