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Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:04:04 GMTBY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe Colorado Senate has confirmed Wendy Moser and Jeff Ackermann in their seats on the Colorado Public Utilities Commission, but not without votes cast against them.
Moser, a former Black Hills Energy lawyer, was confirmed on a 30-4 vote Friday.
Acke...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 22:14:03 GMTThe board of education of Pueblo City Schools (D60) will hold a special meeting at 4:15 p.m. Monday potentially to take action to appoint a superintendent and approve an employment contract.
Interim Superintendent Charlotte Macaluso was recently desi...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:26:22 GMTThe Board of Pueblo County Commissioners is seeking qualified candidates to serve on the Pueblo Advisory Council on Aging.
Applications will be accepted through 5 p.m. March 31.
For more information, access the county’s website at county.pueblo.org/ ...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 19:50:42 GMTBY DENNIS DARROW
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo is set to reel in a Sportsman’s Warehouse.
Meanwhile, Dick’s Sporting Goods appears on pace to open this spring as construction advances on the 50,000-square-foot building that will also house a Maurice’s store and the city’s first Ulta Beauty...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 20:00:16 GMTThe Pueblo City-County Health Department is looking for community members to serve on a youth prevention board to include substance abuse, delinquency and violence.
A two-part orientation meeting is scheduled from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. March 7 and 14 at t...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 17:28:03 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe Southern Colorado Safe Streets Task Force is seeking information from the public in an attempt to located two wanted suspects.
Lou Trujillo-Arbour, 28, has a no-bond warrant for possession of a controlled substance and assault on a peace officer....

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:06:37 GMTBY MATTHEW PENNINGTON
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump welcomed Japan’s prime minister to the White House with a warm embrace Friday as they looked to shore up a long-standing security alliance and repair economic ties shaken by U.S. withdrawal from a Pacific trade pac...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:10:03 GMTKRDO NEWSCHANNEL 13Record heat, gusty winds and low humidity levels have combined to create high fire danger conditions in Southern Colorado on Friday.
The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for all of southeastern Colorado, including Colorado Spr...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:18:05 GMTBY NOMAAN MERCHANT, CHRISTOPHER BODEEN AND JULIE PACE
ASSOCIATED PRESSBEIJING — President Donald Trump reaffirmed Washington’s long-standing “one China” policy in a call with Beijing’s leader, a move that could ease anger in China over his earlier suggestions that he might use Taiwan as leverage in negotiations over tr...

Fri, 10 Feb 2017 18:22:53 GMTKRDO NEWSCHANNEL 13Fire crews are investigating the cause of a late Thursday night fire that destroyed a family’s shed in Pueblo.
The flames erupted near Forsythia Street and O’neal Avenue.
According to crews, the home nearby suffered only minor damage, and no injuries...