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Saluting Pueblo Seniors Celebration honored those over 100 years old
PUEBLO, Colo. (KRDO) - The Pueblo Advisory Council on Aging hosted a special event to honor those over 100 years old and it was a full crowd! Senior Citizen of the Year Jackie Urenda was crowned, and 13 Centenarians and 4 pre-centenarians were honored at the event. The Pueblo County Sheriff's Office (PCSO) also came The post Saluting Pueblo Seniors Celebration honored those over 100 years old appeared first on KRDO.
PCC graduates first cohort of Pueblo police cadets in effort to meet PD staffing needs
A partnership between the Pueblo Police Department and Pueblo Community College graduated an inaugural class of seven cadets from PCC's Law Enforcement Academy on May 10. The seven Pueblo PD-sponsored cadets include Marquez Berumen, David Calzadillas-Chavez, Gerardo Cortes-Gonzalez, Joey Hart, Haylee Hook, James Laney and Nathan Sais. While PCC's Law Enforcement program has been in existence for decades, its current partnership with Pueblo police began last year. ...
New exhibit featuring Balkan music coming to El Pueblo History Museum in June
Tamburitza music has been around for at least 700 years and also has a long history in Pueblo. Croatian and Slovenian immigrants brought their musical traditions with them when they moved to Pueblo. The Tamburitzan tradition in the Steel City will be celebrated with a new exhibit at El Pueblo History Museum, History Colorado announced in a press release.
WEATHER ALERT: Rain and snow continue into the weekend
WEATHER ALERT: Rain and snow moving into the area Thursday and Friday. Winter Weather Advisories are in effect until 6PM Friday for the higher elevations, including Teller County. TONIGHT: Periods of rain and snow overnight. Plan for possible wet and or slick roads for the Friday morning commute, with the...
Tell it to the Chieftain
Pueblo: A renewable energy leader in the Centennial State Pueblo is poised to become a trailblazer in renewable energy in Colorado, with the city soon hosting one of the state's first hydrogen fueling stations. This development, supported by a $9 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation, is a testament to the forward-thinking clean energy investments that keep Colorado responsive to escalating energy needs.Investments in energy resources like wind, solar, battery storage, and hydrogen enhance...
Pueblo mobile shower program helps city's unhoused gain a 'renewed sense of dignity'
Various Pueblo agencies came together Wednesday to celebrate a program that has helped more than 11,000 unhoused Puebloans receive a shower. Pueblo Cooperative Care Center’s mobile shower program came out of winter storage for the 2024 season earlier this year and has since effectuated around 4,000 showers. During that span, the program surpassed 11,000 showers given since its inception, a milestone that the nonprofit and other Pueblo organizations celebrated at a ribbon cutting at Mineral Palace Park. ...
Graffiti spray painted at Colorado state park
PUEBLO, Colo. (KKTV) - Officials at Lake Pueblo State Park are working to handle a graffiti situation. Boaters have been noticing a specific area on the rocks at the lake that is marked with graffiti. While rangers at this state park say these cases don’t happen that often, they’re still...
Colorado governor comes to Pueblo, signs bill creating new railroad safety protections
Colorado Gov. Jared Polis came to Pueblo Friday afternoon to sign a bill that adds railroad safety protections and establishes an Office of Rail Safety within the state's Public Utilities Commission. House Bill 1030, sponsored by state Reps. Javier Mabrey and Tisha Mauro, as well as state Sens. Lisa Cutter and Tony Exum, was introduced in January of this year, according to the Colorado General Assembly. ...
Hyde Park community garden growing, Pueblo Water report released and more business news
Jocelyn Martinez, founder of SoulSmile Health & Wellness, 2101 W. 20th St., announced this week that the Westside Hyde Park community garden is being planted. "We are hoping and excited for an abundance of fresh, local grown produce which will be available for the community. Keep posted in the upcoming months to hear more about our garden and how the garden will be available for picking," Martinez said.
'A wonderful kid': Family mourns 13-year-old killed in April wreck involving stolen car
A grandmother who lost her grandson in an April 12 crash involving a stolen vehicle says her grandson was a good kid who got caught up with the wrong crowd. Elijah Ortivez, 13, was killed when a car he was in crashed head-on into another vehicle. All three occupants of the car Ortives...
Hospital safety watchdog gives Pueblo hospital lowest grade in Colorado
A national nonprofit watchdog that scores hospitals on their overall performance in keeping patients safe from preventable harm and medical errors has issued vastly different scores for Pueblo's two hospitals. The Leapfrog Hospital Safety Grades scored UCHealth Parkview Medical Center with a "D" grade, while Common Spirit's St. Mary-Corwin received an "A" grade. ...
Pueblo County's Bella Cappellucci named Pueblo Chieftain Student of the Week
Bella Cappellucci, a senior from Pueblo County High School, is the Pueblo Chieftain's latest Student of the Week. Cappellucci, a student in Pueblo County High School's School of Engineering and Biomedical Science, has a 4.76 GPA, dances with Pueblo's Sarah Shaw Dance Studio and plans to study mathematics at the University of Denver. At County, she has participated in Girls Cabinet, National Honor Society, and musical productions. ...
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