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Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:08:04 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSPUNXSUTAWNEY, Pa. — The handlers of Pennsylvania’s most famous groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, said the furry rodent has “predicted” six more weeks of winter after seeing his shadow at dawn Thursday.
The top hat-wearing members of the Punxsutawney Gro...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:10:03 GMTBY SUBEL BHANDARI
DPAWASHINGTON - U.S. President Donald Trump on Wednesday slammed what he called a “dumb deal” with Australia to take hundreds of refugees from Australian-run detention facilities on Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus Island.
“Do you believe it? The Obam...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:10:04 GMTBY VIVIAN SALAMA
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump warned in a phone call with his Mexican counterpart that he was ready to send U.S. troops to stop “bad hombres down there” unless the Mexican military does more to control them — comments the White House described ...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:12:02 GMTBY VIVIAN SALAMA AND JOSH LEDERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — President Donald Trump said Thursday his administration has put Iran “on notice,” echoing comments from his top national security adviser that the U.S. will act against Iran unless it stops testing ballistic missiles and supporting Houth...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 15:12:04 GMTBY CATHERINE LUCEY
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Warning that religious freedom is “under threat,” President Donald Trump vowed Thursday to repeal the Johnson Amendment, an IRS rule barring pastors from endorsing candidates from the pulpit.”
“I will get rid of and totally destroy the ...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:20:03 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINRaydrian Tyree Scott, 20, of Denver, was arrested Wednesday on suspicion of first-degree aggravated motor vehicle theft as well as three warrants. He was booked into Pueblo County jail in lieu of $20,000 bail.

Mark Damon Baker, 48, of the 2800 ...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:20:03 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINBessemer

A 2004 Chevy Impala belonging to a 70-year-old woman was reported stolen Wednesday from the 2000 block of Cedar Street.

The car is valued at $15,000.

West Side

A nonrunning 2001 Dodge pickup truck valued at $1,200 was...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 02:24:02 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe burglary of a home on the 1200 block of East 12th Street resulted in the loss of more than $8,000 in money and goods for the homeowner.

The burglary was reported Tuesday.

The homeowner discovered a $3,000 flat-screen TV, $2,000 in cash, more ...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 03:14:03 GMTBY JOCELYN GECKER
THE ASSOCIATED PRESSBERKELEY, Calif. — A University of California, Berkeley official said a talk by a polarizing Breitbart News editor at the university was canceled as protesters outside the building where the speech was to have taken place threw smoke bombs and set a ...

Thu, 02 Feb 2017 01:23:07 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo’s public transportation may be in line for a major makeover in the coming months, as Pueblo Transit has proposed new bus routes.
The city believes that the new, simpler proposed routes will improve transportation times for transit-dependent pa...