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Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:30:02 GMTBY ROBERT BURNS
AP NATIONAL SECURITY WRITERWASHINGTON — Retired Gen. James Mattis, poised to become the first career military officer to lead the Pentagon since the 1950s, said Thursday he believes Russian President Vladimir Putin is trying to “break” the NATO alliance that has anchored Ameri...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:36:03 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSCOLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Four children were run over on their way to school in Colorado Springs but are expected to recover.
The Gazette (http://bit.ly/2jnOqgZ) reports that witnesses say a crossing guard had stopped traffic at a crosswalk Thursday...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:36:03 GMTBY EILEEN SULLIVAN AND DEB RIECHMANN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Donald Trump’s pick to run the CIA on Thursday sided with intelligence officials who have determined the Kremlin was behind election cyberattacks, and he took a tough stand against Russia, distancing himself from the president-elect, who...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 17:52:03 GMTBY JOSH LEDERMAN
ASSOCIATED PRESSWASHINGTON — Vice President Joe Biden says top intelligence leaders told him and President Barack Obama about unsubstantiated claims about President-elect Donald Trump because they were concerned the information might become public.
Biden tells The ...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 05:55:22 GMTBY PETER STRESCINO
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINColorado Senate President Kevin Grantham, a Republican, wasted little time in pushing his party’s agenda Wednesday by calling for the repeal of the state’s health exchange.
Giving his opening speech as president on the first day of the 2017 session, ...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 06:30:03 GMTThe Pueblo West Republican Party is having its first meeting at 6 p.m. Jan. 23 at the Pueblo West Library, 298 S. Joe Martinez Blvd.
The meeting is open to the public....

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 04:11:16 GMTHere are the answers to Tuesday’s crossword puzzle:
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Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:16:04 GMTBY ANTHONY A. MESTAS
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINPresident-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general did not provide a definitive plan during the first day of his confirmation hearing Tuesday for how he would direct the Justice Department to treat states’ legalization of marijuana, but he...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:22:02 GMTLazette Marie Borrego, 29, of the 1900 block of North Hudson Avenue, was arrested Tuesday on a warrant for identity theft. She was being held at Pueblo County jail in lieu of $35,000 bail.
Jeffrey Downing, 29, of the 3900 block of Elk Lane, was arres...

Thu, 12 Jan 2017 00:22:03 GMTPolice said about $30,000 worth of uncut diamonds were stolen in a home burglary that happened Tuesday afternoon while the homeowner was gone.
Officers were dispatched to the burglary at a residence on the 1700 block of East 13th Street about 2:40 p....