Tag: Pueblo
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Pueblo County lifting evacuations on southern edge of Aspen Acres fire
The Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is lifting evacuation orders on the southern edge of Aspen Acres fire. Sheriff David Lucero said residents can return to Colorado City, Burnt Mill Road, Crow Cutoff and Waterbarrel Road as long as they have cards issued from the Disaster Assistance Center. The center is shutting down for the afternoon,…
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Aspen Acres fire gains ground Wednesday, prompting new evacuations
The fight against the Aspen Acres fire west of Pueblo continued on multiple fronts Wednesday, as officials called for new evacuations of communities in the path of the uncontained blaze. Fueled by temperatures nearing 100 degrees and humidity below 10%, the fire grew to nearly 48,000 perimeter acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center’s…
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Long-awaited Leonardo da Vinci Museum opens this week in downtown Pueblo
After years of discussion and planning, the long-awaited official opening of North America’s only permanent Leonardo da Vinci Museum will take place with a two-day celebration beginning Friday. The museum, near the Riverwalk in the heart of downtown Pueblo, is one of only six in the world, including Italy, France, South Korea, Australia and Brazil.…
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Tina Peters speaks out after release from Colorado prison
PUEBLO — Former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters, convicted of participating in efforts related to election conspiracy theories promoted by President Donald Trump, was released from state prison Monday. The Colorado Department of Corrections confirmed shortly after 8 a.m. that Peters, whose sentence was commuted by Gov. Jared Polis, was processed for release from the…
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Colorado Cost of Living: Financial freedom in Pueblo County after being priced out elsewhere
Of 10 major Front Range counties in Colorado, Pueblo County has the cheapest cost of living in nearly all key categories — with the exception of health care costs being the most expensive and transportation running slightly higher than El Paso and Denver counties. The county’s standing makes sense because Puebloans earn less than Coloradans in…
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Cheyenne Mountain girls’ tennis set to defend team title against Kent Denver after semifinals win
And then there were two. They’re the same girls’ tennis squads that have captured each team championship since 2022 and a rematch of the 2025 finale. Top-seeded Cheyenne Mountain swept No. 4 Air Academy on Monday in the 4A semifinals to advance to next week’s team state championship round at Denver Tennis Park at 11:30…
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Vanilla Ice, The Fray set to headline at Colorado State Fair in 2026
Typically attracting between 400,000 and 500,000 visitors each year, the Colorado State Fair will take place in Pueblo, Colorado from August 28 through September 7 in 2026. While the event is still months away, the line-up for the popular concert series has already been announced. Acts set to perform are as follows: While tickets for…
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Seligman, Bridges, Gonzales lead downballot races heading into Colorado Democrats’ state assembly
As Colorado Democrats prepare to designate candidates to the June primary ballot at the party’s state assembly in Pueblo on Saturday, three candidates appear poised to win top-line designation in downballot statewide races, according to data compiled by the state party. There isn’t much suspense about the outcome in the two top-ticket races — for…
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Pueblo man held in Afghanistan for more than a year released, Taliban says
KABUL, Afghanistan — Afghanistan’s Taliban authorities on Tuesday released American academic Dennis Coyle after holding him for over a year, with the foreign ministry saying the release came on the occasion of Eid al-Fitr, the Muslim holiday that marks the end of the Islamic holy month of Ramadan. A statement from the ministry said the academic researcher had…
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Colorado State Patrol releases more details on fatal 36-car pileup along I-25
Preliminary information about a fatal 36-vehicle pileup along Interstate 25 near Pueblo reveals a domino effect happened after an SUV and a pickup truck hauling a trailer collided. The massive wreck killed five people and injured 29 others. After a dust storm swept through the area on the morning of Feb. 17, vehicles were driving…