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Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:57:37 GMTRegarding the “new smiles” article that appeared Thursday, Raunita Dickerson clarified that her dental problems resulted from health and domestic violence issues, not substance abuse....

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 21:58:56 GMTBY DENNIS DARROW
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINA sports-themed Italian restaurant and bar will anchor the first commercial retail project to come to immediate area around Colorado State University-Pueblo.
Thunder Zone Pizza & Taproom is tentatively set to open by mid-June, occupying half of the 1...

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:46:03 GMTBY ANDREW TAYLOR
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump has promised to shake up Washington, but so far he’s produced gridlock — at least with the phone lines on Capitol Hill.
Whether constituents are calling to request congressional flags, get help with a local issue ...

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:50:10 GMTBY JILL COLVIN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is taking his first steps aimed at scaling back financial services regulations, and the Republican-run Congress cast a vote early Friday signaling that it’s eager to help.
The president will sign an executive orde...

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 18:56:02 GMTBY CHRISTOPHER S. RUGABER
AP ECONOMICS WRITERWASHINGTON — U.S. employers stepped up hiring last month, adding a healthy 227,000 jobs, and more Americans began looking for work, a sign that President Donald Trump has inherited a robust job market.
January’s job growth was the best since Septemb...

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 17:20:02 GMTBY KAREN VIGIL
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe Southern Colorado Safe Streets Task Force is trying to locate two wanted street criminals.
Jerry Luna, 33, is described as a Hispanic male, 5 feet 6 inches tall, 160 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. Luna has a no-bond warrant for parole vi...

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 05:15:12 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINFor two Pueblo women no strangers to difficult life circumstances, it was a Christmas gift like no other.
A pearly white new lease on life.
With a tradition of delivering the gift of one new smile each Christmas, the professionals at Prestige Dental ...

Fri, 03 Feb 2017 03:21:20 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINAt St. Mary-Corwin Medical Center on Thursday, newborn babies donned vibrant red hats to make their very first fashion statements and raise awareness for a nationwide cause: heart health.
The infants are just some of the first recipients of the hand-...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:46:02 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINWhile many this weekend will be pulling for the New England Patriots or the Atlanta Falcons in the Super Bowl, law enforcement across the state are cheering for citizens to not drink and drive.
The Colorado Department of Transportation, in conjunctio...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 23:58:03 GMTSonya Hart, 56, of the 2700 block of O’Neal Avenue, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for unlawful possession of a controlled substance. She was being held at Pueblo County jail in lieu of $3,500 bail.
Jeremy Angelo Lopez, 24, of the 2000 block of ...