Author: By O’Dell Isaac odell.isaac@gazette.com
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Pueblo police fatally shoot man after domestic incident, kidnapping
Pueblo police fatally shot a man during a domestic incident on Saturday, according to a news release. Officers responded at about 7:50 p.m. to a call about a domestic disturbance involving weapons at a home in the 400 block of West Ninth Street, where an armed man was threatening to shoot a woman inside the…
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El Paso County Fair is ‘a fun slice of Americana’
“United We Celebrate” was the theme for the 121st annual El Paso County Fair, which was held last week at the Calhan fairgrounds. “We’re having a lot of people coming in dressed for the theme,” said manager Theresa Odello. “The whole El Paso County community really seems to be taking the USA 250/Colorado 150 celebration…
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Aspen Acres fire damage footage released, residents seek reentry
First looks at the damage path are emerging in the Aspen Acres fire, as more than 11,000 people wait for news on when they can return. Tuesday afternoon, the Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office released a nine-minute video showing fire damage from the air along Pine Drive in Beulah. More footage will be coming out later,…
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Inside the Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America as grand opening approaches
Joe Arrigo’s vision is now only days away from becoming reality. Leonardo da Vinci Museum of North America will open its doors June 12 in the heart of downtown Pueblo. I have been reporting on the museum’s progress for months, since before the Colorado Economic Development Commission granted final approval for the project. So Arrigo,…
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2 people dead in incident at Bent County Correctional Facility; statewide visitation suspended
Visitations have been suspended at all Colorado Department of Corrections facilities across the state following an incident at the Bent County Correctional Facility that left two people dead and sent a third person to the hospital, according to multiple reports. In a statement on the CDOC’s Facebook page, the agency announced it was investigating the…
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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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Water restored in Victor following water main repair
Water service was restored to the town of Victor following a nearly weeklong outage due to a failure in the town’s water main. After several days of round-the-clock repairs, water was successfully recharged into the system at approximately 6 p.m. May 12, according to City Manager Bobby Tech. “The repairs are holding,” Tech told The…
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Victor residents ordered not to use any water as town deals with emergency
Citizens of Victor have been ordered to completely cease all water usage as the Teller County town deals with a water outage, according to a news release. In a Facebook post from the city of Victor, officials say that while working to replace a more than 50-year-old water main, a section of water line became…
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Death in the Dust: Downburst wind, dry lakebeds and disaster at milepost 92
Pueblo County Emergency Management Coordinator Josh Johnson was on the road, negotiating details of a public safety power shutoff due to high winds when the first 911 dispatch came in, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, Feb. 17. Seconds later, scanner traffic blew up across all channels of his radio. “Semi vs car.” Then, “multiple…
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A perfect storm: Pine beetles thriving following warm, dry winter
The warmest winter in Colorado history could lead to record-breaking proliferation of a tiny insect, about the size of a grain of rice, that has killed millions of acres of trees across the Centennial State and contributed to the rapid spread of some of its largest wildfires, according to state officials. Mountain pine and spruce…