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Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:44:04 GMTBY ERICA WERNER AND JILL COLVIN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — It was the signature promise of his campaign: Donald Trump vowed to build an impenetrable, concrete wall along the southern border. And Mexico was going to pay for it.
Now as he nears inauguration, that wall is sounding increasingly lik...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 23:14:47 GMTBY ARNIE STAPLETON
AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITERENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Broncos general manager John Elway began his third coaching search in six seasons with a visit to Kansas City on Friday to interview Chiefs special teams coach Dave Toub.
Elway will also travel to Atlanta this weekend to meet with...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:24:00 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSA new declassified report says Russian President Vladimir Putin “ordered” an influence campaign in 2016 aimed at the U.S. presidential election.
U.S. intelligence officials released the 25-page public version of the report Friday, after they briefed ...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:38:01 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe second significant snowfall of the season was (another) boon for the moisture content in the state’s snowpack and ski areas.
And locally, the storm delivered much needed moisture to the area: 6 inches in Pueblo and 6 1/2 in Pueblo West — the same...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:39:13 GMTBY MATTHEW DALY
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Nearly 540 tons of metals — mostly iron and aluminum — contaminated the Animas River over nine hours during a massive wastewater spill from an abandoned Colorado gold mine, the Environmental Protection Agency said Friday in a new report ...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 21:49:20 GMTTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINMiniature continuous air monitoring systems in a protected vapor containment room at the Pueblo Chemical Agent Destruction Pilot Plant confirmed the presence of mustard agent vapor coming from two 105 mm projectiles about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, officia...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:03:02 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINAuthorities are responding to a report of a vehicle that hit a gas line and then partially crashed into a home on an unspecified block of St. Clair Avenue Friday afternoon.
The incident happened about 12:30 p.m.; further details are unavailable at th...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:08:15 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Republicans are increasingly jittery over rushing to demolish much of President Barack Obama’s health care law without having a GOP alternative that’s ready to go.
While nothing about revamping the nation’s $3 trillion-a-year health care...

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 22:08:58 GMTJOHN JAQUES,THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPuebloans of all ages enjoyed Friday’s snow day. Some rode sleds down a snowy hill behind East High School....

Fri, 06 Jan 2017 18:18:52 GMTBY JOSH LEDERMAN AND CATHERINE LUCEY
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Putting pressure on Republicans, President Barack Obama pledged Friday to publicly support repealing “Obamacare” if Republicans come up with something better, but cast doubt on the GOP’s ability to develop a viable alternative.
As Repub...