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Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:24:03 GMTTHE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINBoys & Girls Clubs of Pueblo County announced that Cameron Davis is the club’s January’s Youth of the Month. The Youth of the Month honor is earned by one member each month in recognition of their strong leadership, good character, and commitment to ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:26:03 GMTCongressman Scott Tipton, Colo. 3rd District, is urging veterans to review any Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits they receive after his staff found a mistake in the way the Colorado SNAP program was awarding assistance to one veteran...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 04:26:04 GMTThe nine members of the Latino Democratic caucus are Senate Democratic Leader Lucia Guzman, Assistant Minority Leader Leroy Garcia of Pueblo, Sen. Irene Aguilar, Sen. Dominick Moreno, Speaker of the House Crisanta Duran, Rep. Adrienne Benavidez, Rep....

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 05:00:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSGRAND JUNCTION — A conservation group is challenging Colorado Parks and Wildlife’s plans to reduce predator numbers outside Rifle and in the Upper Arkansas River Valley in order to help mule deer populations improve.
WildEarth Guardians said Friday...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 05:46:46 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINWhile more than half a million people descended on the nation’s capital in a show of unity and protest against the newly inaugurated president, a much smaller but equally spirited march was taking place closer to home Saturday.
Christened “A March fo...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 05:46:46 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINWhile more than a million people around the world participated in organized protests Saturday, immigrants of Pueblo County held a rally of their own to discuss their opinions and voice their concerns about their collective rights.
The main subject o...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 05:52:36 GMTState Sen. Larry Crowder, R-Alamosa, has introduced SB75, a bill that allows a person of any age to deduct an unlimited amount of military retirement benefits from his or her state income tax. All other retirement benefits continue to be subject to t...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 06:04:02 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSWELLINGTON, New Zealand — A powerful magnitude 8 earthquake hit the Papua New Guinea and Solomon Islands on Sunday and the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center said it could generate tsunami waves on nearby islands.
The quake hit near Arawa in Papua New G...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 06:13:34 GMTBY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe two new faces on the Colorado Public Utilities Commission are Chairman Jeff Ackermann and Commissioner Wendy Moser.
Their appointments haven’t been confirmed by the state Senate yet; they were appointed by Gov. John Hickenlooper early this month ...

Sun, 22 Jan 2017 06:13:34 GMTBY ROBERT BOCZKIEWICZ
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINDENVER — Family Dollar Stores Inc. denies that a store manager in Pueblo told a group of disabled shoppers to leave the store because of their disabilities.
The denial is in a court document filed last week in response to a lawsuit that claims the co...