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Fri, 13 Jan 2017 04:20:38 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo members and supporters of the United States armed forces came together at the Center for American Values on Thursday, to listen to a speech by retired U.S. Army Col. Joe Marm — a Medal of Honor recipient — during one of the center’s Portrait o...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 04:28:35 GMTThe Pueblo County Sheriff’s Office is asking residents who sustained substantial damage to their homes or businesses from the wind events that occurred earlier this week to call the 2-1-1 help line to report it for damage assessment purposes.
Residen...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:44:03 GMTBY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINThe Otero County Sheriff’s Office has reached a settlement with a former inmate who was sexually assaulted by a guard in 2014.
Jennifer Hernandez received a $150,000 settlement Wednesday.
The suit was filed in U.S. District Court in Denver.
Hernandez...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:48:03 GMTPolice officers were dispatched to the 100 block of Sovereign Circle Wednesday about 8:30 a.m. on a home invasion in progress.
The female victim stated to police that she was lying in bed when her dog began to bark aggressively, according to a police...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:52:03 GMTKyle Lemonte Dawkins, 45, of the 1700 block of Morrison Avenue, was arrested Wednesday on a warrant for second-degree assault. He was being held at Pueblo County jail in lieu of $5,000 bail.
Patricia Eve Guerrero, 24, of the 0-100 block of Tierra Ca...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 00:55:02 GMTBY ZACH HILLSTROM
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo Community College hosted its annual Spring Kickoff and Employee Appreciation Breakfast Thursday, where hundreds of PCC staff and faculty members gathered to enjoy a casual breakfast and awards ceremony in celebration of the upcoming start to t...

Fri, 13 Jan 2017 01:31:59 GMTBY RYAN SEVERANCE
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPueblo District Court Judge Allison Ernst said she will make a ruling in March in a civil case filed last July by the mother of an 18-year-old woman who was shot and killed by her boyfriend at his home in October 2014 in what was described as a home ...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 20:38:03 GMTBY JENNIFER C. KERR
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Former Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson defended his experience and credentials to serve as the nation’s new housing secretary Thursday, turning to his life story to show that he understands the needs of the country’s most vu...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:02:03 GMTBY ARNIE STAPLETON
AP PRO FOOTBALL WRITERENGLEWOOD, Colo. — Vance Joseph called the Denver Broncos’ job a “reboot, not a rebuild” when he was introduced Thursday as Gary Kubiak’s successor.
Joseph, 44, scuttled interviews scheduled with the Chargers, Rams and 49ers about their head coaching...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 21:20:03 GMTBY ALICIA A. CALDWELL, JULIE PACE AND MATTHEW LEE
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — The Obama administration is ending the “wet foot, dry foot” policy that granted residency to Cubans who arrived in the United States without visas.
That’s according to a senior administration official, who said the policy change was eff...