Tag: pueblo
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Families sue Davis Mortuary over fake cremains, discovery of bodies
A Limon woman has filed suit against the Pueblo mortuary where she alleges her father’s remains were among at least 23 others left to decay in a concealed room discovered last year. Crystal Kiniston’s March 13 breach of contract lawsuit joins that of three other families who filed suit last year against the mortuary and…
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Families sue Davis Mortuary over fake cremains, discovery of bodies
A Limon woman has filed suit against the Pueblo mortuary where she alleges her father’s remains were among at least 23 others left to decay in a concealed room discovered last year. Crystal Kiniston’s March 13 breach of contract lawsuit joins that of three other families who filed suit last year against the mortuary and…
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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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Amber Alert lifted after missing Pueblo teen found safe, police say
A Pueblo teen who went missing over the weekend, triggering an Amber Alert, has been found safe, according to law enforcement officials. Isabella Young, 16, was believed to have been taken by a 15-year-old male named Jayden Trujillo. The alert said the two may have been traveling in an unknown vehicle and that Trujillo may…
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UPDATE: Person killed in boating incident at Lake Pueblo was a Colorado resident
The Pueblo County Coroner’s Office has identified a boater who went missing and was later found dead at Lake Pueblo State Park Friday night. The boater, identified as 48-year-old Evans Downie, was found after an hours-long search in the lake. According to the coroner, Downie was from Howard, a small Colorado town in Fremont County.…
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Pueblo citizens call for D-70 board upheaval, attorney’s resignation
A growing number of Puebloans are calling for the removal of three board members for Pueblo County School District 70 over alleged governance concerns in recent months. A newly formed coalition known as WeAreD70 is calling for Ann Bennett, A.J. Wilson and recently appointed Susie Carnes, along with the board’s attorney, Brad Miller, to resign.…
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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…
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Front Range Passenger Rail pitches to Colorado Springs ahead of possible ballot measure
If all goes to plan, a measure for a sales tax to fund passenger rail service could be coming to Front Range ballots in 2026. “We have a plan that we think is viable, and we’ll actually be able to get things started,” said John Putnam, chair of the Front Range Passenger Rail District Board.…
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Colorado Springs, Pueblo brace for more windy weather, snow showers overnight
After Colorado Springs was buffeted by winds reaching 81 mph on Tuesday, the city should brace for another round, according to the National Weather Service. As of 4 p.m. Wednesday, the temperature in the city was 45 degrees. However, with winds blowing at 25 mph and gusts hitting 43 mph, the wind chill made it…
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Southern Colorado library will host ‘Americans and the Holocaust’ traveling exhibit
Following a successful two-year tour of 50 libraries across the U.S., the “Americans and the Holocaust” traveling exhibit is returning to Colorado. The display, which chronicles the country’s relationship with one of the largest mass killings in history, will spend five weeks at Rawlings Library in Pueblo. During its nationwide tour from 2021 to 2023,…