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Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:30:05 GMTBY HENRY GARGAN
TRIBUNE NEWSAPEX, N.C. — On the day of 2015’s racially motivated attack on nine black worshipers in Charleston, S.C., Pastor Kyle Meier of Peak United Methodist Church picked up the phone to call Rev. James Taylor at nearby St. Mary AME Church.
Meier, who is whi...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:48:03 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe board of education of Pueblo City Schools (D60) declined Thursday to approve applications for two charter schools.
While the Pueblo Expeditionary School is a proposed K-5 charter institution, the Pueblo Vocational Academy is, in essence, a rebran...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:50:03 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPlanning a birthday party for a 1-year-old is never an easy task for a parent. What sorts of treats should you put out? What types of presents are appropriate for the little one?
Luckily for Mushavu and Taz, parents of the Pueblo Zoo’s African lion ...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:56:03 GMTBY TRACY HARMON
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINCANON CITY — Evidence that appears to be connected to a 2006 unsolved homicide was recovered by a local man from a storage unit that once belonged to a sheriff’s detective.
Candace Hiltz was 17 when she was found slain Aug. 15, 2006, in the family ho...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 05:56:04 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe board of education of Pueblo City Schools (D60) heard more disheartening budget news during Thursday’s work session.
David Horner, chief financial officer, presented the information during an update on a draft of the 2016-17 amended budget.
Horne...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:30:04 GMTCongressman Ken Buck (Colo. 4th District) voted for the Regulations From the Executive in Need of Scrutiny Act, known as the REINS Act. This legislation requires Congress to approve any new major regulation from the executive branch. Major regulation...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:30:05 GMTThe U.S. House of Representatives has advanced a bipartisan bill that will help improve broadband connectivity in rural communities across the United States. Rep. Scott Tipton (Colo. 3rd District) voted in favor of the measure, the Small Business Bro...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:30:06 GMTRep. Scott Tipton (Colo. 3rd District) will serve on the House Committee on Natural Resources during the 115th Congress. The announcement was made Friday, after the House Republican Steering Committee met to review waiver requests from House members ...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:30:07 GMTBY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe Institute of Cannabis Research at Colorado State University-Pueblo is offering the community a chance to absorb information about the program through presentations.
Officials will also be reaching out to community leaders in the next few months t...

Sat, 14 Jan 2017 06:30:08 GMTBY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe woman who alleges she was sexually assaulted by a Pueblo police officer in November has filed a notice of intent to sue the city.
The officer named in the notice, Benjamin Candelaria, already has resigned from the department and is facing charges...