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Trump hits Iran with new sanctions for missile test

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 22:02:03 GMTBY VIVIAN SALAMA AND MATTHEW LEE
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — The Trump administration ordered sanctions against more than two dozen people and companies from the Persian Gulf to China Friday in retaliation for Iran’s recent ballistic missile test, increasing pressure on Tehran without directly und...

 

Guilty plea entered in Colorado pot candy killing case

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:12:02 GMTBY COLLEEN SLEVIN
ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — A Denver man who claimed that eating marijuana-infused candy led him to kill his wife pleaded guilty in her death on Friday.
Richard Kirk, 50, pleaded guilty to second-degree murder in the April 2014 shooting death of Kristine Kirk under a p...

 

Man charged with murder in Denver transit guard killing

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:28:03 GMTBY COLLEEN SLEVIN
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSDENVER — A man accused of walking up behind a Denver transit guard and shooting him on a street corner was charged with first-degree murder on Friday as authorities said they continued to investigate the slaying.
Joshua Cummings, 37, was advised of ...

 

Soldiers thwart attack on Louvre, tourists held in lockdown

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 23:30:03 GMTBY SYLVIE CORBET, JOHN LEICESTER AND RAPHAEL SATTER
ASSOCIATED PRESSPARIS — Paris was plunged into panic — again — when soldiers guarding the Louvre Museum shot an attacker who lunged at them with two machetes on Friday and shouted “Allahu Akbar!” as the historic landmark went into lockdown.
The threat appeared to q...

 

Rivera out as head of Pueblo County GOP; Reichert new chairwoman

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 20:45:13 GMTBY PETER STRESCINO
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINMembers of the Pueblo County Republican Party elected a new chairwoman Thursday night.
Marla Reichert defeated former Chairman George Rivera 36-30 at the meeting, held at Montgomery & Steward Funeral Home.
Reichert, who ran for county clerk against C...

 

Murder suspect Predovich bound over for Pueblo trial

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 20:46:03 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINA man accused of fatally shooting another man at a Belmont home in October was bound over for trial Friday on two counts, including first-degree murder.
Pueblo District Court Judge Kim Karn found there is probable cause to try Lorin Predovich, 43, on...

 

Zonta Club promoting end to violence against women

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:12:52 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — A One Billion Rising event, designed to be a call to end violence against women, is slated for 1:30 p.m. Feb. 11 at the Royal Gorge Bridge and Park.
Zonta Club of Royal Gorge is sponsoring the event with the help of local women’s advocat...

 

PCC first aid and CPR classes

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:24:04 GMTThe Pueblo Community College EMS Department will offer American Heart Association first aid and CPR classes on Feb. 25.
The CPR class is scheduled from 8:45 to 11:30 a.m. Cost is $25. The first aid class will run from 12:30 to 3:30 p.m. Cost is $15.
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Region 3 Knowledge Bowl Feb. 17 at PCC

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:26:03 GMTThe Region 3 Knowledge Bowl is scheduled from 8:20 a.m. to 2:45 p.m. Feb. 17 with the awards ceremony at 2:35 p.m. at Pueblo Community College in the Fortino Ballroom, 900 W. Orman Ave.
Rotary 43 sponsors the Knowledge Bowl annually in February. The ...

 

It’s science vs. zombies at Central as STEM principles are ‘exposed’

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:52:34 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINEmployment in occupations related to STEM — science, technology, engineering, and mathematics — is projected to grow to more than 9 million between 2012 and 2022, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. STEAM adds arts into the studies focu...

 

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