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Mon, 06 Feb 2017 16:38:04 GMTBY DARLENE SUPERVILLE
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — If it’s tough being a kid, try being a “first kid” — the child of an American president.
Just ask President Bill Clinton’s daughter, Chelsea. Or President George W. Bush’s twins, Jenna and Barbara. And now, President Donald Trump’s youn...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:00:04 GMTBY PETER STRESCINO
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINStories of America’s potential entry into Europe’s Great War again filled the pages of The Pueblo Chieftain the week of Feb. 5, 1917.
America was gearing up to hammer the Hun. And Pueblo was a part of the democratic arsenal.
CF&I and its workers, 6,4...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:00:05 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINShe is the former hairstylist turned psychology major turned law school graduate, a dogged defender of the Constitution and, in turn, her clients, no matter what the circumstances.
Now, after 20 years as a public defender — including 16 in Pueblo — S...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 11:00:06 GMTCHRIS WOODKARATED: BAN - Boarding a Nation
Oh. Hi.
We don’t get too many visitors around here, so allow me to introduce myself: Wally Scrubs.
That’s right, I do maintenance on the Big Border Barrier, or BBB as folks have taken to calling it, between Mexico and ...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:30:03 GMTBY JAKE COYLE
AP FILM WRITERNEW YORK — M. Night Shyamalan’s multiple-personality thriller “Split” led the box office for a third-straight week, an unusual streak for a low-budget horror film.
According to studio estimates Sunday, “Split” came out on top again with $14.6 millio...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:30:04 GMTHere is the scheduled highway construction this week in the Southern Colorado region, weather permitting:

Pueblo area

Interstate 25 Ilex-City Center Drive

24 hours today through Friday — Left-lane closure on northbound and southboun...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:30:05 GMTBY HEATHER DEWEY
FOR THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINOn the islands of San Esteban, Roca Lobos, and Pelicanos in the Gulf of California, you will find the largest of the chuckwalla species.
Growing upwards of 30 inches long, this type of chuckwalla is endemic to the previously mentioned islands. Plants...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 06:30:06 GMTBY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe number of low-income customers of Black Hills Energy getting monthly assistance with their electric bills will be sharply cut by next winter.
Customers of the electric utility pay 28 cents a month to fund the Black Hills Energy Assistance Program...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 01:50:01 GMTKelly, the last of four dogs that went missing when the transport van in which they were riding crashed on Interstate 25 near Colorado City, was returned to safety early Sunday morning.
Stephanie Weber, one of the core team search members, said Kelly...

Mon, 06 Feb 2017 02:05:12 GMTArrests
Jarret Clark Bragg, 18, of Pueblo West, was arrested Saturday on suspicion of aggravated motor vehicle theft. He was being held at jail without bail pending a court appearance.
Stevie Renee Grotberg, 29, of the 1900 block of Vinewood Lane wa...