PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–A man is now in custody and facing charges after hitting a pedestrian while driving under the influence. On Tuesday, June 13, at around 4:10 p.m., Pueblo Police were dispatched to the 200 block of Broadway Avenue on reports of a motor vehicle crash. Witnessess from the incdent stated that a maroon Jeep
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–A recent press release statement by the Pueblo News Guild is announcing that Gannett, the corporate owner of the Pueblo Chieftain, is stopping print operations in Pueblo, ultimately putting the Chieftain’s headquarters on the market. The statement was released on Tuesday, June 13, and the decision will oversee the elimination of around 51
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – One person was taken into custody after an hours-long standoff at Motel 6 in Pueblo Monday. Just after 9:30 a.m. Monday morning, the Pueblo Police Dept. (PPD) located a vehicle involved in a menacing case parked at a hotel. Police determined the suspect, later identified as 25-year-old Zackary Ortega, had parked
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–The City of Pueblo’s Police Department is investigating a homicide following a reported shooting. On Sunday, June 11, around 6:35 p.m., the Pueblo Police were dispatched to the area of West 11th Street and Francisco Street on reports of a shooting. When officers arrived, they reported finding a man dead at the scene.
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Starting Saturday, some frontline workers at the Colorado Mental Health Hospital in Pueblo are going to have a new schedule and not all of them are happy about it. According to the Colorado Department of Human Services, nearly 20 of their staff have filed an official grievance or a report that
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Nearly three dozen cats rescued from a Pueblo apartment are looking for their forever homes. The 34 cats came from an owner who did love them, but unfortunately couldn’t take the cats and kittens with her. That’s when the Human Society of the Pikes Peak Region stepped in. The HSPPR said
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Colorado State University-Pueblo is hosting a Mental Health and Suicide Awareness Walk with proceeds to benefit the Fire Fit Kids program. The Pueblo Fire Fit Kids Program is designed to bring kids from the area into their neighborhood fire stations or parks for a light workout and firefighter-related obstacle courses. The
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–The first-ever Colorado Children’s Entrepreneur Market is making its way to the State region this summer in partnership with the Pueblo Farmers Market. The Summer Kickoff Market will be held at the Pueblo Mall in the JCPenny parking lot at 3304 Dillon Drive Saturday, June 10. The event will feature 30 youth entrepreneurs
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — It’s been over four months since a Fountain police officer fell 40 feet from a bridge off I-25 to his death. 13 Investigates is now asking the question why haven’t any of the repeat offenders involved in his death been charged for their actions leading to the officer’s death, including one
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–A new six-figure ad campaign against Lauren Boebert and her economic policies started this month in Pueblo. The congresswoman currently represents the cities of Grand Junction, Durango, Aspen, Glenwood Springs, Ignacio, and Pueblo. The organization Rocky Mountain Values claims the ads are to hold Boebert accountable for “failing to create economic opportunities and
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A new homeless wellness center is under construction in Pueblo’s Bessemer neighborhood on the corner of Northern Ave. and Abriendo. The Southern Colorado Harm Reduction Association is expanding into another building in hopes of having a bigger space to help more people. The organization said it has helped around 5,000 people
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — Two people are dead after a crash on Saturday night on Pueblo’s south side. Officers with the Pueblo Police Department were dispatched to the intersection of Surfwood Ln. and Pueblo Blvd. on June 3 at 10:50 p.m. on reports of a crash involving a car and a motorcycle. According to PPD,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–As National Dog Bite Awareness Week begins, the U.S. Postal Service is hosting a Dog Bite Prevention Event to give guests information on how to keep dogs from attacking mail carriers. The event will be held Tuesday, June 6, at 9:45 a.m., at the 1400 Block of Orman in Pueblo. Pueblo Letter Carrier,
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A Pueblo man who describes himself as a member of the “Dukes” gang is now back in jail after an alleged attempted assault with a deadly weapon and then using a stolen handgun to shoot at Pueblo Police officers when they arrested him. 21-year-old Johnny Dennel is no stranger to the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — A former Pueblo massage therapist who’s been accused of unlawful sexual contact with multiple women has now been acquitted of some charges, and others have been dismissed by the District Attorney’s Office. After facing trial on March 10, the 4th Judicial District Attorney’s Office has chosen not to re-try the remaining
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office (PCSO) is asking for help identifying a man and women connected to a shoplifting case. The man and woman are reported to have stolen from the Dollar General located at 1610 Santa Fe Drive on Sunday, May 28. Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–The Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS) is recruiting nurses nationwide and is offering a $14,000 sign-on bonus and other benefits for nurses to work in the state’s two psychiatric hospitals in Denver and Pueblo. The recruiting effort comes amid a nursing shortage. The Pueblo hospital is the biggest state mental health facility
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) – Pueblo Transit is expanding its ‘Zero Fare Initiative’ service to include the summer months of June, July, and August. Pueblo Transit received the notice of award for the Initiative from the Colorado Association of Transit Agencies (CASTA)–a continuation of the Ozone Season Transit Grant Program with the Colorado Energy Office that
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) — After working hard all school year – some Pueblo District 60 students earned themselves quite the treat. The reward for the hard work of students at Minnequa Elementary School was a day at a Rockies Game at Coors Field in Denver. KRDO Photojournalist Sam Page captured their fun-filled day in the
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PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO)–In the last two months, eight backflow valves from five different parks and a median on the south side of Pueblo have been stolen, according to Pueblo Parks and Recreation. Backflow Valve Mike Taft, Parks Supervisor for the City of Pueblo, said it costs $2,000 to replace a backflow valve. Now, the city
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