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Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:12:02 GMTBY JON POMPIA
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINAfter an extended absence, a longtime fixture at the former Martin Luther King Jr. Heritage Center and Museum has returned.
The statue of Martin Luther King Jr. and Emmett Till, which had been in storage since August, was put back in place Tuesday ou...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:46:02 GMTPueblo police responded to a residence on the 1700 block of Constitution Road Monday at 6 p.m. and took a report that a male pit bull was stolen from inside of an apartment by an unknown person.
The pit bull is gray and white and is worth an estimate...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 00:50:02 GMTZachery Lyon Claudio, 20, of the 900 block of East Eighth Street, was arrested Monday on suspicion of unlawful possession of a controlled substance. He was being held at Pueblo County jail in lieu of $1,000 bail.
Manuel Joseph Garcia, 31, of the 400...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:22:03 GMTCANON CITY — The Fremont County Community Concert Association is set to host the reggae band Mo’ Mungus at 2 p.m. Jan. 22 at Canon City High School, 1313 College Ave.
The band will showcase “Rocksteady” music, which ruled the Jamaican airwaves for 18...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:22:04 GMTCANON CITY — City Council is seeking representatives interested in serving on the U.S. 50 Pedestrian Crossing Committee.
The mission of the committee is to consider goals, costs and benefits of a preferred pedestrian crossing between First and Ninth ...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:22:04 GMTLAMAR — The reconstruction of U.S. 287 is scheduled to be the focus of an open house at 6:30 p.m. Jan. 19 at the Cultural Events Center, 102 E. Parmenter.
The Colorado Department of Transportation, city and construction officials will provide an over...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:22:05 GMTCANON CITY — Fremont County commissioners are set to host a special meeting at 9 a.m. Monday to consider renewal of three medical marijuana licenses and the proposed expansion of one Penrose-based grow operation.
JMC Enterprises Inc., doing business ...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 01:22:06 GMTCANON CITY — The Griffin Ranch is set to be the focus of the Fremont County Historical Society program set for 2 p.m. Sunday at Shepherd of the Hills Lutheran Church, 801 Sheridan Ave.
Diane Dudley, historian for the Griffin Ranch Preservation effort...

Wed, 11 Jan 2017 02:30:36 GMTBY PETER ROPER
THE PUEBLO CHIEFTAINWhen Southern Colorado lawmakers backed Frances Koncilja’s appointment to the Colorado Public Utilities Commission last year, they wanted the Denver lawyer and Pueblo native to be a sharp-eyed defender of local ratepayers — particularly in regard to ...

Tue, 10 Jan 2017 22:02:07 GMTTHE ASSOCIATED PRESSCHARLESTON, S.C. — A federal jury has sentenced Dylann Roof to death for killing nine black church members in a racially motivated attack in 2015.
Roof, who is white, faced either life in prison or execution for the slayings on June 17, 2015. The Jus...